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Episode 5: The Maid

Assume NothingThe Secrets of St Brides
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A chance encounter in a bookshop leads a young student to the Silver Sisters.

Ireland, 1984. St Brides School for young ladies opens its doors in the quiet fishing village of Burtonport, county Donegal - but all is not as it seems.

The headmistress discusses the philosophy behind the Silver Sisterhood’s computer games and explores their complicated relationship with physical discipline – which they feel was misunderstood by the outside world.

A young student finds a strange book in her local bookshop and decides to visit the Silver Sisters in Donegal.

Produced and presented by Conor McKay

Executive Editor: Andy Martin

A BBC Northern Ireland Production

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23 minutes

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Sat 5 Nov 202212:03
BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster

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