The Suit. The Man. The Legend. | Billy Connolly in Crushed Velvet | Parkinson on BBC
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Billy Connolly arrives from Australia in crushed velvet, jet lagged beyond reason, and immediately starts talking about sleep apnea. He has tried the tennis ball in the T-shirt. He escalated to a football in a rucksack. He is not getting any better. In this conversation with Michael Parkinson, he talks about his father's late-stage contentment with marijuana and horse racing, about his wife Pamela being a psychotherapist who specialises in sexual trauma and why he considers himself rather boring research material, and about Mrs Brown, which he describes as a modern Brief Encounter and possibly his favourite film of all time. He also explains why a man might need the nine times table. And how far he got. Legendary talk show host Sir Michael Parkinson's official YouTube channel. Step back in time with us as we relive the golden era of television and remember some of the most unforgettable moments from Parkinson! We’ll look back at some of his most memorable interviews featuring the bi
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