Did you know that Robert Burns was the first person to feature on a Coca Cola bottle? Or that a book of his poems has orbited the earth 217 times? And he NEVER signed his name as Rabbie? This is a modern and light hearted look at the life and works of Robert Burns; poems explained; myths busted; songs sung and stories told. Listen, laugh, and maybe even learn something new with Alastair Turnbull and guests.
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Burns Banter - Your Bard! (Edinburgh Fringe Show 2025) (00:10:56)
Send us a text I am performing a show called 'Burns Banter - Your Bard' at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It is all about the darker side of Robert Burns, with drinking songs and poems you prob...
Burns Banter S2 Ep12 - Robert Burns Death (00:23:43)
Send us a text In this episode we look at the last few years of Robert Burns life, his death., and what happened after that. Where did he die? What caused his death? . We look at what was happening in...
Burns Banter S2 Ep11 - Dumfries (00:20:35)
Send us a text In this episode Robert leaves Ellisland farm and moves to Dumfries. We look at his work as an excise officer and a famous incident involving Robert attacking a smugglers Schooner on the...
Burns Banter S2 Ep10 - The Ellisland Years (00:29:54)
Send us a text In this episode Robert has moved from Edinburgh To Ellisland Farm, which is by the banks of the river Nith, about 6 and a half miles north of Dumfries. He has become a farmer again, as ...
Burns Banter S2 Ep9 - Big Decisions (00:18:59)
Send us a text What does Robert Do after the the fame of being a great Poet in Edinburgh and touring around Scotland? He has to make some big decisions about his future. In this episode of Burns Bant...
Burns Banter S2 Ep8 - Touring around Scotland (00:44:10)
Send us a text It is 1787, Robert Burns has published the second edition of his poems, now known as 'The Edinburgh Edition'. He has sold the rights to all of his poems to William Creech and he needs t...
Burns Banter S2 Ep7 - The Edinburgh Edition (00:33:35)
Send us a text In this episode I talk about Robert Burns journey to Edinburgh to produce a second volume of his book 'Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect'. I also talk about the reception he receive...
Burns Banter S2 Ep6 - Burns Banter Live ! 16th - 25th Aug 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival (00:15:51)
Send us a textIn this Episode I talk about my up coming shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Yes, I'm taking Burns Banter to Edinburgh and will be performing upstairs in The Pear Tree. The venue is...
Burns Banter S2 Ep5 - Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - The Kilmarnock Edition (00:20:30)
Send us a text In this episode we look at how, why and when Robert published his book, Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. We look at the problems he had to overcome before John Wilson agreed to pu...
Burns Banter S2 Ep4 - Mossgiel, Women and a Book (00:19:15)
Send us a textIn this episode we look briefly at Robert's father, William - Then a Farm called Mossgiel - Roberts turbulent private life and a book called 'Poem Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect'. This ...
Send us a text In this episode we see the Burns family move to a new farm, Lochlie. Is it better than Mount Oliphant? How well / badly do they do there? At this point in Roberts life he is in his lat...
Burns Banter S2 Ep2 - Mount Oliphant & Roberts first poems (00:18:15)
Send us a text In this episode we look at Robert life from age 7. We look at his education, the schools and tutors he had. We look at the farm that Roberts Father moved the family to, (Mount Oliphant)...
Burns Banter S2 Ep1 - Robert Burns birth & early life (00:12:53)
Send us a text In Series two of Burns Banter I am taking a look at the life of Robert Burns. Each episode will look at one part of Robert's Life - as this is episode one, I am looking at the Birth Of ...
Burns Banter - Ep. 21 - Robert Burns 'The Rights of Women' (00:08:50)
Send us a text The Rights of Women was written by Robert Burns in 1792. Back in the days of Burns women didn't have many rights. The subject of women's rights was highly unpopular and very rarely tal...
Burns Banter Ep. 20 Robert Burns - Address to the Toothache (00:07:32)
Send us a text Address to the Toothache, written in 1786. In the late 1700's dentistry didn't really exist. If you got the toothache you had to just deal with the pain, there was no pain relief. If t...
Burns Banter - Ep. 19 A Robert Burns Quiz in Sweden (00:15:58)
Send us a textThis week I am working in Stockholm.I managed to get two English colleagues, Jim and Ru, to take part in a Burns quiz. The quiz is made up of two rounds of 10 questions, with the second ...
Burns Banter - Ep.18 Robert Burns 'My love is like a red red rose' (00:09:31)
Send us a text My love is like a red red rose is a beautiful love song written by Robert Burns around 1792. Robert said that it was an old Scots song that he had collected in the country. I believe ...
Burns Banter - Ep.17 Robert Burns - To A Louse (00:08:20)
Send us a text To a Louse is a poem written by Robert Burns in 1786. It is set in the church at Mauchline during a Sunday Service. At first glance the poem is about a head lice, but, it is in fact abo...
Send us a text Holy Willie's Prayer is a fabulous satirical poem. It's one of the best satirical poems ever written in the Scots tongue. It is all about the hypocrisy of the Church, and one person in ...
Burns Banter - Ep. 15 What is a Burns Supper ? (00:34:56)
Send us a textWhat is a Burns Supper? I look at the classic Scottish Celebration, The Burns Supper. I ask what is is all about?, when did it start? and why should I go to one? For the answers to thes...
Burns Banter Ep.14 - Robert Burns Music with guests 'Garbh Uisge' (00:30:15)
Send us a text In this episode of Burns Banter we play some of Robert Burns songs and tunes. I have guests! on this weeks show we have the band 'Garbh Uisge'. We chat about songs such as 'A Fond Kis...
Burns Banter Ep. 13 Robert Burns 'Willie Wastle' (00:13:20)
Send us a text Willie Wastle, also known as 'Sic a wife Willie had' as a grotesquely funny poem / song about how unbelievably ugly Willie's wife is. Robert Burns wrote this poem in 1792 and he goes in...
Burns Banter - Ep. 12 Robert Burns - Auld Lang Syne (00:16:27)
Send us a text Auld Lang Syne is Robert Burns most famous song, and the second most sung song in the English language. Yet, most people have no idea what it means, or where it came from. In this epis...
Burns Banter - Ep. 11. A tour around Burns sites in Ayrshire (00:21:36)
Send us a text WARNING!!!! This episode is better watched as a video. https://youtu.be/i9RZ_t_JWQU?si=ksa_zMSxzDf44bu3 In this episode I go on a whistle stop tour of Robert Burns sites in Ayrshire. ...
Burns Banter - Ep. 10 A tour around Burns sites in Dumfries (00:31:43)
Send us a text WARNING !!! - This Episode is probably better watched as a video. https://youtu.be/tXES21N-T9w?si=Lb5yL70GKXPYteFm In this episode I travel to Dumfries and go on a whistle stop tour o...
