Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation

What does it mean to be Scottish?

Andrew Marr believes that if you really want to get to the heart of identity, you have to turn to its greatest writers: James Boswell, Sir Walter Scott and Hugh MacDiarmid.

Across three turbulent centuries, these writers were to shape the way the world looked at Scotland. Andrew reveals the lives of these creative geniuses and their impact on the nation.