Media Blog 2 - Mr Bush Amari

  Introduction: Reviews and features Read the following reviews and features on  Deutschland 83 : The Guardian - Your next box set: Deutschland 83 The Guardian - Deutschland 83 Pity the Germans don't like it 1) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of  Deutschland 83  in the reviews. 2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? 3) Find three 'below the line' comments from either of the Guardian articles. What did the audience think of  Deutschland 83 ? Do you agree with the comments? 1) What does Jonas Nay say about growing up in a united Germany?  2) The Channel 4 News interview is conducted in German with English subtitles. How does this reflect Channel 4's remit as a public service broadcaster and their target audience? (Clue:  revise your work on Channel 4 and Public Service Broadcasting here !) 3) Interviewer Matt Frei asks about the current political situation in Germany. Why might this interest the Channel 4 News audi

  Task 1: Mail Online review of Capital 1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? Capital was as jam-packed with current issues as Jeremy Corbyn's schedule of events. This implies that the foundation of the government is left-wing philosophy. 2) Choose quote from the review that are particularly critical of  Capital  and paste them into your blogpost. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why? The locals were puzzled but not alarmed. Despite having no idea what was going on, the cops managed to solve the case. Furthermore, the crime was committed by a number of different cardboard characters, not just one. That is a cop-out rather than a whodunit. I think this is the case since it was challenging to understand what was being said and what the goal was. 3) What scenes or characters from  Capital  could be read as promoting left-wing ideology? the builder working for roger and arabella  rogrers nanny.  4) What about

  1) What positive points does the review pick out about  Capital ?  What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? One street, one book, and three hours of television have all managed to fit an amazing amount of information. a lot of the crucial information, as well as the best and worst aspects of the location. Both sympathetic and indifferent personalities are presented. The neighborhood's depiction in Capital is an exact replica of how most neighbourhoods in London seem. 2) What references can you find in the reviews and feature to the idea Capital is a 'state-of-the-nation' drama? How does it capture modern-day London? The Islamophobia in London and the UK is also depicted in Capital; when Shahid Kamal was apprehended, he was labelled a terrorist for burning the Union Jack when he was younger, even though this was not against the law. With the story of Quentina, an illegal immigrant living in the UK who threatens deportation, Capital also depi