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Saturday Playhouse: Tam O'Shanter

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Catherine Czerkawska's play tells the story of the birth of Tam O'Shanter, one of Robert Burns's best-known poems, which was written at Ellisland in Dumfries towards the end of his life.

Contributors

Writer:
Catherine Czerkawska
Music played by:
Jo Miller
Music played by:
Steve Sutcliffe
Music played by:
Norman Chalmers
Music played by:
Mike Katz
Director:
Hamish Wilson
Robert Burns:
Liam Brennan
Jean Armour:
Gerda Stevenson
Robbie/Helen MacTaggart:
Sheila Donald
Tam O'Shanter/Duncan Graham:
Kern Falconer
[Actor]:
Billy Boyd
[Actress]:
Alyxis Daly

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