Poets usually come from a background used to the written word. Not Burns. His father was an illiterate ploughman and as a youngster he too tilled the land. But he also got an education, wrote poetry, got it published and became the toast of the educated society of his day - 18th century Scotland. The story is an astonishing one, moving and certainly not without its problems.This film by Malcolm Hossick unravels it, shows off some of his wares and ends with an overview of his works. AM004HD16 BURNS 2016 34'42