Woman's Hour Drama - Sacred Hearts - Miracle

Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy, where a young woman has been placed against her will. Suora Zuana administers a strong remedy to calm Serafina's convulsions - but is it too much? Abbess ...... Eileen Atkins Zuana ...... Geraldine James Serafina ...... Natalie Dormer Umiliana ...... Sian Thomas Magdalene ...... Helen Ryan 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.