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Self-Help from the Middle Ages by Peter Jones

Book of the Week. 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 guide to living well.

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Sloth
Peter Jones explores the medieval condition of Acedia, or as we know it, depression.
20 Apr 2026,14 mins
Pride
Historian Peter Jones explores the deadly sin of Superbia, or as we know it - pride.
21 Apr 2026,14 mins
Anger
Historian Peter Jones explores the deadly sin of Ira, or as we know it today - anger.
22 Apr 2026,14 mins
Gluttony
Peter Jones explores the deadly sin of gluttony in Self-Help from the Middle Ages.
23 Apr 2026,14 mins
Lust
Historian Peter Jones explores the deadly sin of Lust in Self-Help from the Middle Ages.
24 Apr 2026,14 mins