ia_2009_a_maddie

This investigation examines to what extent the children’s television series; “The Clangers” reflects cold war mentalities. I chose to investigate this particular topic after watching a few episodes of “The Clangers” and realising that although aimed at a young audience it was addressing some very "adult" themes.

**[you now need a paragraph here explaining how you will STRUCTURE your analysis, ie SECTION D.]**

In order to investigate this question, I looked at a range of sources that included episodes of “The Clangers”; the autobiography of Oliver Postgate, the creator of “The Clangers”; an interview with someone who lived through the cold war; a speech made by J.F. Kennedy and a variety of other sources. (good - just add footnotes next to each reference giving a reference for each source)

The analysis of the question is structured in such a way as to compare “The Clangers” with other sources like the 1950’s educational film “Duck and Cover”. This way the question is examined from all angles so the sources are questioned in terms of reliability and usefulness. (this final paragraph merely lists another source which could have been added to the paragraph above)