25 January 2017 History, Factual 59 mins
Robert Burns was well aware of the revolution taking place across the Atlantic as he grew up. The poet was inspired. And America was to be inspired by him. From Abraham Lincoln to Frederick Douglass, and Walt Whitman to Bob Dylan, some of the most significant figures in American politics and culture have cited Burns as an influence.
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Denis Lawson as Narrator
Katie Lander Executive Producer
United Kingdom 25 January 2017
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