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Oor Rabbie Vs India’s ‘Rabi’
Every year Scots across the globe dust down their tartan, cook up a storm and pour a wee dram to celebrate our national bard, Robert Burns.
Scottish myths, folklore and legends
Scotland is a land of myths and legends from the world-famous Loch Ness Monster to water kelpies. We explore just a few of them.
Great fictional characters from Scotland
From Sherlock Holmes to Toad of Toad Hall, we take a look at ten of the best characters from Scottish literature.
Scotland in a word
When we asked you to sum up Scotland in a word, over a thousand of you got back to us. We take a look at some of your suggestions.
Celebrating David Hume
One of the world's leading thinkers was born 300 years ago this year.
Scotland on the literary map
We take a look at some of the Scottish places that have inspired poets and writers.
Spotlight on Black Watch
As the National Theatre of Scotland tours the USA, we take a look at the history of the internationally-acclaimed play.
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
New museum to help preserve Robert Burns' poetry, passion and the Scots tongue officially open.
In the words of the Bard | Robert Burns quotes
A selection of memorable quotations from Scotland's national poet Robert Burns.
Think you know about Robert Burns?
From Coca Cola to Chinese WW2 resistance fighters, find out about the global reach of Scotland's National Bard in 20 facts.
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