Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy, where a young woman has been placed against her will. Serafina has been found senseless, presumed dead. If the convent is to survive, it is time to make sacrifices. Abbess ...... Eileen Atkins Zuana ...... Geraldine James Serafina ...... Natalie Dormer Umiliana ...... Sian Thomas Letizia ...... Ayesha Antoine Dramtised by Rachel Joyce. The music has been specially recorded by Musica Secreta, available on the CD Sacred Hearts, Secret Music. A Pacificus production for BBC Radio 4.