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Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne McNulty's future at a mental hospital is uncertain. By Sebastian Barry, read by Doreen Keogh and Alex Jennings.

The Secret Scripture

By Sebastian Barry, abridged by Neville Teller.

1/10. Nearing her 100th birthday, Roseanne McNulty faces an uncertain future at the soon to be closed Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital. Her only solace is her psychiatrist Dr Grene, with whom she has an intense and increasingly complicated relationship.

Read by Doreen Keogh and Alex Jennings.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 21 Feb 2017 02:00

Broadcasts

  • Mon 28 Apr 2008 22:45
  • Mon 23 Jun 2014 14:00
  • Tue 24 Jun 2014 00:00
  • Mon 20 Feb 2017 14:00
  • Tue 21 Feb 2017 02:00

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