Every season of Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation!

Andrew has loved James Boswell ever since his mother gave him a copy of his diaries as he grew up. He attempts to follow Boswell’s journey from his privileged childhood in Ayrshire, to the streets of London and the wilderness of the Western Isles.

James Boswell

Andrew examines poet and writer Sir Walter Scott, who is less well known for his time as a political fixer for Scotland then he is for his writing.

Walter Scott

Andrew Marr looks at the career of Hugh MacDiarmid, one of Scotland's most bothersome poets who reinvented Scottish as a serious writing language.

Hugh MacDiarmid

Andrew Marr explores the lives and works of the Scottish writers who helped define a national identity over the last three centuries.

The Best Seasons of Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation

The Best Seasons of Andrew Marr's Great Scots: The Writers Who Shaped a Nation

Season 1