Geoffrey Chaucer (Writer)
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Works
Softly from Paris
An anthology of erotic stories by famous writers like Guy de Maupassant, Nicolas Edme Restif de La Bretonne, Marquis de Sade, Giovanni Boccaccio, Marquis de Foudras, Daniel Defoe, Anton Tchekov, Jin Ping Mei, and Aristophanes.
Release Date1986-11-08
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count1
Vote Count8
Trinity Tales
On their way to London for the Rugby League final, a group of northerners start telling each other stories, in the manner of Chaucer's pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales.
Release Date1975-11-21
DepartmentWriting
JobBook
Episode Count6
Canterbury Tales
Six single dramas adapted from six of Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th century Canterbury Tales, transferred to a modern, 21st century setting, but still set along the traditional Pilgrims' route to Canterbury.
Release Date2003-09-11
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Episode Count6
Vote Count8
The Canterbury Tales
Glimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
Release Date1972-09-02
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count234
Canterbury Tales
Adaptation of Chaucer's tales, told by pilgrims on their journey from London to Canterbury.
Release Date1969-10-23
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Episode Count7
The Canterbury Tales
Animated adaptation of Chaucer's famous narrative poems, using a variety of groundbreaking animation techniques. On a pilgrimage from London to the tomb of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, a group of travellers from all walks of medieval society recount tales and stories to each other to provide amusement on the journey.
Release Date1998-12-21
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count3
Vote Count4
Remission
Two young men and a boy roam the overgrown English countryside, seeking to escape a deadly virus. The two men are forced to take a horrific decision after the boy's behaviour puts them in increasing danger - but is it too late to cheat death? 'Remission' is a brooding fable exploring the paradoxes of sexuality and survival. Loosely adapted from "The Pardoner's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Release Date2014-04-14
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count2
Troilus & Cressida
The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal duel. And after her father exchanges Cressida for a Trojan prisoner, the war becomes personal for her distraught lover Troilus.
Release Date1981-11-07
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Vote Count2
The Deadly Riddle
Traveling through his kingdom’s forest one day King Arthur is confronted by The Red Knight who plans to slay him but decides to challenge him with the riddle “What does a woman want from a man?” Instructing him that there is only one correct answer he sets him free with the proviso that he must return in a month with the solution or be put to death. Riding beside the King, Sir Gawain and he become acquainted with Maid Marian who exiled herself to the forest. A frustrating month ensues as Arthur seeks the answer finally, striking a bargain with a hag to save himself. But will the price be too high?
Release Date1956-05-22
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
The Canterbury Tales
Animated adaptation of Chaucer's famous narrative poems, using a variety of groundbreaking animation techniques. On a pilgrimage from London to the tomb of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, a group of travellers from all walks of medieval society recount tales and stories to each other to provide amusement on the journey. Featuring the voice talents of Sean Bean, Robert Lindsay, Bill Nighy and others.
Release Date1998-12-21
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
National Theatre Live: The Wife of Willesden
A proper local legend. Married five times. Mother. Lover. Aunt. Friend. Alvita will tell her life story to anyone in the pub – there's no shame in her game. The question is: are you ready to hear it? Because this woman's got the gift of the gab: she can rewrite mistakes into triumphs, turn pain into parables, and her love life's an epic poem. They call her The Wife of Willesden... A play that celebrates the human knack for telling elaborate tales, especially about our own lives. Zadie Smith transports Chaucer's The Wife of Bath to 21st Century North West London, directed by Kiln Theatre Artistic Director, Indhu Rubasingh. A production from Kiln Theatre.
Release Date2022-12-14
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
The Miller's Tale
A Chaucerian romp in an 18th-century setting.
Release Date1993-09-08
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
The Ribald Tales of Canterbury
On their way to Canterbury, a group of noblemen and women play a game to see who can tell the best erotic story.
Release Date1985-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobNovel
Vote Count13