Michael Palin

Born: 1943-05-05

Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS (born 5 May 1943) is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. Palin wrote most of his comedic material with Terry Jones. Before Monty Python, they had worked on other shows such as The Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report and Do Not Adjust Your Set. Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic", "Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", and "The Spanish Inquisition". Palin continued to work with Jones after Python, co-writing Ripping Yarns. He has also appeared in several films directed by fellow Python Terry Gilliam and made notable appearances in other films such as A Fish Called Wanda, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted the 30th favourite by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. After Python, he began a new career as a travel writer and travel documentarian. His journeys have taken him across the world, including the North and South Poles, the Sahara desert, the Himalayas and, most recently, Eastern Europe. In 2000 Palin was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Palin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

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Released: 2020-05-09

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Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2007-05-10

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

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Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

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Released: 1989-11-18

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The Movie Life of George

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Released: 1989-02-10

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Released: 2012-09-11

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The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

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Released: 1989-01-01

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Released: 1981-03-29

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The Meaning of Monty Python

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Released: 2013-10-08

A discussion between John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones about...

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The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam

as uncredited
Released: 1991-10-06

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The Seventh Python

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Released: 2013-03-13

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Pleasure at Her Majesty's

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Released: 1976-12-29

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The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

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Released: 2003-09-02

The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This...

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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

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Released: 1982-03-01

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Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes

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Released: 2019-05-10

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Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles'

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Released: 2008-11-01

Short documentary about the making of the film 'The Rutles: All You Need is Cash'.

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Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

as uncredited
Released: 2018-01-07

This special one-hour documentary reflects on Michael Palin's fascinating career as a...

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The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

as Self
Released: 1979-06-20

Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or maybe...

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The Unknown Peter Sellers

as Himself
Released: 2000-04-25

Documentary about the life and career of a comic genius, Peter Sellers.

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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-01-01

All the best sketches from the third and fourth series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable...

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Michael Palin In Wyeth's World

as Himself
Released: 2013-12-29

Michael Palin heads for rural Pennsylvania and Maine to explore the extraordinary life and work...

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John Peel's Record Box

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Released: 2005-11-14

John Peel's Record Box is a documentary film made by Elaine Shepherd, released on 14 November...

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Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

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Released: 2014-12-10

A very personal portrait of the truly unique comedy genius of Spike Milligan, as told in his own...

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Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-09-07

From ‘something completely different’ to icons of comedy and national treasures, this is a...

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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

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Released: 2021-06-05

Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a...

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The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971

as uncredited
Released: 1971-12-31

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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release

as Self
Released: 2010-01-01

This is a theatrical / movie adaptation of the TV Miniseries. Its chapters do not align with the...

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Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch

as salesman
Released:

One of the least-known Monty Python rarities is “The Close-up Toothpaste Relaunch,” a short...

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Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia

as Himself
Released: 2015-12-28

Michael Palin discovers the story of 17th-century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. He...

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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-01-01

Compilation of the best Sketches of the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, which ran...

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The Monty Python Story

as Self
Released: 1999-10-08

The story behind how the comedy sketch group Monty Python formed in 1969, and lead to four very...

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Across the Andes by Frog

as Captain Walter Snetterton
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Explorer Walter Snetterton and his party travel to the Andes to prove his theory that frogs are...

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Making Qi

as Self
Released: 2011-09-10

Behind the scenes documentary on British panel show Qi.

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Anatomy of a Liar

as Self
Released: 2012-10-26

A documentary about A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman.

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Euroshow '71: May Day Special

as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
Released: 1971-05-01

German made-for-TV musical extravaganza starring Monty Python.

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Jeepers Creepers

as Newscaster (voice)
Released: 2020-10-12

After twenty years as a struggling variety turn and then a prolific scriptwriter and television...

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Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best

as Various Characters
Released: 2006-02-22

The LORDS of LAUGHTER--The SAINTS of SATIRE--The HIGH PRIESTS of LOW COMEDY--have sold out once...

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Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse

as Narrator
Released: 2003-04-14

Michael Palin visits the Baltimore apartment gallery of Etta and Claribel Cone, wealthy American...

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The Curse of the Claw

as Kevin Orr
Released: 1977-10-25

Sir Kevin Orr is anxious to return the Sacred Claw of the Naga hills given him as a child by his...

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The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Various Roles
Released: 1979-12-22

Amnesty decided not to present a benefit show in 1978 in order to consider how to make better...

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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2004-01-01

All the best sketches from the second series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable moments...

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Great Railway Journeys - Confessions of a Train Spotter

as Himself
Released: 1980-11-27

In this affectionate documentary, Michael Palin confesses to being a train spotter when he was a...

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The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations

as Self
Released: 2001-10-23

A documentary with Terry Jones and Michael Palin travelling to the locations of "Monty Python...

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The South Bank Show: Spamalot

as uncredited
Released: 2006-10-15

Eric Idle is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 2006 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). The...

