We have been studying how historical and social contexts influence television programmes. Our text is The Avengers The Town of No Return, which we have watched and which you can revise on Clickview.
Below is a reminder (revision) of what you need to know, using the text book:
- Read what you need to know for the exam (page 29): concerns over the Cold War
- attitudes to gender roles, sexuality and ethnicity
- changing attitudes to class and to age - the 'generation gap'
- Read about the key historical moments 1961-1965 (page 29-30)
Next, read about 'concerns over the Cold War' on page 30 through to the top of page 32 about 'reassuring the audience'.
CLASSWORK:Complete the revision activity in the blue box at the top of page 32 pairing up the technique and the example seen in The Avengers.
PREP How did changing attitudes towards gender roles in 1965 influence The Town of No Return?
- Read pages 32-33
- Complete the revision activity in the blue box in the middle of page 33 about Emma Peel as anti-stereotype and as reactionary stereotype.
