Homage to Caledonia: Morality and Misery
Writer and comedian AL Kennedy reflects on what Scottishness means to her, focusing on morality and misery. She asks 'is dourness necessarily such a bad thing?'.
With Scotland and all things Scottish very much in the air, acclaimed writer, comedian and now ex-pat, AL Kennedy, reflects on what Scottishness means to her in this series of The Essay. Today: morality and misery - is dourness necessarily such a bad thing?
Written and performed by AL Kennedy
Producer: Justine Willett.
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- Wed 16 Jul 2014 22:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
- Wed 21 Oct 2015 22:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 3
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