Inside the Mind of Robert Burns

Synopsis

Writer Alan Bissett explores the complex brain of Robert Burns in a quest to discover the real man behind the myths and reveal the conflicts in his life and work. Burns was a poetic genius, but full of contradictions. He was a lover of women, and an exploiter of them; a Republican firebrand, and a social-climbing government excise man; an advocate of freedom who almost became a Caribbean slave master. Alan examines the groundbreaking research that suggests that the poet suffered from bi-polar disorder, a condition that led him to have severe mood swings.

Main Cast

Robert Burns

Self / Scottish Poet

Age : 37 | Popularity : 2%

Alan Bissett

Self / Presenter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Robyn Stapleton

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Andrew Rothney

Age : N/A | Popularity : 23%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Alan Bissett
Editing	Editor	Craig Nicol
Production	Producer	Julie McCrone
Directing	Director	Les Wilson
Department	Role	Name

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