Is How Auld Lang Syne Took Over the World on BBC iPlayer UK?

Name: How Auld Lang Syne Took Over the World
Director: Breid McLoone
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013
Cast: Dougie Vipond

Yes, How Auld Lang Syne Took Over the World (2013) is currently available to stream on BBC iPlayer UK.

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How Auld Lang Syne Took Over the World(2013)

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Synopsis

Dougie Vipond will take you on a trip to discover how Scotland's best-known musical export became a worldwide phenomenon. From Ayrshire to Tokyo, via New York City, we'll look at how Auld Lang Syne has been adopted around the world. With some fantastic archive and commentary from well-known faces including Alan Cumming, Sir Cliff Richard and Clare Grogan, we will find out just how Auld Lang Syne became a globe-conquering song.