Walter Scott

S1, E2: Andrew Marr examines the life of Walter Scott, a prolific novelist and poet who wrote swashbuckling tales of romance and derring-do. But he is less well known as a political fixer who believed in a proud Scotland inside the United Kingdom. He helped to create an enduring myth of a land populated by a brave race doing brave deeds in kilts. An image that Scotland is still trying to shake.