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Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation

Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation

★ 9.0/10•2014•1h 0m•Documentary
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Andrew Marr explores the lives and works of the Scottish writers who helped define a national identity over the last three centuries.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateAug 16, 2014

Episodes

Episode 1 - James BoswellE160m

James Boswell

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.

Aug 16, 2014

Episode 2 - Walter ScottE260m

Walter Scott

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.

Aug 23, 2014

Episode 3 - Hugh MacDiarmidE360m

Hugh MacDiarmid

Andrew Marr looks at the career of Hugh MacDiarmid, one of Scotland's most bothersome poets who reinvented Scottish as a serious writing language.

Aug 30, 2014

Actors

Andrew Marr

Andrew Marr

Himself - Presenter

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