790:'s satirical and poignant short story, dramatised for radio by Liz Lochhead. Nicola Beaumont (English, partner in a law firm, mother of four) reluctantly sits down to a long-winded corporate Burns Supper. At first impatient with the whisky-fuelled pomposity around her, Nicola finds herself surprisingly moved as the traditional rituals of a Burns Night unfold. What she comes to learn about the eighteenth-century Scots poet brings new self-knowledge and helps her through the night's violent emotions and climactic events.
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Lochhead is openly critical of Scottish arts funding body
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Literary Corstorphine: A reader's guide to West Edinburgh
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these words of Sorley MacLean’s will echo through me:
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1683:"ScottishGovernment - News - Scotland's new Makar"
637:Dreaming Frankenstein and Collected Poems, 1967–84
1917:"Liz Lochhead | Poetry | Scottish Poetry Library"
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999:"Liz Lochhead | Poetry | Scottish Poetry Library"
931:"BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Liz Lochhead"
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