Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
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01 | * | 20090119 | For David Kinloch, a Scottish private school education ignored all Scottish literature and Robert Burns' image as a womaniser was a complication for a poet who hadn't yet come out. David Kinloch discusses his attitude to Robert Burns' 'womanising'. |
02 | * | 20090120 | Liz Lochhead discusses her education in a Motherwell state school, which was infused with Burns - with reading, memorising and performing in competitions, which were the lifeblood of Burns appreciation. Liz Lochhead discusses her education in a Motherwell state school. |
03 | * | 20090121 | Robert Crawford, a biographer of Burns as well as a poet himself, finds himself using the bard as a touchstone for the humanity of his own poetry. Robert Crawford on using Burns as a touchstone for the humanity of his own poetry. |
04 | * | 20090122 | Kathleen Jamie is intrigued by Burns' ability to transform himself into whatever his audience required of him - even, in order to twist the tail of a lord, a river. She visits the Falls of Bruar to observe the trick. |
05 LAST | * | 20090123 | Douglas Dunn finds Burns too distant to be a direct influence on himself, but he sees the way that the poet's influence changed across the 20th Century. Douglas Dunn discusses how Burns's influence changed during the 20th Century. |