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Made in Scotland : my grand adventures in a wee country / Billy Connolly ; with Ian Gittins.
"After my knighthood was announced, a woman from the BBC came to Glasgow to interview me. We sat down in a lovely hotel in a nice part of town, and she hit me with her first question- "This must mean a lot to you, with you coming from nothing?" I looked at her, and I laughed. "I did'nae come from nothing, "I told her. "I come from something." I grew up in the tenements of post-war Glasgow. I am very proud to be working class, and especially a working-class Glaswegian who has worked in the shipyards. I come from the working class. And, most of all, I come from Scotland. Scotland is a unique and wonderful place. Its national motto says a lot about it - Nemo me impunelacessit. A decent translation might be- 'By all means punch me in the nose but prepare yourself for a kick in the arse.' I did'nae come from nothing - I come from Scotland. And this book is about why I will always be happy and proud that I do."
Record details
- ISBN: 9781785943706 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 282 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm
- Publisher: London : BBC Books, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, 2018.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Connolly, Billy. Comedians > Scotland > Biography. Musicians > Scotland > Biography. Actors > Scotland > Biography. Scotland > Social life and customs > 20th century. |
| Genre: | Autobiographies. Biographies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 792.7028092 Conno | 31681010144665 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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