The Fair Intellectual Club. Image shows from L to R: Alison (Jessica Hardwick), Marjory (Samara Maclaren), Ishbel (Caroline Deyga). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions
The Fair Intellectual Club

The Fair Intellectual Club

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2016
  • 6 episodes (1 series)

Sitcom about a group of teenage girls in 18th Century Edinburgh who form a secret society for intelligent discourse. Stars Caroline Deyga, Samara Maclaren, Jessica Hardwick, Simon Donaldson and Gordon Kennedy

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2 - A Rendezvous with Monsieur Voltaire

Exiled from France, Voltaire comes to Edinburgh. The young ladies of the Fair Intellectual secret society teach him the value of free speech and new uses for broom handles.

Further details

Monsieur Voltaire has been thrown out of France for immorality and has come to see his old friend Robert. He trades philosophical maxims with Ishbel and the fellow members of her secret society Alison and Marjory. The scholarly young ladies teach him the value of free speech and a brand new use for a broom handle.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 10th November 2016
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 17th November 2016 7:30am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 17th November 2016 5:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 17th November 2016 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 18th November 2016 5:30am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 21st July 2021 7:00am Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 21st July 2021 5:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 22nd July 2021 5:00am Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Caroline Deyga Ishbel
Samara Maclaren Marjory
Jessica Hardwick Alison
Simon Donaldson Robert
Gordon Kennedy Kennedy
Guest cast
Lewis Macleod Voltaire
Writing team
Lucy Porter Writer
Production team
Marilyn Imrie Director
Gordon Kennedy Producer
Chris Pye Executive Producer
Lee McPhail Editor
Aly Macrae Composer

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