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A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland

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Documentary exploring the impact Billy Connolly had on Scotland's cultural landscape.

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Billy and Us: Series 1: Shipyards and Leotards

Shipyards and Leotards

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In this episode, Billy shares his ideas on masculinity.

In this episode, Billy shares his ideas on masculinity, talking frankly about how his time in the shipyards shaped him both as a man and as a comedian.

Billy Connolly opens up on what it meant to be a working man in postwar Scotland. Looking back over the years he spent as a welder in the Glasgow shipyards, Billy talks frankly about how his experiences shaped him both as a man and as a comedian. He takes us back to a time when the Clyde was populated with extremely funny people working in very testing conditions, shedding light on this tough environment and how his routines and costumes broke boundaries.



Billy and Us: Series 1

A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland


Series exploring the impact Billy Connolly has had on the cultural landscape of Scotland.

Six-part series features a candid interview with Billy Connolly, rare archive and stand up footage to explore the impact Billy had on the cultural landscape of Scotland.

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