Passion And The Plague

Tales from a lockdown long ago.

In 1348 a group of ten friends leave plague-struck Florence for the countryside and, to keep their spirits up, they tell each other stories. The idea for the Decameron, one of Europe's great literary works, is born.

We've put together 10 of our favourite stories from Giovanni Boccaccio's epic to share with you in lockdown, nearly 700 years later.

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#2 Mona Tessa

Mona Tessa has a few ghostly tricks up her sleeve when her husband comes back unexpectedly. This episode of Passion And The Plague was narrated by Kevin Childs and the storyteller, Filomena, was playe...

21 Maj 202011min

#1 Ciappalletto

An old reprobate lies dying, but what’s he going to tell the priest who wants him to confess his sins? This episode of Passion And The Plague was narrated by Kevin Childs and the storyteller, Panfilo,...

20 Maj 202029min

Introducing Passion And The Plague

A brand new podcast series from The Independent is coming soon.Passion And The Plague takes 10 stories from The Decameron, one of Europe's literary works of brilliance, to share with you.In 1348 a gro...

12 Maj 20202min