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The Big Yin shows us what he loves about his homeland during his 1994 World Tour of Scotland. The Big Yin shows us what he loves about his homeland during his 1994 World Tour of Scotland. The Big Yin shows us what he loves about his homeland during his 1994 World Tour of Scotland.
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World Tour of Scotland is a six-part television series — the first of Billy Connolly's "world tours" — originally broadcast by the BBC in late 1994. It involved his touring around his homeland of Scotland for 54 nights during early 1994, beginning in Greenock and visiting cities and towns and performing live on stage to audiences. However, this, like all his other tours, involved more than just shows: he visited numerous places of historic and scenic value, as well as some places that resonate with his own upbringing.
The series was dedicated "with much love and thanks to the people of Scotland". It has since been released on VHS and DVD. On the latter format, the six episodes are split across two discs.
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Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland, Billy Connolly’s World Tour of Scotland
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Review by Stu K ★★★★★
A joy of a series. Connolly is always great to watch but it's his patriotism on display that makes this so great - it is never ironic nor sarcastic but it is also never overbearing. The Scottish Tourism Board couldn't have made a better advert for their country if they tried.
Billy's cover of Van Morrison's 'Irish Heartbeat' closing each episode is just the cherry on the cake.
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'Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland' chronicles Billy's 40 date concert tour and is a personal celebration of Scotland, seen through the eyes of the country's foremost comedian. Billy's odyssey takes in Scotland in all it's diversity: the urban hustle and bustle of major cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh, the windswept beaches of secluded islands, the tranquil charms of lowland villages, and the dramatic beauty of the highlands. Join Billy as he travels the length and breadth of his native country, re-visiting old haunts and discovering new ones. On stage Billy covers a range of topics including sex, religion and knitting. Combining personal revelations with original concert footage, 'Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland' is a fast-moving and entertaining exploration of Billy's homeland.
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Billy Connolly’s World Tour of Scotland (1995)
In the spring of 1994, Billy Connolly began a 40 show tour of his native land. This seven part series allowed Billy to give us his personal interpretation of the sights and sounds of Scotland.
Also included were some new commissioned music by Billy Connolly, Ralph McTell and Graham Preskett. Starting with the hustle and bustle of Glasgow, his home town, Billy leads us through rolling lowland farmland to Highland tundra, to the secluded islands of Orkney and Shetland.
Billy knows every town and every bend in the road - in his career he has played to huge stadia and small church halls. and every place Billy plays on the tour is a sell-out. Billy shows us the places he lived and visited during his life, as well as a few places he always wanted to see.
Most of the major monuments in Scotland are visited, as well as chats and chance meetings with people from every walk of life. Interspersed with footage from many of the concerts, the programme is funny as well as informative. Billy fills in the gaps with witty and revealing autobiographical snippets, and the usual anecdotes.
Two Bites of Billy Connolly (1995)
Two bites of Billy Connolly contains a magical mixture of Billy’s complete award winning BBC1 television series “World Tour of Scotland” in which Billy chronicles his personal journey through his native Scotland and Billy’s hilarious previously unavailable concert “Live at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh” In a rare combination, of almost four hours of beauty and hilarity, Billy Connolly demonstrates why he is Britain’s best loved comedian.
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Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland
The first of Billy Connolly's (thus far) four "world tours" — originally broadcast by the BBC in the winter of 1994. It involved his touring around his homeland of Scotland for 54 nights during the spring of 1994, beginning in Greenock and visiting cities and towns and performing live on stage to audiences. However, this, like all his other tours, involved more than just shows: he visited numerous places of historic and scenic value, as well as some places that resonate with his own upbringing. The series was dedicated "with much love and thanks to the people of Scotland".
- Country United Kingdom
- Genres Comedy, Documentary
- Runtime 60 minutes
- Total runtime 6 hours
- Status Ended
- Network BBC One
- Showrunner Billy Connolly
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National Theatre of Scotland
A big map for the big yin.
25 Apr 2024
We are delighted to be launching a new interactive map for Scotland .
We are inviting people to share their own Billy Connolly memories, and beyond to demonstrate its love for the Big Yin. The map also marks the return of Dear Billy to stages from May 2024, celebrating Scotland’s most loved comedian, Billy Connolly.
Billy Connolly’s relationship with Scotland spans his extraordinary life and career over the last 80 years. The National Theatre of Scotland wants to create a map of all the places that have a personal connection to Billy, to help create a love letter from the people of Scotland to their favourite comedian. They are inviting people to share their knowledge of Billy, stories, memories and photos, to make a living tribute to The Big Yin.
