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The Review Show

The Review Show with Billy Connolly

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Kirsty Wark speaks to Billy Connolly ahead of his 70th birthday. They talk candidly about his relationship with his father as well as sharing his views on Tolkien fans and more. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Kirsty Wark
Participant:
Billy Connolly
Executive Producer:
Andrew Lockyer

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The story behind Not the Nine O'Clock News, which launched the careers of performers Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson, and writer Richard Curtis. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Mel Smith
Participant:
Griff Rhys Jones
Participant:
Pamela Stephenson
Participant:
John Lloyd
Participant:
Richard Curtis
Participant:
Billy Connolly
Participant:
Dara O Briain
Participant:
Rowan Atkinson
Executive Producer:
Karen Steyn

ArtWorks Scotland

Gerry Rafferty: Right Down the Line

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Documentary about the late Gerry Rafferty, one of Scotland's best-loved singer/songwriters, famous around the world for hits such as Baker Street and Stuck in the Middle With You. Show more

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Available for years

Billy Connolly returns to Glasgow’s famous Kings Theatre, where his journey into comedy first began, to talk life, death and laughter, in a no holds barred encounter with Will Gompertz. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Will Gompertz
Interviewed Guest:
Billy Connolly
Camera Operator:
Aidan Black
Series Producer:
Simon Goretzki

Five Fables

Episode 4: The Preaching of the Swallow

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for over a year

Animated series depicting Aesop's classic fables in a modern translation. In this episode, a swallow watches a farmer sow flax seed. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Dean Burke
Composer:
Barry Douglas

Five Fables

Episode 5: The Fox, the Wolf and the Farmer

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for over a year

Animated series. In this tale, a fox takes a farmer at his word when he hears him shout 'the wolf shall have the lot of you' at his oxen. Show more

Contributors

Five Fables

Episode 2: The Mouse and the Lion

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for over a year

Animated series depicting Aesop's fables in a modern translation, narrated by Billy Connolly. A group of foolhardy mice stumble upon a sleeping lion. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Dean Burke

Five Fables

Episode 3: The Fox, the Wolf and the Carter

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for over a year

Animated series depicting Aesop's classic fables in a modern translation. In this episode, a wily fox teams up with a strong but stupid wolf. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Dean Burke

Five Fables

Episode 1: The Two Mice

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for over a year

Animated series depicting Aesop's fables in a modern translation, narrated by Billy Connolly. A country mouse is invited to taste the delights of the town. Show more

Contributors

Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of TV in Scotland

Series 2

Episode 3: Vital Sparks

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Series celebrating 60 years of television in Scotland. This episode focuses on Scottish culture with a look at groundbreaking programmes capturing artists at work. Show more

Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of TV in Scotland

Series 2

Episode 1: Swashbuckled

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Series celebrating sixty years of television in Scotland. This episode revisits the heyday of the Scottish historical drama including Rob Roy and Kidnapped. Show more

Who Do You Think You Are?

Series 11

Episode 9: Billy Connolly

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

Celebrity genealogy series. Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly travels to India in the footsteps of his army ancestors and makes an extraordinary discovery. Show more

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Classic moments brought to the screen by Kenny Everett's stable of wacky characters. Guest appearances by Joanna Lumley, Billy Connolly and Janet Street-Porter. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on CBBC Channel

Family adventure based on the comic tales of Lemony Snicket. Three orphans are taken in by their mysterious distant cousin, who has designs on their inheritance. Jim Carrey stars. Show more

Contributors

Count Olaf:
Jim Carrey
Uncle Monty:
Billy Connolly
Aunt Josephine:
Meryl Streep
Klaus Baudelaire:
Liam Aiken
Violet Baudelaire:
Emily Browning
Justice Strauss:
Catherine O'Hara
Bald Man:
Luis Guzman
Lemony Snicket (Narrator):
Jude Law
Producer:
Albie Hecht

Billy and Us

Series 1

He's at It Again, God

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland HD

This episode takes a look at Billy Connolly’s relationship with organised religion. Featuring classic routines which established him as a taboo-busting comedian. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Billy Connolly
Interviewed Guest:
Roz Armstrong
Interviewed Guest:
Janey Godley
Interviewed Guest:
Lubna Kerr
Interviewed Guest:
Allan Little
Interviewed Guest:
Kevin McKenna
Production Manager:
Sam Breslin
Series Producer:
Colin Murray
Executive Producer:
Rachel Bell

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Catherine Tate and Billy Connolly are among the celebrities giving an insider's view of the trials, tribulations and triumphs that have made up Comic Relief's first 21 years. Show more

Contributors

Voiceover:
David Tennant
Participant:
Billy Connolly
Participant:
Ruth Jones
Participant:
Rob Brydon
Participant:
Richard Curtis
Participant:
Jonathan Ross
Participant:
Graham Norton
Participant:
Tony Blair
Participant:
Fearne Cotton
Participant:
Davina McCall
Participant:
Paul Bradley
Participant:
Lenny Henry

Hollywood Greats

Series 3

Episode 1: Michael Caine

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Jonathan Ross talks to Oscar-winning British actor Michael Caine. With tributes from friends and co-stars including Roger Moore, Jane Horrocks and Billy Connolly. Show more