World Tour of Scotland

World Tour of Scotland

1994
World Tour of Scotland
World Tour of Scotland

World Tour of Scotland

8.2 | en | Comedy

World Tour of Scotland is a six-part television series — the first of Billy Connolly's "world tours" — originally broadcast by the BBC in late 1994. It involved his touring around his homeland of Scotland for 54 nights during early 1994, beginning in Greenock and visiting cities and towns and performing live on stage to audiences. However, this, like all his other tours, involved more than just shows: he visited numerous places of historic and scenic value, as well as some places that resonate with his own upbringing. The series was dedicated "with much love and thanks to the people of Scotland". It has since been released on VHS and DVD. On the latter format, the six episodes are split across two discs.

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EP6  Edinburgh
Mar. 29,1994
Edinburgh

* Edinburgh Castle (including the firing of the one o'clock cannon) * Court of Session * St. Giles' Cathedral * Mary King's Close (Annie's room) * Usher Hall (concert venue, from where Connolly performs a pre-show piece to camera)

EP5  Arbroath, Dundee , Scottish Borders, Kelso
Mar. 29,1994
Arbroath, Dundee , Scottish Borders, Kelso

* Arbroath (where he sampled a smokie) * Dundee (including footage from his performance at Caird Hall) o Dundee Law (Connolly gave a straight reading of William McGonagall's poem The Tay Bridge Disaster within sight of the Tay Rail Bridge. During the course of filming, a blizzard happened, and about two inches of snow fell) * Scottish Borders, Kelso (including footage from his performance at Tait Hall) Connolly almost ventured into English territory at the end of the fifth episode when he cycled past the "Scotland" sign in Roxburgh. "I've come a bit far here, I believe," he says, after screeching his bike to a halt. "And me out without my passport. It is a Scottish tour, after all. One thing confuses me, however," he continued, as he prepared to retrace his route. "If this is the border with England, and this is the border with Scotland, what happens in [between]? Maybe it's owned by the Manx government, or something. I don't know. Perhaps you can build a house here and never pay tax again."

EP4  Ulbster, Caithness, Wick, Orkney Islands, Lerwick, Shetland
Mar. 29,1994
Ulbster, Caithness, Wick, Orkney Islands, Lerwick, Shetland

* Ulbster, Caithness * Wick * Candacraig House (Connolly's Highland home)[1] * Orkney Islands o Ring of Brogar (referred to by Connolly as the Standing Stones of Brogar) o Kirkwall o Scapa Flow (to which he travelled on the fishing boat Triton) * Lerwick, Shetland (including two performances in the same night at the Garrison Theatre; the latter took him into the next day)

EP3  Blair Atholl, Highlands, Inverness, Culloden Moor
Mar. 29,1994
Blair Atholl, Highlands, Inverness, Culloden Moor

* Blair Atholl * Highlands * Inverness * Culloden Moor

EP2  Partick and Govan, Stirling, Scone Palace, Forth Bridges and South Queensferry
Jan. 01,0001
Partick and Govan, Stirling, Scone Palace, Forth Bridges and South Queensferry

* Partick and Govan * Stirling (including the MacRobert Centre concert venue) and Bannockburn * Scone Palace ("Never to be pronounced Scone.") * Forth Bridges and South Queensferry

EP1  Isle of Arran, Glasgow, Loch Lomond
Mar. 29,1994
Isle of Arran, Glasgow, Loch Lomond

* Isle of Arran * Brodick Village Hall (concert venue) * Glasgow: Dover Street, the street on which Connolly was born; Provand's Lordship; The tenement building where Connolly lived between the ages of fourteen and twenty; Glasgow Cross; Necropolis; Auchengillan scout camp (where Connolly, in the 141 Pack, visited as a cub scout) * Loch Lomond

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8.2 | en | Comedy , Documentary | More Info
Released: 1994-03-29 | Released Producted By: , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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World Tour of Scotland is a six-part television series — the first of Billy Connolly's "world tours" — originally broadcast by the BBC in late 1994. It involved his touring around his homeland of Scotland for 54 nights during early 1994, beginning in Greenock and visiting cities and towns and performing live on stage to audiences. However, this, like all his other tours, involved more than just shows: he visited numerous places of historic and scenic value, as well as some places that resonate with his own upbringing. The series was dedicated "with much love and thanks to the people of Scotland". It has since been released on VHS and DVD. On the latter format, the six episodes are split across two discs.

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Jackson Booth-Millard When I decided to watch this on DVD, I thought it was going to be mainly a live stand-up comedy show with only a little documentary footage put in, not the other way round. Billy Connolly basically travelled around his homeland of Scotland, while he was also doing his 54 date live stand-up tour there. So he explores all the areas he knew as a child and growing up, all the popular areas, as well as all the areas we do not get to see that often. So he goes to Glasgow, the Highlands, Inverness, Wick, Dundee, Edinburgh, and many other places I've never even seen or heard of myself. The landscapes and sights of Scotland that I've heard of and was interested to see are good, and Connolly with his charming ruggishness and affectionate accent is good viewing. But as I had previously only seen one of his live shows, I really enjoyed the small segments of Connolly's live stand-up shows. Billy Connolly was number 16 on TV's 50 Greatest Stars, he was number 8 on The Comedians' Comedian, he was number 1 on Britain's Favourite Comedian, and he was number 1 on 100 Greatest Stand-Ups (twice). Good!
Jimbo_of_the_Shire Everybody should now know who Billy Connolly is - with his 'colourful' language and his hilarious, and surprisingly accurate take on the strange, funny and ridiculous events that happen through our lives, that we tend not to notice. He has made a name for himself as the funniest comedian to come out of Scotland.Billy Connolly's World Tour of Scotland, the first of his four successful World Tour series, shows Scotland through the eyes of a man who was born and raised in Scotland, and as well as covering all different parts of Scotland (from Glasgow and Edinburgh, to the Shetlands, to the Borders), we get to hear about the fond memories of his childhood. He shows us the house he was born in, where he worked as a welder, to where he lost his virginity! He also talks about some of Scotlands most famous historical events, from the battle of Culloden, to the Tay Bridge disaster, Billy covers the length and breadth of his home country. As far as the comedy goes, Billy basically has never been funnier. This was the stage where he was at his very best (if you haven't seen his Live 1994 show, I suggest you do asap!) Overall, a loving and passionate take on this beautiful country. A must-see!!!
secret_agent77 Billy Connolly's "World Tour of Scotland" is a comedic gem. The basis of the film is Connolly travelling around Scotland, taking in the people, places and giving facts and trivia about each place he visits, all the while accompanied by a camera crew. While traveling, he does shows at theatres in most of the towns he visits, so the "documentary is spiced with footage of his routines, which are hilarious. By far one of the most educational and funny looks at Scotland ever.