The Mark Steel Lectures

Season 3 Episode 4: Geoffrey Chaucer

Join Mark Steel as he charts Chaucer’s course through history, his appointments to the royal household, his kidnapping in France, his marrying into the aristocracy, and how through the Canterbury Tales he bequeathed to us the first written sign of an England that we’d recognise today.

Genre:

Documentary, Comedy

Seasons:

3

Episodes:

18

Cast:

Gerard Logan, Mark Steel

Quality:

HD

Duration:

30 min

First Air:

2003

Rating:

7.5