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

2014•1h 0m

Documentary

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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Status

Ended

First Aired

August 16, 2014

Last Aired

August 30, 2014

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

James Boswell

Air date: 2014-08-16

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.

Walter Scott

Air date: 2014-08-23

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.

Hugh MacDiarmid

Air date: 2014-08-30

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

Cast

Andrew Marr

Himself - Presenter

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