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Written by: artistharry [11/01/11, 13:05] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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ITV -Billy Connolly's 'Journey to the Edge of the World' (2010) Information Billy Connolly's 'Journey to the Edge of the World' Billy Connolly is a comedian, musician, presenter and actor – and 'citizen of the world’ This series sees comedian Billy Connolly turn explorer, as he embarks on a rare and remote journey - attempted and failed by hundreds before him - through the treacherous Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World, Billy negotiates the much coveted passage inside the Arctic Circle which is choked with impenetrable ice for most of the year. The fabled passage through the Arctic Ocean was sought after for five centuries as a commercial sea route and claimed hundreds of lives of those trying to discover a navigable way through, but now global warming means that for a few weeks in the summer the ice melts and gives Billy a chance to make an extraordinary once-in-a-lifetime journey. Includes all 4 episodes + Bonus Behind The scenes footage. Part 1: Nova Scotia The first part of Billy’s epic ten-week journey sees him arriving in Nova Scotia then heading north to Newfoundland. His journey by boat, motorbike, aeroplane and car takes him to the towns where European immigrants first settled, the graveyard where victims of the Titanic disaster are buried and to meet the man who earns a living making scarecrows. He also meets the hospitable townspeople who took in airline passengers stranded by the 9/11 tragedy and goes in search of whales and icebergs. Technical Specs Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4 Video Bitrate: 1935 kbps Video Resolution: 720 x 416 Video Aspect Ratio: 1.731 (16:9) Frames Per Second: 25 Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) Audio Bitrate: 192 kb/s AC3 48000 Hz Audio Streams: 2ch Audio Languages: English RunTime per Part 46.mins Number Of Parts: 5 Part Size: 700 MB Source: DVD Encoded by: Harry65 Bonus Footage / Billy’s travelogue: Running Time: 53:23 |
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[#150382]
Written by: Nerdfury [12/01/11, 05:27] Action: [ Reply ] [ Quote ] |
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Back when I was in high school, we had to spend a week doing work experience, where we'd take up a job to see what working was like, unpaid. I had the pleasure of working at our city's major theatre/playhouse/opera house, which was in itself interesting. Things became more interesting when half the staff had the flu, and I (as the only student with a suit, and a mature outset) was asked to meet performers at the entrance, show them around and help them out if they needed it. Among various singers, opera performers and prima-donnas, I was lucky enough to meet and hang out with Billy for half a day. I got to hear his set, advise on certain local things he needed to know about to change his jokes accordingly, as well as listen to him play banjo and generally screw around. He even took me to a local pub for lunch! He's such a fantastically genuine and amazing guy. During the last hour or so, he told me that he was working on, describing a documentary about the UK, and that he'd love to do one for Australia (which is where I live) as well, which he eventually did. He also described a plot of a movie he'd been asked to consider, where he played the father of two vigilantes, who hunt down a collection of bad guys. I think we all know what movie that was. Best time of my life, ever. |
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