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21/01/2020 Documentary 0h 58m
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BBC Documentary Film

Overview

Writer Alan Bissett explores the complex brain of Robert Burns in a quest to discover the real man behind the myths and reveal the conflicts in his life and work. Burns was a poetic genius, but full of contradictions. He was a lover of women, and an exploiter of them; a Republican firebrand, and a social-climbing government excise man; an advocate of freedom who almost became a Caribbean slave master. Alan examines the groundbreaking research that suggests that the poet suffered from bi-polar disorder, a condition that led him to have severe mood swings.

  1. Alan Bissett

    Writer

  2. Les Wilson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Burns

    Self / Scottish Poet

  2. Alan Bissett

    Self / Presenter

  3. Robyn Stapleton

  4. Andrew Rothney

  5. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

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Revenue
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