Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy, where a young woman has been placed against her will. The great statue of Christ has fallen, and Zuana receives an unexpected visitor who presents her with a terrible predicament. Abbess ...... Eileen Atkins Zuana ...... Geraldine James Serafina ...... Natalie Dormer Umiliana ...... Sian Thomas Appolonia ...... Hannah Waddingham 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.