English Literature

Supporting the new GCSE English curriculum; The Blurb is a series that takes a literal walk through the plot, themes and character of 19th Century novels, Great Expectations, Christmas Carol, Jane Eyre and Sign of the Four.

Each novel was approached using a visual-style inspired by directors like Michel Gondry and Wes Anderson, blending handcrafted props, and hand-cranked scenery with fluid camera motion, in-camera effects, and carefully choreographed performances, all within a theatre stage setting.

The Moment’s Creative Director, Alex Moore, said: “Learning content is tremendously important to both teachers and students and we were delighted that the BBC gave us the support to produce such daring and original work in this space. Each series wraps a totally unique and surprising creative concept around the core curriculum content of each subject. Essentially, we just wanted to produce work that wowed and compelled audiences whether it’s through amazing talent, cutting edge production techniques or just a bold outrageous premise.

“Really nice balance between learning points and humour. Quite a tough job with wordy literary analysis! Script works really well and the cast are great”

Victoria Barlow, BBC Bitesize