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Dr Grene tries to find out why Roseanne McNulty was originally committed to hospital. Read by Doreen Keogh and Alex Jennings.

The Secret Scripture

By Sebastian Barry, abridged by Neville Teller.

2/10. Roseanne has been a patient in Roscommon Mental Hospital for many years. Dr Grene has begun investigating whether any of his patients were originally incarcerated for social, rather than medical, reasons.

Read by Doreen Keogh and Alex Jennings.

15 minutes

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