BURNS will be celebrated on TV screens next week with a series of programmes on the BBC Scotland channel.
A celebration – and examination – of the life, works and legacy or Rabbie Burns is being offered in a new documentary, ‘Inside the Mind of Robert Burns’ presented by novelist, playwright and performer Alan Bissett.
The programme will air tonight (Tuesday) at 10pm and will be repeated on Burns night at 9.40pm. On Burns night, on January 25, the BBC Scotland channel will also transmit a new short film inspired by Address to a Haggis, from the same production team behind the acclaimed short film TAM, shown last year which was inspired by the famous poem Tam O’Shanter.
Further programming on the night includes: Burns, My Dad and Me – focusing on the Scottish singing legend – who introduced many to the Burns’ songs, – Bill McCue through the reflections and memories of his daughter Kirsteen, Burns in the USA – a look at the Bard’s impact on America and a reshowing of the short film Tam.
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