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A story of friendship, fraud and fine art.

When Orlando Whitfield first meets Inigo Philbrick, they are students dreaming of making their mark by dealing art. Their friendship endures for 15 years until one day, Inigo – the most successful dealer of his generation by then – disappears, accused of a fraud so massive and audacious that it shakes the art world to its core.

So, who is Inigo Philbrick and what led to the unravelling of this gifted wunderkind? Why would someone who, by all accounts, had it all, engage in such epic self-sabotage?

In this captivating five-part cautionary tale, his friend Orlando Whitfield attempts to answer these questions. In doing so, he breaks the art world's code of silence, taking us on a dazzling journey to the heart of the contemporary art scene – a place marked by shocking ambition, greed and unrestrained madness.

Read by Hugh Skinner (Fleabag, The Windsors, W1A)
Produced and Abridged by Karen Rose
Sound by David Thomas
Production Co-ordinator: Sarah Tombling
Executive Producer: Ros Ward

A Sweet Talk production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4