Inside the Mind of Robert Burns (2020)
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.
Director: Les Wilson
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Robert Burns as Self / Scottish Poet |
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Alan Bissett as Self / Presenter |
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Robyn Stapleton as |
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Andrew Rothney as |
| Writing | Alan Bissett | Writer |
| Editing | Craig Nicol | Editor |
| Production | Julie McCrone | Producer |
| Directing | Les Wilson | Director |