Decameron Nights -

The BBC has produced multiple audio versions under the title Decameron Nights , modernizing Boccaccio's "indelicacies" for a contemporary audience.

: Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, this series by the theatre company 1927 turned their cancelled stage show into a dark, comic, and surreal audio experience for BBC Radio 3. Decameron Nights

: Reviewers from The New York Times noted the film's bright settings and costumes but found the direction and script lacked the wit and "spicy comment" of the original source material. The BBC Radio Series (2014/2020) The BBC has produced multiple audio versions under

To understand these "Nights," it helps to look at Boccaccio’s original The Decameron : The BBC Radio Series (2014/2020) To understand these

: The film uses a frame story where Boccaccio himself (Jourdan) pursues the widowed Fiammetta (Fontaine). To win her over, he tells her stories that defend women against her cynical views. The Three Tales :

: A lighter story where a wife tricks her indifferent spouse into a practical demonstration of his "proper role".