Going back 700 years

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May 19, 2020•23 min•Season 1Ep. 16

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Episode description

On the show today The Independent’s Head of Multimedia Tom Richell is joined by actor and writer Kevin Childs to discuss a new podcast series.

Passion And The Plague, which launches on Wednesday 20th May, will feature 10 stories from Giovanni Boccacio’s The Decameron. The book was written nearly 700 years ago during the Black Plague and bears striking resemblance to the situation today.

Click here to subscribe to Passion And The Plague: https://podfollow.com/passion-and-the-plague

You can also read Kevin’s fantastic article about The Decameron here: https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/coronoavirus-lockdown-boccaccio-decameron-a9505131.html

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