Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation (2014)

Name: Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 9.0
Cast: Andrew Marr

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 3 episodes

Episode 01

James Boswell

Aug 16, 2014 · 60 min

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.

Episode 02

Walter Scott

Aug 23, 2014 · 60 min

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.

Episode 03

Hugh MacDiarmid

Aug 30, 2014 · 60 min

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

About the series

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Audience score

★ 9.0 /10

based on 1 votes

Synopsis

Andrew Marr explores the lives and works of the Scottish writers who helped define a national identity over the last three centuries.

Documentary

Cast

1 principal cast

Andrew Marr

Himself - Presenter

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

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