Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation

Released: 2014-08-16

Runtime: 60 minutes

Episode Overview

Andrew has loved James Boswell ever since his mother gave him a copy of his diaries as he grew up. He attempts to follow Boswell’s journey from his privileged childhood in Ayrshire, to the streets of London and the wilderness of the Western Isles.

Series Overview

Andrew Marr explores the lives and works of the Scottish writers who helped define a national identity over the last three centuries.