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Stories of Art brings together art historian Dr. James Fox and art critic Alastair Sooke to uncover the most inspiring and compelling stories from the history of art.

Spoken has transcripts of 35 Stories of Art episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 5, 2026.

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Latest Stories of Art transcripts

William Hogarth: The First Modern Artist (Part 1)

October 5, 2026

James Fox (0:01)

Welcome to Stories of Art, I'm James Fox.

Alastair Sooke (0:04)

And I am Alastair Sooke.

James Fox (0:10)

A bruiser of a man, with a piggy nose, beefy jowls and a deep scar running across his sweaty forehead is eyeing us up. His name is William Hogarth, Billy to his friends, and he's clearly out to prove something. There's a palette, a pile of carefully chosen books, and to the right, Billy's beloved dog, a pug called…

Hogarth painted this self-portrait in 1745, when he was in his mid to late forties and at the peak of his powers. Alastair, what does this picture tell us about the personality of this British bulldog of an artist?

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