Rhiannon Purdie
Professor of English and Older Scots at the University of St Andrews
1 episode
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Barbour's 'Brus'
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas of chivalry and freedom in John Barbour's c1375 epic on Robert the Bruce and Bannockburn, the earliest surviving poem in Older Scots.
19 June 2025
Also featuring: Steve Boardman, Michael Brown