Made in Scotland by Billy Connolly
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Made in Scotland
- My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country
- By: Billy Connolly
- Narrated by: Gordon Kennedy
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs
About this listen
All roads lead back home.
Billy Connolly may be a citizen of the world, but in his heart he's never been far from his homeland. Made in Scotland is Billy's unique and intimate portrait of his native Scotland, a love letter to the places and people that made him.
It's an adventure inspired by a single incident: the moment Billy received his Knighthood and was asked, 'How does it feel to have achieved all this when you came from nothing?' His response was, 'But I did come from something!' So begins an odyssey through the Highlands, the Lowlands and the Barrowlands on a shaggy dog quest to find out what that 'something' was and whether it is still there.
Far from a typical travelogue, Billy’s quest is as much through his memories and experiences as it is through his excursions, with a series of key artefacts prompting reminiscences - a first pressing of a Hank Williams album (the first record he ever owned), Landseer’s Monarch of the Glen, a bottle of air that re-creates the smell of the old Glasgow Docks - each of which inspire moments of reflection, joy, drama and laughter.
Accompanying a major BBC TV series, Made in Scotland is Billy Connolly's insightful, moving and very funny account of the stuff that really matters. Family, love, sex, health, football, fishing, work, art, swearing, banjos, friends, going to the pub. And good tea.
©2018 Billy Connolly (P)2018 Random House Audiobooks
Tina
Billy’s the Best.
This is a must. Well read, in an easy flow.
Such an interesting person, Billy shares his life openly in this book.
I will listen again.
Thanks Billy xx
Josh Coupland
The Big Yin and his Life through his own words
Having been a fan of Billy Connolly for over 13 years now I thought I knew all there was to know. I have watched all his live performances and the documentaries he has made including Around The World Tour Series.
I have even read the two books written by his wife however listening to this book was different because instead of being told Billy like by someone else were getting told by the man himself.
I really enjoyed this book and well worth your time and like myself you may learn a thing or two you didn’t know.