Billy Connolly
Sue Lawley's castaway is comedian and actor Billy Connolly.
This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the comedian and actor, Billy Connolly. His one-man shows continue to pack venues on both sides of the Atlantic and his performances in films such as Mrs Brown, The Debt Collector and The Imposters have won him great critical acclaim. In conversation with Sue Lawley, he talks about his life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Long Gone Lonesome Blues by Hank Williams
Book: Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury: Banjo
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Music Played
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Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
- Flatt and Scruggs 1948-1959.
- Bear Family.
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Regimental Band and the Massed Pipes of the Scots Guards
Skye Boat Song
- The Scots Guards on Parade.
- EMI.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Hank Williams
Long Gone Lonesome Blues
- The Legendary Hank Williams.
- K Tel.
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Little Richard
Tutti Frutti
- Rockfile Vol 23.
- Backline Recordings.
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The Beatles
Across The Universe
- Past Masters Vol. 2.
- Parlophone.
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Bob Dylan
Highlands
- Time Out of Mind.
- Columbia.
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Bob Devereux, Clive Palmer
Morris Room
- Vanlag/Celebrated Ratcliffe Stout Band.
- Plant Life.
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Roy Orbison
Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)
- 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll.
- Connoisseur Collection.
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Book Choice
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Oxford English Dictionary
Luxury Choice
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Banjo
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Sue Lawley |
Interviewed Guest | Billy Connolly |
Broadcasts
- Sun 18 Nov 2001 11:15大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 23 Nov 2001 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
- Fri 19 Jul 2002 09:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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