Inside the Mind of Robert Burns (2020)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Robert Burns

Self / Scottish Poet

Alan Bissett

Self / Presenter

Robyn Stapleton

Andrew Rothney

Director & Crew

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