Weblinks and videos for use with 10805 – Blood Brothers: Activity Pack for CCEA GCSE English Literature

Getting to know the playwright, Willy Russell

Willy Russell: 'I want to talk about things that matter’

Is society equal? A debate

Poverty: Britain's Hungry Children

What was the tri-partite education system? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

1944 Butler Education Act and the Tripartite System

'Sexier than Marilyn Monroe'?

Marilyn Monroe IMDB

Who was Margaret Thatcher and how did she affect Britain?

Highlights From the Iron Lady's Speeches

Blood Brothers: Kitchen sink drama?

Benefit Street

Made in Chelsea

Act One, ‘The Prologue’ (p. 5)

Romeo and Juliet Prologue

Meeting Mrs Johnstone (pp. 5–10)

Marilyn Monroe Biography