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The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything

as uncredited
Released: 2014-04-07

Terry Jones and Michael Palin revisit their "pre-Python" sketch show from 1969 which has sadly...

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Golden Gordon

as Gordon Ottershaw
Released: 1979-10-17

Barnestoneworth United is the worst football team of 1935,who lose every match. Gordon Ottershaw...

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Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

as uncredited
Released: 2010-06-08

Half-hour behind the scenes of Eric Idle's Not The Messiah oratorio. Featuring Eric Idle, Terry...

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Monty Python: Who's There?

as Ken
Released: 1970-04-15

An instructional film about canvassing, for the Labour Party and starring the Python team,...

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Escape from Stalag Luft 112B

as Major Errol Phipps
Released: 1977-10-04

During World War I Major Errol Phipps is determined to escape from Stalag Luft 112B but his...

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Henry Cleans Up

as Henry
Released: 1974-01-02

An educational comedy film from Guinness instructing how to clean out your pipes in the pub.

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Ending It All

as uncredited
Released: 1970-01-01

Michael Palin guides us on suicide in this humorous public information film on motorway safety.

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Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi

as Host
Released: 2005-07-14

In 2005, Michael Palin set out to unlock the mysteries and find out about the background and...

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Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm

as Self
Released: 1999-10-08

Meatloaf introduces a look back at Python's use of music. Included interviews with the team,...

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Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

as Self
Released: 2014-06-29

Alan Yentob meets the five surviving members of Monty Python - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry...

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Around the World in 20 Years

as Himself
Released: 2008-12-30

To mark the twentieth anniversary of "Around the World in 80 Days" we went back to Dubai and...

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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

as Eric Olthwaite
Released: 1977-09-22

Eric Olthwaite is so boring that his family all leave home to escape him. Then one day he is...

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Monty Python In The Netherlands

as uncredited
Released: 1973-01-18

Monty Python sketch created for Dutch television in 1973.

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Generation '66

as uncredited
Released: 2016-07-31

Documentary exploring the key events of 1966, a period when British pop music, fashion and sport...

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Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches

as Self
Released: 1999-10-08

The Sketches produced by the surviving Pythons for the BBC's celebration of the 30th Anniversary...

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The Broken Bottle

as uncredited
Released: 1977-03-31

Short sketch written by and starring Michael Palin and Terry Jones, of Monty Python.

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Is This a Record?

as Various
Released: 1973-06-01

John Cleese, Michael Palin and Terry Jones celebrate the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Comic Roots: Michael Palin

as uncredited
Released: 1983-08-12

Short biographical documentary about comedian Michael Palin and his early interest in acting and...

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Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles'

as Self
Released: 2008-11-01

Short documentary on the music of the 'prefab four', The Rutles. Shabby Road is where the band...

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Whinfrey's Last Case

as Gerald Whinfrey
Released: 1979-10-10

In 1913 the British government, hearing that the Germans are planning World War I, ask top agent...

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Palin on Redpath

as Himself / Presenter
Released: 1997-12-15

Michael Palin travels to France in search of the Mediterranean view on his wall, captured by his...

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Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerry

as Himself
Released: 1994-02-03

Michael Palin travels through Ireland - from Derry in the North down to his ancestral homeland...

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Michael Palin's Greatest Railway Journey: Derry To Kerry

as Self
Released: 1994-02-04

Michael Palin travels through Ireland - from Derry in the North down to his ancestral homeland...

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The Last Day of World War One

as Presenter
Released: 2008-11-01

Telling the stories of the last soldiers to die in the Great War.

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Monty Python: Pythonland

as uncredited
Released: 1999-10-08

Michael Palin presents a documentary discovering some of the places that were used as locations...

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The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin

as Self
Released: 1989-11-07

6 part series where Michael Palin discusses the different railways across Britain and their...

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Monty Python's Flying Circus - Michael Palin's Personal Best

as uncredited
Released: 2006-02-27

Comedy from the UK

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Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

as Self
Released: 2014-04-03

Alexander Armstrong explores the literature that inspired Michael Palin and Terry Jones's...

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Tomkinson's Schooldays

as Tomkinson
Released: 1976-01-07

New boarder Tomkinson is thoroughly miserable at Graybridge public school where he has to fight...

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Murder at Moorstones Manor

as Charles Chiddingford
Released: 1977-10-11

Sir Clive Chiddingfield invites his family to his birthday party at lonely Moorstones Manor but...

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Comedians Do It On Stage

as Self
Released: 1986-02-01

A Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their...

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Viz: The Documentary

as Self
Released: 1990-05-04

Tongue-in-cheek documentary about British adult humor magazine, Viz.

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Monty Python in Aberystwyth

as Self
Released: 2009-05-12

In a strange turn of events, Sue Jones-Davies became the mayor of a Welsh town where Monty...

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Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1991-09-01

When Jack sells his cow for some lousy looking beans, his mother goes into a rage and throws the...

