Is Robert Burns: The People's Poet on BBC iPlayer UK?

Name: Robert Burns: The People's Poet
Director: Colin Murray
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2009
Cast: Andrew O'Hagan, Robert Burns

Yes, Robert Burns: The People's Poet (2009) is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer UK.

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Robert Burns: The People's Poet(2009)

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1h 29m

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Synopsis

Writer Andrew O'Hagan asks what made Robert Burns one of the world's favourite poets, as Scotland celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of its most famous sons. He travels through the landscape of modern Scotland in a poetic journey to the places that inspired Burns and to discover the story of his wild and dramatic life.