Grade 9 Context for An Inspector Calls: Priestley’s 1940 Broadcasts AQA GCSE

In the 1940,s J.B. Priestley his wartime Postscripts to millions of BBC listeners. He defended himself against accusations of political bias and warned Britain not to slide back into privilege after the war. Five years later he wrote An Inspector Calls.

In this video I explore what that broadcast reveals about the play’s message, and how to use this context well in GCSE essays.