Penance
The novice Serafina is given penance and starves herself for the host. It seems that all hope is lost. With Eileen Atkins, Geraldine James and Natalie Dormer.
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 novice Serafina is given penance and starves herself for the host. It seems that all hope is lost.
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 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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Tue 7 Jul 2009 19:45大象传媒 Radio 4- Tue 1 Apr 2014 14:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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