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The Canterbury Tales - a Week of OriginalShort Stories

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5/5. The Nun's Priest's Tale. By Ivan Phillips.
The tale of Chanticleer and the fox relocated from a rural farmyard to a condemned London tower block where a hungry fox scavenges for scraps. The hens become exotic parrots tended by a lonely, elderly widow who allows them the freedom of her derelict home. A surreal and moving story that brings
Chaucer right up to date. Read by Eileen Essel. Producer Joanne Reardon For details see Monday

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Unknown:
Ivan Phillips.
Read By:
Eileen Essel.
Producer:
Joanne Reardon
Source: Radio Times

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