Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture
By Sebastian Barry, abridged by Neville Teller
Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture - Episode 1
The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry. 1/10: Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future at the soon to be closed Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital.
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Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture - Episode 10
The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry. 10/10: Dr Grene is trying to establish the truth about Roseanne's child. The nun in Sligo directs him to Bexhill-on-Sea in England.
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Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture - Episode 2
The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry. 2/10. Dr Grene has begun investigating whether any of his patients were originally incarcerated for social, rather than medical, reasons.
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Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture - Episode 3
The Secret Scripture: By Sebastian Barry. 3/10: Roseanne, an elderly patient in a mental hospital, is writing her life story. Her psychiatrist is astounded at what she recounts.
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Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture - Episode 4
Roseanne is writing her traumatic yet colourful life story. Dr Grene, the senior psychiatrist, is keeping his own record.
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Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture - Episode 5
Dr Grene has found a document claiming that Roseanne's father was killed by the IRA. This is totally at odds with her own memories.
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Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture - Episode 6
The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry. 6/10: Roseanne is remembering her time as a waitress in the Cafe Cairo, where she first met Tom McNulty and his brother Jack.
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Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture - Episode 7
The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry. 7/10: Roseanne remembers that shortly after marrying Tom McNulty, she found herself keeping a sort of rendezvous with the renegade Lavelle.
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Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture - Episode 8
The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry. 8/10: Roseanne remembers how her husband Tom walked out on her after Father Gaunt discovered her with John Lavelle on the mountainside.
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Book at Bedtime - The Secret Scripture - Episode 9
The Secret Scripture, by Sebastian Barry. 9/10: Roseanne recalls the day that Tom's brother Eneas suddenly appeared in Sligo, even though there was a price on his head.
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