Billy Connolly toured the folk clubs, the grand theatres and workings men’s clubs of Scotland from 1970’s, retiring from live performance in 2018.
Born at 69 Dover Street, Anderston, he worked the shipyards of Glasgow’s Clydeside in the 1960’s, before taking to the road with folk rock band The Humblebums.
He made his theatrical debut, in 1972 at the Cottage Theatre in Cumbernauld, ahead of performing in The Great Northern Welly Boot Show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, also that year.
Billy first established himself as a star, selling out a run and breaking box office records at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre in Jan/Feb 1974, returning to the theatre on many occasions.
In January 1994, he undertook a W orld Tour of Scotland on a Harley Davidson, taking him from Kelso to Kirkwall with a stop off at Eden Court, Inverness, broadcast on the BBC later in the year. His love affair with his native country, continued with his residence at Candacraig House, in Aberdeenshire.
Gary McNair – writer and performer of Dear Billy said
“I'm delighted we are launching the Big Map for the Big Yin where people can pin their own stories and connections to Billy. As we learned when interviewing people to make this show- everyone has something to say about Billy, whether that's a memorable meeting or a connection to his work.
The great thing about the Big Map is that there is a space where people can continue to share and hopefully build an interactive document about what he means to us all”
I'm beyond giddy to be bringing the show Dear Billy back so soon after it's tour last year. It is a genuine honour to have been trusted to make this show, Billy is so important to so many people that it was so well received was a dream come true. I can't wait to get back on the road with the band and meet new amazing audience”,
Further information on the map and how to be involved can be found here
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World Tour of Scotland is a six-part television series - the first of Billy Connolly's "world tours" - originally broadcast by the BBC in July and August 1994. It involves his touring around his homeland for 54 nights during early 1994, beginning in Greenock and visiting cities and towns and performing live on stage to audiences. However, this, like all his other tours, involves more than ...
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World Tour of Scotland is a six-part television series - the first of Billy Connolly's "world tours" - originally broadcast by the BBC in July and August 1994. It involves his touring around his homeland for 54 nights during early 1994, beginning in Greenock and visiting cities and towns and performing live on stage to audiences. However, this, like all his other tours, involves more than ...
Synopsis. 'Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland' chronicles Billy's 40 date concert tour and is a personal celebration of Scotland, seen through the eyes of the country's foremost comedian. Billy's odyssey takes in Scotland in all it's diversity: the urban hustle and bustle of major cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh, the ...
World Tour of Scotland is a six-part television series — the first of Billy Connolly's "world tours" — originally broadcast by the BBC in late 1994. It involved his touring around his homeland of Scotland for 54 nights during early 1994, beginning in Greenock and visiting cities and towns and performing live on stage to audiences.
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'Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland' chronicles Billy's 40 date concert tour and is a personal celebration of Scotland, seen through the eyes of the country's foremost comedian. Billy's odyssey takes in Scotland in all it's diversity: the urban hustle and bustle of major cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh, the windswept beaches of secluded islands, the tranquil charms of lowland ...
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World Tour of Scotland is a six-part television series — the first of Billy Connolly's "world tours" — originally broadcast by the BBC in late 1994. It involved his touring around his homeland of Scotland for 54 nights during early 1994, beginning in Greenock and visiting cities and towns and performing live on stage to audiences. However, this, like all his other tours, involved more than ...
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland (1995) In the spring of 1994, Billy Connolly began a 40 show tour of his native land. This seven part series allowed Billy to give us his personal interpretation of the sights and sounds of Scotland. Also included were some new commissioned music by Billy Connolly, Ralph McTell and Graham Preskett.
The first of Billy Connolly's (thus far) four "world tours" — originally broadcast by the BBC in the winter of 1994. It involved his touring around his homeland of Scotland for 54 nights during the spring of 1994, beginning in Greenock and visiting cities and towns and performing live on stage to audiences.
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The National Theatre of Scotland have launched a new interactive map for Scotland to demonstrate its love for the Big Yin, inviting people to share their own Billy Connolly memories. Watch more of our videos on Shots! Billy Connolly's relationship with Scotland spans his extraordinary life and career over the last 80 years. The National ...
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The map also marks the return of Dear Billy to stages from May 2024, celebrating Scotland's most loved comedian, Billy Connolly. Billy Connolly's relationship with Scotland spans his extraordinary life and career over the last 80 years. The National Theatre of Scotland wants to create a map of all the places that have a personal connection ...