Crippled by a spinal infection, the poet William Soutar
(1898-1943) spent the final 13 years of his life confined to bed at his parents' home in Perth. There he read, wrote, received friends and - until the day before he died - kept a series of extraordinary diaries in which he explored his physical and spiritual conditions with insight and an unselfpitying humour. lain Agnew reads from Soutar's diaries, with personal recollections from
George Bruce and William and Norah Montgomerie. Presented by David Jackson Young
Producer DAVID JACKSON YOUNG BBC Scotland