The Complete Burns
Esme Kennedy introduces Brian Cox, John Sessions, Robbie Coltrane, Robert Carlyle, Hannah Gordon, Richard Wilson, Alan Cumming, Denis Lawson, Daniela Nardini, Liam Brennan, Midge Ure, Alan Cumming.
RUNNING ORDER with POEMS
Timings are approximate and given in hours and minutes from the start of the Zone.
00:01 - The Complete Burns
00:30 - Poems: Politics and Ideas
- To a Mouse - Brian Cox
- Ye Jacobites by Name - David Rintoul
- Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation - John Sessions
- The Jolly Beggar's sodger laddie - Maureen Beattie
- Caledonia - Crawford Logan
- The Ronalds of the Bennals - John Cairney
- The Five Carlins - Annette Crosbie
- The Tree of Liberty - Robbie Coltrane
- Auld Rob Morris - Paul Higgins
- The Battle of Sherramuir - Robert Carlyle
- Robert Bruce's March to Bannockburn - Liam Brennan
01:00 - The Linguistic Legacy of Robert Burns
01:25 - Poems: Humour and Bawdy
- To a Louse - Robert Carlisle
- Address to a Haggis - John Gordon Sinclair
- The Jolly Beggars John Highlandman - Hannah Gordon
- Address to the toothache - Richard Wilson
- The Ploughman - Gerda Stevenson
- The Mauchline Wedding - Alan Cumming
- The Braw Wooer - Phyllis Logan
- A Dream - Siobhan Redmond
- Jolly Beggars : Merry Andrew - Robert Carlyle
- The Fornicator - John Sessions
- The Ploughman - Gerda Stevenson
- O Leave Novels - Robert Carlisle
01:50 - The Essay - Kathleen Jamie
02:05 - Poems: Beliefs
- Holy Willie's Prayer - Richard Wilson
- Tam O'Shanter - Tom Fleming
- John Barleycorn - Liam Brennan
- Address to the Unco Guid - Phyllis Logan
- The Deil's awa wi the Exciseman - Clare Grogan
- Halloween - Ralph Riach
- The Cotter's Saturday Night - Tom Fleming
- No Churchman am I - Phil McKee
- O Wert thou in the Cauld Blast - John Sessions
- Hughie Graham - Gary Lewis
02:50 - The Essay - Liz Lochhead
03:05 - Poems: Relationships
- The Rights of Women - Vivienne Heilbron
- O Tibby I Hae Seen the Day - Tom Fleming
- A Man's A man for 'a that - Brian Cox
- Tibbie Fowler - Denis Lawson
- Willie Brew'd A Peck O' Maut - Robbie Coltrane
- Epistle to a Young Friend - Ralph Riach
- The Weary Pund o Tow - David Rintoul
- She Rose and Loot Me In - Jonathan Watson
- On a Scotch Bard gone to the West Indies - Blythe Duff
- Answer to Clarinda - Clare Grogan
- Up in the Morning Early - Denis Lawson
- Auld Lang Syne - Denis Lawson
03:25 - The Essay - Robert Crawford
03:40 - Poems: Romance
- Bonie Jean - Karen Dunbar
- John Anderson My Jo - Eileen McCallum
- My Luve is Like a Red Red Rose - Brian Cox
- I Love my Love in Secret - Hannah Gordon
- Ca' the Yowes - Gerda Stevenson
- The Gowden Locks o Anna - Robbie Coltrane
- A Poet's Welcome to his Love Begotten Daughter - John Gordon Sinclair
- On a Bank of Flowers - Hannah Gordon
- Comin' Through the Rye - Karen Dunbar
- Bonie Dundee - Siobhan Redmond
- There Grows a Bonnie Brier Bush - Vivien Heilbron
- O Whistle, and I'll Come to you, my Lad - Elaine C Smith
- For the Sake o Somebody - Blythe Duff
- The Rowin't in her Apron - Simon Donald
- John Come Kiss Me - Daniela Nardini
- My Nanie O - Jonathan Watson
- Ae Fond Kiss - Daniela Nardini
04:05 - The Essay - David Kinloch
04:25 - Poems: Reflection
- Highland Mary - David Rintoul
- Green Grow the Rashes O - John Gordon Sinclair
- The Auld Man's Mare's Dead - Liam Brennan
- What Will I Dae gin my Hoggie Die? - Karen Dunbar
- The Winter it is Past - Maureen Beattie
- The Banks o Doon - Maureen Beattie
- Here's to thy health - Midge Ure
- A Bard's Epitaph - John Gordon Sinclair
- The Last Dying Words of Poor Maillie - Eileen McCallum
- O Can ye Labour Lea - Vivien Heilbron
- Poor Maillie's Elegy - Elaine C Smith
- Man was made to Mourn - Bill Paterson
- Winter, a Dirge - Iain McDermaid
04:45 - The Essay - Douglas Dunn
05:00 - Poems: Nature
- My Heart's in the Highlands - HRH The Prince of Wales
- Poems on Pastoral Poetry - Hannah Gordon
- The White Cockade - Hannah Gordon
- Lassie wi the Lintwhite Locks - Liam Brennan
- The Charming Month of May - Tom Fleming
- Dainty Davey - Siobhan Redmond
- I Love My Jean - Denis Lawson
- The Birks of Aberfeldy - Annette Crosbie
- Composed in August - Bill Paterson
- The Bonie Moor Hen - Blythe Duff
- To a Mountain Daisy - Maureen Beattie
- On Seeing a Wounded Hare - Crawford Logan
- Farewell to the Banks of Ayr - Clare Grogan
- Sweet Afton - Alan Cumming
- O Bonie Was Yon Rosy Brier - Midge Ure
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