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The Fair Intellectual ClubEpisodes

    A Fling with Mr Franklin

    6/6Ben Franklin arrives in a thunderstorm and wins the Fair Intellectuals' hearts and minds.

    An Engagement with Mr Hogarth

    5/6Portraits and Poteen delight the Fair Intellectuals when Mr Hogarth comes to Edinburgh.

    A Sojourn with Mr Swift

    4/6Jonathan Swift unwittingly creates his masterpiece with the aid of the secret society.

    An Encounter with Mr Handel

    3/6The scholarly secret society inspires Mr Handel's latest hit on Edinburgh's Calton Hill.