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Intelligence Squared · 2025-02-03 · 30 min · 5,700 words

For the Love of Art: The Story of The Secret Painter

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Welcome to Intelligence Squared. Where great minds meet. I'm producer Layla Eshmayer. Our guest today is television scriptwriter and author Joe Tucker. His new book, The Secret Painter, tells the fascinating story of his uncle Eric, a working class man from Woking, who secretly created over five hundred paintings that were uncovered after his death.

Joining Jo in conversation is author and critic Catherine Hughes, whose latest book, Cat Land, explores the life of Victorian cat artist Louis Wayne. Let's join Catherine now with more. Welcome to Intelligence Squares. I'm Catherine Hughes. And our guest today is Joe Tucker.

Shotacker originally trained as an animation director. before becoming a television scriptwriter. With his scriptwriting partner, Lloyd Wolf. He's created and written the BBC shows Waitless?

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