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Voted as '' after a nationwide poll run by The List magazine in 2005 to find the , Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song is a text that has been studied and enjoyed by students in schools and universities alike for many years. The strong mixture of national and international politics, with a deep connection to the North East of Scotland and a pinch of romance thrown in for good measure, has meant that the text lends itself equally well to the examination paper and the bedside lamp.

A new two-part dramatisation, by the acclaimed writer and actress , is being broadcast on Radio 4 this month, directed and produced by David Ian Neville. This first part has already been broadcast (on 15th March), but is available on iPlayer and will be repeated on 21st March at 9pm if you missed it. The second instalment will be broadcast this Sunday, 22nd March at 3pm and repeated on Saturday 28th, at 9pm.

For more secondary English resources, visit our website with featured texts The Cone Gatherers by Robin Jenkins and Iain Crichton Smith's Consider the Lilies. And don't forget that you can revise Higher English on the new-look Bitesize pages - Standard Grade will get its makeover in the coming year!