Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts
Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy, where a young woman has been placed against her will
Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Carnival
Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy. The convent celebrates the long-awaited carnival, but where is Serafina?
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Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Ecstasy
At The Feast of St Agnes, Serafina sings for the first time and is rewarded by an unexpected voice from the audience.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Fever
Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy. While the convent is hit by fever, Serafina begins to make her plans for escape.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Letter
Dramatisation of Sarah Dunant's novel, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy. Suora Zuana begins her remedy to cure a spiritual disease and solve the convent's greatest problem.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Living Saint
By Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy. The novice Serafina has been found senseless, presumed dead. If the convent is to survive, it is time to make sacrifices.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Miracle
Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy. Suora Zuana administers a strong remedy to calm Serafina's convulsions - but is it too much?
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Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Novice
Serafina is locked in the convent of Santa Caterina. Her family declare she has a beautiful voice, but she vows that she will never sing.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Penance
By Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy. The novice Serafina is given penance and starves herself for the host. It seems that all hope is lost.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Songbird
Serafina reluctantly helps Suora Zuana in the dispensary, but by night her heart exults to the sound of a man's voice singing outside the convent walls.
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Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Termites
The great statue of Christ has fallen, and Zuana receives an unexpected visitor who presents her with a terrible predicament.
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