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Tam o' Shanter (Read by Aidan Dow)

Season 1 · Episode 13

Monday, January 19, 2026 • Duration 14:10

Following on from our discussion episode, Aidan performs Tam o' Shanter.

Tam o' Shanter (Discussion)

Season 1 · Episode 12

Monday, January 19, 2026 • Duration 22:57

Aidan and David take on Burns’s epic masterpiece Tam o’ Shanter — a wild, thrilling tale of drink, witches, and one farmer’s fateful ride home through the storm.

They trace the poem’s origins, its humour and darkness, its unforgettable rhythm, and the real-life local events behind the horror.

Aidan shares his experience performing the piece, and reveals how its words still move and haunt audiences today.

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Address to the Unco Guid (Read by David White)

Season 1 · Episode 11

Monday, January 19, 2026 • Duration 03:21

Following our discussion episode, David reads Address to the Unco Guid

Address to the Unco Guid (Discussion)

Season 1 · Episode 10

Monday, January 19, 2026 • Duration 12:53

Aidan and David explore Robert Burns’s Address to the Unco Guid, one of his most thoughtful and humane works.

Written as a plea for compassion over judgment, the poem challenges hypocrisy and moral superiority — urging us to “gently scan your brother man, still gentler sister woman.”

The hosts unpack its wit, its wisdom, and its surprising modern relevance, revealing a gentler, wiser side of the poet.

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A Man’s a Man for A’ That (Read by Aidan Dow)

Season 1 · Episode 9

Monday, January 19, 2026 • Duration 02:35

Following on from our discussion episode, Aidan performs A Man’s a Man for A’ That.

A Man’s a Man for A’ That (Discussion)

Season 1 · Episode 8

Monday, January 19, 2026 • Duration 16:27

Aidan and David explore one of Burns’s most enduring works, A Man’s a Man for A’ That — a radical statement of equality and human worth written amid revolution and war. They unpack its language, rhythm, and meaning, discuss Burns’s conflicted loyalties, and trace how the poem’s vision of honesty, fairness, and brotherhood still feels relevant today.

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Holy Willie's Prayer (Read by Aidan Dow)

Season 1 · Episode 7

Monday, January 19, 2026 • Duration 07:32

Following on from our discussion episode, Aidan performs Holy Willie's Prayer.

Holy Willie's Prayer (Discussion)

Season 1 · Episode 6

Monday, January 19, 2026 • Duration 17:17

Aidan and David explore one of Burns’ boldest works, Holy Wullie’s Prayer.

They trace the real story behind the poem, its target William Fisher, and Burns’ scathing attack on hypocrisy and predestination in Scottish Presbyterian Church (The Kirk.)

The hosts discuss the clash between Old and New Licht religion, Burns’ Enlightenment outlook, and the mix of satire, sympathy, and outrage that makes this piece a masterpiece of social and moral critique.

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To a Mouse (Read by Aidan Dow)

Season 1 · Episode 5

Monday, January 19, 2026 • Duration 03:36

Following on from our discussion episode, Aidan performs To a Mouse.

To a Mouse (Discussion)

Season 1 · Episode 4

Monday, January 19, 2026 • Duration 18:23

Aidan and David turn to one of Burns’s most beloved poems, To a Mouse, uncovering how a ploughman’s apology to a tiny creature reveals universal truths about fate, empathy, and the fragile balance between man and nature.

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