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Robert Burns: The People's Poet

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Last broadcast on Thu, 24 Sep 2009, 23:30 on BBC Four (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Writer Andrew O'Hagan asks what made Robert Burns one of the world's favourite poets, as Scotland celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of its most famous sons. He travels through the landscape of modern Scotland in a poetic journey to the places that inspired Burns and to discover the story of his wild and dramatic life.

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Presenter
Andrew O'Hagan

Broadcasts

  1. Sun 25 Jan 2009
    16:30
    BBC HD
  2. Sun 25 Jan 2009
    21:00
    BBC Four
  3. Mon 26 Jan 2009
    01:30
    BBC Four
  4. Thu 24 Sep 2009
    23:30
    BBC Four

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Duration

90 minutes

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