Billy Connolly: Portrait of a Lifetime
Billy Connolly celebrates his seventy-fifth birthday by sitting for three Scottish artists - John Byrne, Jack Vettriano and Rachel Maclean.
Celebrating Billy Connolly's seventy-fifth birthday and 50 years in the business, three Scottish artists - John Byrne, Jack Vettriano and Rachel Maclean - each create a new portrait of the Big Yin. As he sits with each artist, Billy talks about his remarkable life and career, which has taken him from musician and pioneering stand-up to Hollywood star and national treasure.
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Portrait of a comedian: Billy Connolly becomes high art
Three Connolly portraits by Jack Vettriano, John Byrne and Rachel Maclean are unveiled
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Billy Connolly murals in Glasgow – the city’s birthday gift to the Big Yin at 75
Few people around the world will receive a 75th birthday present of three portrait murals
Clips
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Billy meets Jack Vettriano
Duration: 01:13
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Billy Connolly sees the murals for the first time
Duration: 00:49
Music Played
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Admiral Fallow
Isn't This World Enough??
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The Humblebums
Mary of The Mountains
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The New Humblebums
Patrick
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Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
Dusty Wreath
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Lucky Pierre
Fan Dance
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The Phantom Band
Everybody Knows It's True
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Billy Connolly
The Waltzing Fool
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Billy Connolly
Silk Pyjamas
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The Humblebums
Little Blue Lady
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Jim Noir
Intro 1
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The Humblebums
Harry
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Billy Connolly
The Crucifixion
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Emily Smith
Winter Song
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Matt McGinn
Big Sammy
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Jim Noir
The Only Way
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Bert Jansch
Instrumentally Irish (Per's Hose Pipe)
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Admiral Fallow
Dead Against Smoking
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The Corries
Kelvin Grove
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Teenage Fanclub
Broken
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Lau
Horizontigo
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Billy Connolly
Saltcoats At The Fair
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Jim Noir
Eanie Meany
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Participant | Billy Connolly |
| Participant | John Byrne |
| Participant | Jack Vettriano |
| Participant | Rachel Maclean |
Broadcasts
Wed 14 Jun 201721:00BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
Sat 5 Aug 201721:00BBC Two except Wales- Sat 5 Aug 201722:30BBC Two Wales
- Tue 22 Aug 201700:15
- Wed 1 Nov 201722:40
- Sun 19 Jan 202022:30
- Mon 20 Jan 202002:30
Sat 30 May 202021:45- Thu 6 Aug 202023:30
- Sun 9 Aug 202002:45
- Wed 29 Dec 202122:00
- Sun 31 Jul 202222:00
- Mon 29 Jan 202421:00
- Wed 31 Jan 202400:50
- Thu 24 Oct 202400:50
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