Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation
★ 9.0·2014·1 seasons · 3 episodes·Series
Documentary
Synopsis
Andrew Marr explores the lives and works of the Scottish writers who helped define a national identity over the last three centuries.
Episodes
Season 11
James BoswellAndrew 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.60m2
Walter ScottAndrew 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.60m3
Hugh MacDiarmidAndrew Marr looks at the career of Hugh MacDiarmid, one of Scotland's most bothersome poets who reinvented Scottish as a serious writing language.60m
James BoswellAndrew 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.60m2Walter ScottAndrew 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.60m3Hugh MacDiarmidAndrew Marr looks at the career of Hugh MacDiarmid, one of Scotland's most bothersome poets who reinvented Scottish as a serious writing language.60mCast
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