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No Holds Bard

Contemporary comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital.

Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the trophy awarded to the champion in Robert Burns poetry recital. The film captures the ups and downs of each participant's progress as the pressure intensifies, the poems are recited and the champion is crowned.

Held in Alloway, the birthplace of Burns himself, this prestigious competition is the centrepiece of the annual celebrations devoted to the Bard's immortal memory. And this year it may prove memorable for all the wrong reasons.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 23 Jan 201022:30
BBC HD

Credits

Isobel BraidAshley Jensen
Granny BraidBarbara Rafferty
Struan RobertsonPaul Higgins
Meikel McMiekelDenis Lawson
Cronie CameronFord Kiernan
Cronie McKayForbes Masson
Paula PickfordFelicity Montagu
Boyd PickfordVincent Franklin
Robert LauchlanGreg Hemphill
Stevie KerrTony Curran
Sarah RutherfordLaura Fraser
SheilaKaty Murphy
Gibby "Fingers" McPhersonBill Paterson
Prison TherapistLaura Fraser
Prison GovernorGerard Kelly
DirectorBrian Kelly
ProducerJack Docherty

Broadcasts

  • Sun 25 Jan 200921:00
    BBC One Scotland & BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
  • Tue 8 Sep 200922:00
    BBC HD & BBC Four
  • Wed 9 Sep 200902:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 24 Nov 200922:30
    BBC Four
  • Wed 25 Nov 200902:35
    BBC Four
  • Sat 23 Jan 201022:30
    BBC HD