Audiobooks Narrated by Richard Bebb

These three tales from The Canterbury Tales are read in the original Middle English by Richard Bebb under the direction of Britain’s foremost Chaucer scholar, Derek Brewer.

The Knight's Tale of medieval wars and chivalry is the first tale told to the pilgrims as they set out to Canterbury.

This varied, well-chosen selection brings onto one audio program the best of Dylan Thomas. Here is the legendary recording of "Under Milk Wood", with Richard Burton and Richard Bebb as narrators…

In an authoritative performance by actor Richard Bebb, two sections from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are presented in Old English, under the advisement of the leading living scholar on Chaucerian pronunciation, Professor Derek Brewer.

The horrific third battle of Ypres finally ended at Passchendale on November 10, 1917....

During the dreadful Battle at Verdun, the French command urged the British to ease the pressure and launch their planned offensive on the Somme....

During the warm mid-summer of 1914 few people suspected that, by August, Europe would be plunged into the bloodiest conflict known to mankind....

Following the second battle of Ypres, furious fighting continued on all fronts. Casualties were high, conditions dreadful, and life expectancy short....