Three huge murals are to be put up in Glasgow city centre as a tribute to comedian Billy Connolly, who will be 75 this year. The murals will be created from original works by top Scottish artists Jack Vettriano, John Byrne and Rachel Maclean and the work to create the murals will be showcased in a BBC programme in June. | BBC Scotland

2.4M views · 11K reactions | "The man with the bottomless toolbox" Billy Connolly on the great characters of Glasgow's shipyards. | BBC Scotland | Facebook

#OnThisDay 1975: "I hope I can get away with this - it's a beauty!" Billy Connolly appeared on Parkinson for the first time. Cracking stuff. | BBC Archive