syllabus
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Grading
- 75% Attendance (up to two absences permitted, as long as skivers make up for any gaps in viewing and submit a 300 word response).
- 25% Discussion.
January 24th
Best of British (various genres)
- Black Books
- Planet Earth
- Blackadder
January 31st
Period Drama
- Pride and Prejudice
- Cranford
February 7th
Remade in America, but... CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW
Preparation: Watch at least one episode of the US version of at least one of Being Human, The Office and House of Cards prior to class. The US version of Being Human is available on reserve in the library. The US versions of the other two are both on Netflix, if you have that.
February 14th
Remade in America: House of Cards Edition
- House of Cards, Episodes 3 and 4 of Season 1.
- (We actually watched a sneaky Vicar of Dibley rather than Episode 4.)
Preparation: Watch Episodes 1 and 2 of the UK version of House of Cards. It's available in the library or on Netflix.
February 21st
Mystery
Preparation: Reply to the email from Matt.
February 28th
Mystery II
March 7th
Lifestyle
- Ground Force
- Grand Designs
- Changing Rooms
March 28th
Group 2 Presents... Excruciating Shows
Group Members: Sarah M, Emma, Chris, Nick.
- Tellytubbies
- Peep Show
- Inbetweeners
- Four Weddings
April 4th
Group 1 Presents... Sketch Comedy; Group 5 Presents... Cookery Shows
Group 1 Members: Adeel, Sam, Cary, Erelyn.
Group 5 Members: Olivia, Emily, Lee.
- Sketch
- Big Train
- The Real McCoy
- Smack the Pony
- The Mighty Boosh
- Not the Nine O'Clock News
- Monty Python's Flying Circus
- ...
- Cookery
- Two Fat Ladies
- Great British Bake Off
April 11th
Group 3 Presents... Mysterious Mysteries
Group Members: Della, David, Is, Stefan.
April 18th
Classic Comedy and Quiz Shows
- Spaced
- Fawlty Towers
- University Challenge
- Have I Got News For You
April 25th
Group 4 Presents... Sci-Fi
Group Members: Phoebe, Sarah S, Grace, Mariel.
- Dr Who (Tom Baker)
- Dr Who (David Tennant)
- Merlin
May 2nd
The Finale
- With Guest Lecturer Molly Ollis:
- Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
- Octonauts
- Blue Peter clips
- Clips: Fry and Laurie, The Young Ones, S Club 7, Jeremy Paxman interviews, The Magic Roundabout
- Black Books
