Episode 2, It’s a Sin

By Tom Hickmore

In which I look at Channel 4’s flagship “issue drama” and its lessons for L&D. Stories are moral, but you don’t always have to draw them to a conclusion. Your message is strongest when you make your audience work to make meaning. Plus, how to dramatize exposition.

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