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Ae Fond Kiss: The Love Letters of Robert Burns and Clarinda

4 Extra Debut. A passionate yet doomed romance between Edinburgh socialite Agnes McLehose and the poet. From January 2002.

A passionate and poignant yet doomed romance between Edinburgh socialite Agnes McLehose and the poet Robert Burns.

Starring Liam Brennan as Robert Burns and Wendy Seager as Clarinda.

Based on a series of intimate letters tracking their affair, which began on 6 December 1787, using a series of discrete code-names for each other.

Dramatised by Alison Joseph.

Director: Gaynor MacFarlane

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2002.

45 minutes

Last on

Thu 25 Jan 2018 21:15

Broadcasts

  • Thu 25 Jan 2018 11:15
  • Thu 25 Jan 2018 21:15