Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Sydney
His journey begins in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, and includes footage of his popular comedy performances there.
La Perouse
The series in which comedian Billy Connolly travels around Australia, sees him start off at Botany Bay, then move on to the nation's official capital, Canberra, where he is decidedly unimpressed with a city full of politicians, before returning to Sydney for a rare television interview.
Newcastle
This week Connolly performs in New South Wales's second-largest town, Newcastle, on the coastline near Sydney. He also tries beach fishing and pays tribute to artist Brett Whiteley , a personal friend who died after years of heroin addiction.
Melbourne
This week the comedian is in Melbourne where he visits the Westgate Bridge, the site of a construction disaster in 1970, and Melbourne jail, where folk hero and criminal, Ned Kelly, was hanged. He also visits the William Ricketts Sanctuary, an area designed as a merging of Aboriginal and western cultures.
Perth and Adelaide
This week the comedian is in Adelaide and Perth. He meets an aboriginal artist, some marsupials, and goes swimming with dolphins. There's also a look at Connolly's preparation for a show, and a surprise birthday party.
Brisbane
This week the comedian performs in Brisbane. He learns how a house can be delivered to a location ofthe customer's choice, loops the loop in a glider, and relaxes on the world's largest sand island.
The Outback
This week the comedian is in the outback and visits an opal-mining town where it's not unknown for explosives to be used to settle neighbours' disputes.
He sees underground homes equipped with bars and swimming pools, meets desert golfers who tee-off from a portable strip of Astroturf, and samples the delights of the outback kitchen.
Darwin
The final programme sees Connolly in Darwin. Tiwi Aborigines provide him with a crash course in real bush tucker, such as mud crabs, mangrove worms and barbecued lizard, and he also searches for crocodiles on the Adelaide river.
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