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Journey to the Edge of the World - ITV (2008)

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Billy's going to the edge of the world and he's taking us with him. In the summer of 2008 Billy Connolly set sail on a 10-week journey from ocean to ocean, from the Atlantic to the Pacific by way of the North West Passage. This legendary route deep within the Arctic Circle has thwarted explorers and fortune-hunters for centuries and now you can experience Billy Connolly's adventure on DVD.

Synopsis

Comedian, actor and musician Billy Connolly braves the elements in this adventurous and dangerous journey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, via the legendary Northwest Passage.

Billy Connolly's New Zealand Tour 2004

Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand will screen in the UK late 2004.

The programme, featuring Billy Connolly's Sky Jump off Sky Tower, will be part of the fourth in the World Tour series, which have previously been seen by up to 10 million UK viewers per episode.

Billy Connolly: World Tour of Ireland, Wales and England (2002)

After a break of 6 years Billy Connolly brings his hugely popular World Tour series back to the British isles.

Filmed during his 2001 tour this is a personal travelogue taking in the people, places and history of England, Ireland and Wales interwoven with live footage from his sell-out shows.

Starting in Dublin and ending in Plymouth, with his custom built trike in tow, Billy's journey takes in a Shakespearean playhouse in London and follies in Wales, his Irish ancestors and farting dead people, he even comes across fairies in Belfast and angels in Tyneside.

Billy's original views, love of the places he visits and humour shine through to leave you with a totally unique view of England, Ireland and Wales.

Columbo: Murder with too many notes (2000)

Findlay Crawford, a Hollywood film composer and conductor, murders a talented composer/musician who has been ghost-writing most of Crawford's work in recent years, including the entire score for the last film, which won an Oscar.
Crawford is jealous of the young musician whose talent outshines his own. Will Columbo find out who did it? It's just one more thing.

Pearl (1997)

Billy Connolly made a guest appearance in one episode, cast as Pynchon's estranged brother; Danny DeVito (Rhea Perlman's real-life husband) appeared once, as did Ted Danson (Sam Malone in Cheers).

Billy Connolly: A Scot in the Arctic (1996)

Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia (1996)

Billy's Australian tour took some 2 1/2 months to complete and is comprehensively covered over 8 episodes and five and a half hours.

Whether he is on his magnificent Harley motorcycle, eating lunch with locals, exploring national treasures or just talking about local history there is not a dull moment to be found.

The unique feature of this series is not only do you get to see Australia through a foreigners eyes but also get to see the best of his stand up comedy as well in the various cities he visits, talk about the best of both worlds.

Disc 1 covers NSW and Victoria with disc 2 exploring the remainder of the country with the notable exception being Tasmania which, like at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, has been left off the map so to speak.

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.

Head of the Class (1992)

Charlie Moore is struggling New York actor-director, who while waiting for his big break, works as a substitute teacher. His current assignment is to "watch over" a class of student prodigies. When he sees them, he sees that the principal has more or less shut them out from the rest of the world, so he tries to show them that there's more to life than just studying and winning academic competitions.

The principal doesn't exactly think that he is a positive influence on the students but when one of the students' parents, who is also on the school board, sees how he got his son to get out off his shell that he "asked" the principal to make the permanent teacher. So every week he helps the students with their personal problems, in addition to their academic ones. Billy Connolly plays Billy Macgregor.

To the north of Katmandu (1986)

Max Boyce takes part in the 1985 World Elephant Polo Championships in Katmandu, Nepal.

Comic Relief (1986)

An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985)

Billy Connolly delivers his special brand of stand-up comedy and abrasive humour in front of a celebrity audience.

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1981)

A series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a varied cast of mostly British performers.