Gluttony
In the depths of a Siberian winter, historian Peter Jones explores the deadly sin of gluttony, and what enlightenment over-indulgence might bring us.
Historian Peter Jones explores how the Middle Ages understood the Seven Deadly Sins not as a list of vices, but as a map of the mind — a practical guide to living well.
In the depths of Siberian winter, Peter Jones explores how medieval writers diagnosed the sin of Gluttony.
Read by Joseph Arkley
Written by Peter Jones
Abridged by Richard Hamilton
Producer: Lu Kemp
Peter Jones is a writer and historian who first fell under the spell of the Middle Ages at the age of 9, while visiting the National Portrait Gallery in London. Over his career he has taught at the University of Toronto, University College London, and Complutense University of Madrid. Peter spent several years working at the School of Advanced Studies in Tyumen, Siberia, and his experiences there — especially the class he taught on the Seven Deadly Sins — inspired this book.
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- Thu 23 Apr 202611:45BBC Radio 4
- Fri 24 Apr 202600:30BBC Radio 4
