Philip Madoc

First published in Italy in 1957 amid international controversy, Doctor Zhivago is the story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled in the battle between the Whites and the Reds. Set against this backdrop of cruelty and strife is Zhivago's love for the tender...

The Canterbury Tales are widely read and studied. The Middle English in which they were first written differs sufficiently from modern English, in vocabulary and usage, that most of us require a contemporary translation. On this recording the ‘General Prologue’ and ‘The Physician’s Tale’ are read in Middle English by Richard Bebb, under the direction of a leading Chaucerian scholar, Professor Derek Brewer. It is an authoritative

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Take a journey down the mighty Nile, back through time, and uncover ancient Egypt's long-lost mysteries. Egypt uncovered: 5 episodes, shot on location at many sites off-limits to the public, and featuring many noted Egyptologists, this series offers a comprehensive look at new archaeological discoveries about ancient Egypt. Egypt's ten greatest discoveries: Dr. Zahi Hawass, the guardian of Egyptian antiquities, and a team of leading archaeologists...

The Prologue • The Knight’s Tale • The Miller’s Tale • The Pardoner’s Tale • The Merchant’s Tale • The Franklin’s Tale

Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society, and values. The stories range from the romantic, courtly idealism of 'The Knight's Tale' to the joyous bawdy of the Miller's; all are told with a freshness and vigour

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