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15 Minute Drama: Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts

15 Minute Drama: Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts: Episode 5: Carnival

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Episode 5: Carnival

Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts

Carnival

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Sarah Dunant - Sacred Hearts, Carnival

The convent celebrates the long-awaited carnival, but where is Serafina?

The convent celebrates the long-awaited carnival, but where is Serafina? With Eileen Atkins, Geraldine James, Natalie Dormer and Sian Thomas.

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 convent celebrates the long-awaited carnival, but where is Serafina?

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.

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Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy

Dramatisation of the novel by Sarah Dunant, set in a convent in Renaissance Italy, where a young woman has been placed against her will.

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