Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television
| 27 May 1999 (USA)
Billy Connolly's World Tour of Television Trailers

In an evening of delights and insight distilled from a lifetime's viewing, Billy Connolly presents the people who have changed his life and the events that have influenced him. With comedy from Max Wall, Chic Murray, Frankie Howerd, Jimmy Tarbuck, and Stanley Baxter; music from Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, the Incredible String Band, Andy Stewart, Eric Clapton and Elton John. Plus sporting moments from Glasgow boxer Benny Lynch, the European Cup Final with Celtic playing Inter-Milan, Jimmy Connors's Wimbledon comeback against John McEnroe in 1982, and tough time trials in the Tour de France. Alongside some of the amazing events that television has brought live into our homes - like the first moon landing and the collapse of the Berlin Wall - some of the personalities that made an impression on Billy Connolly include Madhur Jaffrey, David Hockney, the Dalai Lama, Dennis Potter, David Attenborough, and Nelson Mandela.

Reviews
Micah Lloyd

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

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Leoni Haney

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

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Stephanie

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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Fleur

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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