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Andrew O'Hagan continues his search for the people and places which inspired Scotland's national bard, asking whether Burns's image of 'the heaven-taught ploughman' fit the truth.

Celebrity beckons for Robert Burns as writer Andrew O'Hagan continues on his journey to find the people and the places which inspired Scotland's national bard. Almost immediately on his arrival in Edinburgh, Burns was feted as a genius, 'the heaven-taught ploughman'. But did this image fit the truth?

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 1 Feb 2011 22:00

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Director Colin Murray
Producer Colin Murray
Series Producer Alan Campbell

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