Michael Palin Movies
- 2022
The Fringe, Fame and Me
The Fringe, Fame and Me02022HD
The Fringe, Fame and Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that began 75 years ago this year became a national institution – a...
- 2025
When Bruce Springsteen Came To Britain
When Bruce Springsteen Came To Britain92025HD
The film tells the story of how Springsteen and the E Street Band first arrived in the UK in November 1975 for a sold-out performance in Hammersmith,...
- 1989
The Movie Life of George
The Movie Life of George01989HD
When EMI refused to produce Monty Python's Life of Brian, George Harrison founded Handmade Pictures so that he could see the film. This is the story...
- 1969
How to Irritate People
How to Irritate People6.61969HD
A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.
- 2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?4.82004HD
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and...
- 2021
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated02021HD
Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a pivotal moment in the evolution of television...
- 2024
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration
Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration02024HD
A tribute to the celebrated and enigmatic actress, with her life story told by those who knew her best, celebrating her much-loved appearances across...
- 1989
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python71989HD
Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the well known sketches, though the parrot sketch is not...
- 1979
The Secret Policeman's Ball
The Secret Policeman's Ball6.31979HD
Amnesty decided not to present a benefit show in 1978 in order to consider how to make better use of the performing talent so favourably disposed to...
- 2003
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'82003HD
The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This documentary is featured on the 2-disc Special Edition DVD for...
- 2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy82014HD
Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.
- 1976
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Pleasure at Her Majesty's6.51976HD
The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure (the show was performed at...
- 2002
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television8.82002HD
Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television is a BBC documentary film that recounts David Attenborough's television career. It is...
- 2009
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened
Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened82009HD
30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.
- 2011
Making Qi
Making Qi02011HD
Behind the scenes documentary on British panel show Qi.
- 2024
How To Make It In Comedy
How To Make It In Comedy02024HD
Told by the stars who first found fame at the Edinburgh Fringe, this the inside story of what it takes to make a name there, from those who enjoyed...
- 2005
The Roots of Monty Python
The Roots of Monty Python02005HD
A look back at the origins of the ground breaking BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus.
- 2008
The Seventh Python
The Seventh Python02008HD
Sean Connors Films, Ltd. Presents a Frozen Pictures production of The Seventh Python, a nonfiction musical feature film based on the life, work and...
- 2002
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute
Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute02002HD
One of many tributes following the death of Spike Milligan. Comedians, actors and musicians join forces to present a live tribute featuring a...
- 2008
What Is Brazil?
What Is Brazil?6.42008HD
Rob Hedden's witty on-set documentary captures the revolutionary air that had begun to swirl around Brazil even before the controversy surrounding...