The Fair Intellectual Club

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Gus Brown

Caroline Deyga

Jessica Hardwick

Simon Donaldson

Samara MacLaren

Gordon Kennedy

Marilyn Imrie

Lucy Porter

The Fair Intellectual Club: An Engagement with Mr Hogarth

An Engagement with Mr Hogarth

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Portraits and Poteen delight the Fair Intellectuals when Mr Hogarth comes to Edinburgh.

Portraits and Poteen delight the Fair Intellectuals when artist Mr Hogarth arrives to paint Isabel. Stars Gus Brown. From 2016.

A young painter named William Hogarth has been employed to paint Edinburgh Society beauty Ishbel. 

Science whizz Alison is making potions for her brother Robert. Hogarth finds inspiration, but Alison faces ruin unless Marjory and Kennedy can save the day.

Public and private morality come under the spotlight in Lucy Porter's 18th Century sitcom. 

William Hogarth    ……    Gus Brown
Ishbel    ……    Caroline Deyga
Alison    ……    Jessica Hardwick
Robert    ……    Simon Donaldson
Marjory	    ……    Samara MacLaren
Kennedy    ……    Gordon Kennedy

Music by Aly Macrae

Director: Marilyn Imrie

Producer: Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2016.

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