Thursday 25 January 2024 Burns Night

BBC 4 TV 19:30 Burns Night with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Jamie MacDougal hosts a musical celebration of Robert Burns.

BBC Scotland TV
20:00 Burns Night 2024 Alistair Heather presents a Burns Night with a difference! Joining the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are Kyle Falconer from The View, members of Mànran, Michelle McManus, Georgia Cécile and Shereen Cutkelvin. There are also pipers from world champions Peoples Ford Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band, BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year Amy Laurenson, Young Jazz Musician of the Year Ben Shankland and BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year Terra Kin. Plus celebrity recitals from Karen Dunbar, Jordan Young and Len Pennie.

22:00 Beyond Burns; Scots Makar Jackie Kay looks at the lives of some of the extraordinary, and often overlooked, poets that Scotland has produced and how they have told, and continue to tell, our nation's story.

23:00 Loop Tam O'Shanter; A special performance by Karen Dunbar as she recites the iconic tale by Robert Burns.

23:10 Music Vault Robert Burns Special; Edith Bowman uncovers musical gems from the archives as some of Scotland’s best-loved bands give their unique interpretation of Robert Burns classics.