Robert Burns: The People's Poet
2009, English. Directed by Colin Murray.
BBC Documentary Film
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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- 1h 29m
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- 25 January 2009
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Who directed Robert Burns: The People's Poet?
Robert Burns: The People's Poet (2009) was directed by Colin Murray and stars Andrew O'Hagan, Robert Burns.