Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black
Dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's blackly comic novel about a professional medium with a troubled past
Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black - A Violent Death
Alison tries to get the truth about her childhood out of her mother, but Emmie won't give her a straight reply.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black - Alison's Good Action
Dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's novel about a medium. Alison sees an opportunity to perform a good action and lay the evil ghosts of her past to rest. But Colette has other ideas.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black - Alison's Retribution
Dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's novel about a medium. Alison confronts the past and finally learns the truth about her childhood, while Colette embraces the future with Gavin.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black - An Evil Thing
Colette decides Alison should publish a book and starts to interview her on tape, but soon realises she's taken on more than she might want to know.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black - Colette's Story
Dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's blackly comic novel. When she leaves her dull husband, Colette becomes interested in the paranormal and consults Alison about her future.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black - Death of a Princess
Colette is woken by Alison with news from beyond of Princess Diana's fatal car crash. The tragic accident means business will be heavy for all the psychics at the Psychic Fair.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black - Escape
Dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's novel about a medium. Alison is in despair as the spirits from her past gather, and decides the only way to shake them off is to move house.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black - Team Psychics
Alison is invited to take part with her fellow mediums in a Team Psychics show, but the event is disrupted by some unexpected figures in the back row of the audience.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black - The Fiends Are On Their Way
Dramatisation of Hilary Mantel's novel. Alison is increasingly troubled by a sense of foreboding, which becomes stronger on the return of her horrible spirit guide Morris.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Beyond Black - Voices from the Other Side
To try and create some order in her messy existence, professional medium Alison has taken on an assistant, the highly efficient but essentially heartless Colette.
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