Episode 5
Medieval composer and polymath Hildegard of Bingen has one last battle to fight. A fictionalised account, written by Anna Linstrum and performed by Juliet Stevenson.
Hildegard of Bingen 鈥� medieval nun turned composer, mystic, political adviser, botanist, philosopher, theologian, medic, scientist, and later, saint.
Hildegard has been watching her bones exhumed by inquisitive Victorians. She鈥檚 been moved several times since death: stolen, saved, hidden. Denied peace in life and death.
She has decided to set the record straight, and tells the last stage of her extraordinary story.
Now in her 80s, there is one final loss and one final fight in store for Hildegard.
Written by Anna Linstrum
Performed by Juliet Stevenson
Produced and directed by Fay Lomas
Sound design by Nigel Lewis
Production co-ordinator: Eleri McAuliffe
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