Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation
Andrew Marr explores the lives and works of the Scottish writers who helped define a national identity over the last three centuries.
Cast
Andrew Marr
Himself - Presenter
Seasons
E1James Boswell
Aug 16, 2014
Andrew has loved James Boswell ever since his mother gave him a copy of his diaries as he grew up. He attempts to follow Boswell’s journey from his privileged childhood in Ayrshire, to the streets of London and the wilderness of the Western Isles.
E2Walter Scott
Aug 23, 2014
Andrew examines poet and writer Sir Walter Scott, who is less well known for his time as a political fixer for Scotland then he is for his writing.
E3Hugh MacDiarmid
Aug 30, 2014
Andrew Marr looks at the career of Hugh MacDiarmid, one of Scotland's most bothersome poets who reinvented Scottish as a serious writing language.
Storyline
Andrew Marr explores the lives and works of the Scottish writers who helped define a national identity over the last three centuries.
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