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On 18th February 1895, the Marquess of Queensberry left a visiting card at Oscar Wilde's London club, across which he had written his notorious message:

"For Oscar Wilde, posing as Somdomite"

The last word having been misspelt by the Marquess in his fury at Wilde for pursuing a relationship with his son, Lord Alfred Douglas.

Wilde prosecuted Queensberry for criminal libel and when Queensberry brought evidence relating to Wilde's personal life, the witch hunt, for others in the Victorian gay community, began too...

Starring Jamie Newall, Daniel Isaacs and James Dreyfus.

Written by Rod Dungate.

Alfred Taylor ... Jamie Newall
Charlie Mason ... Daniel Isaacs
Robbie Ross ... James Dreyfus
Jack Saul ... Ian Pepperell
Fanny Park ... Geoffrey Freshwater
Frank Harris ... Joe Melia
Brookfield ... William Haden
Inspector Littlechild ... David Schofield
John Gray ... Charles Edwards
Charles Hawtrey ... John McAndrew

With:

Rebecca Wright
Linda Spurrier
Paul Barnhill
Raymond Coulthard

Producer: Vanessa Whitburn

Director: Bill Alexander

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in June 1997.

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