Robert Burns

Born: 1759-01-25

Robert Burns, also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, the National Bard, Bard of Ayrshire, the Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest.


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Robert Burns: The Man and His Legend

as Self / Scottish Poet
Released: 2005-05-16

Welcome to the extraordinary world of Robert Burns, Scotland's National Poet. Presented by Iain...

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Famous Authors: Robert Burns

as Self / Scottish Poet
Released: 2008-03-25

Scottish poet Robert Burns’ works are known and loved wherever the English language is read....

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Inside the Mind of Robert Burns

as Self / Scottish Poet
Released: 2020-01-21

Writer Alan Bissett explores the complex brain of Robert Burns in a quest to discover the real...

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Robert Burns: The People's Poet

as Self / Scottish Poet
Released: 2009-01-25

Writer Andrew O'Hagan asks what made Robert Burns one of the world's favourite poets, as...

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