A commemoration of the 600th anniversary of the death of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer.

7.15 Chaucer's Worlds
Richard Coles and his guests investigate the medieval background to Chaucer's work, its changing place in British and European culture, and its meaning to the modern world. The evening includes a' series of reports from archaeologist Tim Tatton-Brown as he retraces the pilgrim route from London to Canterbury, and music from the Dufay Collective.

7.25 Chaucer's London
How much of Chaucer's city can be traced today? Contributors include historians Vanessa Harding and Derek Keene.

7.40 Chaucer at Work
Richard Coles explores Chaucer's place in society and his life at court, with studio guests, medievalists Felicity Riddy , Miri Rubin and David Wallace.

8.00 The Italian Connection
Chaucer's visit to Italy in the 1370s left a lasting impression on his work. In Florence the legacy of Dante was alive and Chaucer may have met Boccaccio, whose
Decameron helped shape the Canterbury Tales. Richard Coles searches the modern city for the spirit of 14th-century Florence.

8.30 Richard Coles and guests discuss the impact of the European journeys on Chaucer's early works.

8.45 Christopher Page explores the musical world of later 14th-century London.

9.10 Chaucer's English
The poet laureate Andrew Motion and Chaucer specialist Professor Helen Cooper respond to Chaucer's radical language.

9.30 A Rough Guide to Reading Chaucer
Linguist Tom Burton reviews the debate about the way to read Chaucer aloud.

9.40 Chaucer's Politics
How subversive was Chaucer?

10.30 Poet and medievalist Steve Ellis looks at Chaucer in 20th-century literature.

10.50 Film historian Ian Christie looks at the portrayal of Chaucer on film and TV.

11.05 Tim Tatton-Brown reaches Canterbury.

11.22 Richard Coles visits Chaucer's grave in Westminster Abbey with historian Caroline Barron.