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programs hello seven centuries ago William Langland wrote a poem about a man called Will who fell asleep on the

Malvern hills and dreamed of Peers the Plowman. This was a time between the Black Death and

the Pezance revolt when Christians wanted to save their souls but doubted how

best to do it and had to live without uncertainty. Some call this the greatest medieval

poem in English, one offering questions, not answers,

and it can be as unsettling now as it was then.

Joining me to discuss the vision of Pierce Plaman

are Lawrence Warner, Professor of Medieval English at King's College London,

Alistair Bennett, a lecturer in medieval literature at Royal Holloway University of London,

and Laura Ash, Professor of English Literature at Worcester College, University of Oxford.

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