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The Simpsons

as Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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The One Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2006-08-14

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Wogan

as Self
First aired: 1982-05-04

Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1993-09-13

Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that...

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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Pebble Mill at One

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-10-09

Pebble Mill at One was a popular British lunchtime magazine, broadcast live from Monday to...

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The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self
First aired: 2011-09-03

The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast...

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Monty Python's Flying Circus

as Various / "It's" man
First aired: 1969-10-05

A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or...

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Staged

as Michael
First aired: 2020-06-10

David Tennant and Michael Sheen (playing themselves) were due to star in a production of 'Six...

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Going Live!

as Self
First aired: 1987-09-26

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It...

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Parkinson

as Self
First aired: 1998-01-09

Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show.

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Vanity Fair

as William Makepeace Thackeray
First aired: 2018-09-02

In a world where everyone is striving for what is not worth having, no one is more determined to...

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Clangers

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1969-11-16

The Clangers are strange, long-nosed, pink, woolly creatures that live inside a small blue...

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The Frank Skinner Show

as Self
First aired: 1995-09-10

The Frank Skinner Show was a television chat show hosted by comedian Frank Skinner, which lasted...

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Ripping Yarns

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-01-07

A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python...

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Ripping Yarns

as Gerald Whinfrey
First aired: 1976-01-07

A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python...

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Ripping Yarns

as Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack
First aired: 1976-01-07

A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python...

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Ripping Yarns

as Roger
First aired: 1976-01-07

A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python...

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Full Circle with Michael Palin

as Himself
First aired: 1997-08-31

Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

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Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

as Himself
First aired: 1989-10-11

Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to...

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Remember Me

as Tom Parfitt
First aired: 2014-11-23

Tom Parfitt fakes an injury in order to escape from his monotonous lifestyle and head to a care...

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Do Not Adjust Your Set

as Various Characters
First aired: 1967-12-26

Innovative and influential, and originally envisaged as children’s show, Do Not Adjust Your Set...

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Michael Palin's New Europe

as Himself
First aired: 2007-09-16

Michael Palin explores European countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain.

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The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self
First aired: 1976-04-01

A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human...

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G.B.H.

as Jim Nelson
First aired: 1991-06-06

GBH was a seven-part British television drama written by Alan Bleasdale shown in the summer of...

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ZULU Comedy Galla

as Michael Palin
First aired: 2010-09-02

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Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2014-11-03

This series is presented by self-confessed Python nut Hugh Bonneville, each show with a group of...

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Pole to Pole

as Himself
First aired: 1992-10-21

Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, travelling from the North to the South...

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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)

as Self
First aired: 2009-10-18

A 2009 television documentary series in six parts that covers 40 years of the surreal comedy...

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Worzel Gummidge

as The Green Man
First aired: 2019-12-26

Mackenzie Crook writes, directs and stars in this new family comedy series about a scarecrow who...

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Michael Palin in North Korea

as Himself - Host
First aired: 2018-09-28

Travelogue series into the notably private nation.

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A Life on Screen

as Himself
First aired: 2014-12-24

Documentary series that celebrates the incredible careers of the best of British talent.

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Great Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 1980-10-23

Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring...

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Omnibus Presents Comic Relief

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-04-25

The comedy event of the year took place in April 1986 at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. All...

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The Complete and Utter History of Britain

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-01-12

The Complete And Utter History Of Britain was a 1969 television comedy sketch show. It was...

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Himalaya with Michael Palin

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2004-10-03

Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin takes a journey through the Himalayas.

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Sahara with Michael Palin

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2002-10-13

In this four-part BBC documentary, former Monty Python funnyman and renowned globe-trotter...

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Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus

as Various Characters
First aired: 1972-01-03

Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus consisted of two 45-minute Monty Python German television...

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Travels with Palin

as Himself
First aired: 1980-11-27

"From what I gather, people feel they are doing a journey with me. They like following someone...

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Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-10-17

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael...

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Monty Python's Personal Best

as Self / Various Characters
First aired: 2006-02-22

A series of six outrageous one-hour specials showcasing the groundbreaking comedians.

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Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

as uncredited
First aired: 2014-04-10

Alexander Armstrong explores the literature that inspired Michael Palin and Terry Jones's...

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Michael Palin in Nigeria

as Self
First aired: 2024-04-16

In his first visit to Nigeria, labelled the ‘Giant of Africa’, Michael Palin embarks on an epic...

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Brazil with Michael Palin

as Self (Presenter)
First aired: 2012-10-24

Brazil with Michael Palin is a travel documentary series by Michael Palin consisting of four...

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Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime

as Self - Host
First aired: 2020-10-04

Michael Palin revisits his first four TV travel documentaries. He draws on his personal archive...

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Michael Palin: Into Iraq

as uncredited
First aired: 2022-09-20

Michael Palin embarks on an epic, revelatory journey through Iraq, one of the most dangerous and...

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Michael Palin: The Art of Travel

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-11-07

Short travelogues in which Michael Palin experiences a bygone age of rail travel in the UK.

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