Down Under and Underground
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Archives and Anniversaries
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Michael Palin’s new book retraces doomed voyage of HMS Erebus
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Tracking the HMS Erebus
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Michael Palin wows audiences with tale of HMS Erebus
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Erebus Sails On
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On The Road Again
It’s been a while since I enjoyed the full-on delights of a big book tour. This is the crunch time for any venture, the time when you leave the cosy comforts of pre-publication expectations behind and face the verdict from the public…
Calm Before The Storm
Erebus The Story of a Ship will be published soon. In America and Canada it has a different cover, adorned with a quote from Bill Bryson. “Beyond terrific, I didn’t want it to end”. Now that’s one to die for…
Erebus: The Story of a Ship by Michael Palin
As my book Erebus The Story of a Ship is all about the sea, where better to film than amongst the beautiful buildings of the old Royal Naval College in Greenwich…
Australia Tour Dates Announced
Michael to tour Australia in December with a new live show…
Busy Summer
Not much sun-bathing time ahead, as I begin a schedule of long-lead interviews for the Erebus book (which, incidentally, is looking very nice indeed, ) due for publication on September 20th…
Erebus Book Cover Revealed
Not much sun-bathing time ahead, as I begin a schedule of long-lead interviews for the Erebus book (which, incidentally, is looking very nice indeed, ) due for publication on September 20th…
The Last Lap
As anyone whose ever had to write a book to a deadline will know, the closer it gets to that deadline the more reasons you find to make coffee, check your email, catch up on the last 15 minutes of that irresistible podcast, stare out of the window, or if you’re feeling really energetic, go to sleep…
Erebus Sails on into the New Year
The good news is that I passed the halfway point on my Erebus book in early December and my editor has seen it and is still talking to me which has spurred me on to return to the keyboard and finish the thing. I’m enjoying it…
North-West Passage
As you can see, we’ve rechristened this box from “The Latest” to “Palin’s Posts”, to reflect the fact that these are my own, personal updates. If you want to know the very latest then “News” is the box to go to…
Following The Fleet
Whoever thought writing was a sedentary activity should have been with me these past few weeks. Since my week in the Falkland Islands in March, my researches into the saga of HMS Erebus have taken me to…
Palin on the HMS Erebus
Michael speaks to Falkland Islands Television about his latest book project, his time in the Islands, and about his amateur photography skills…
New Book on doomed 19th-century British expedition
HMS Erebus was the flagship on two of the most significant maritime journeys in our history. One reached the furthest south any ship had ever been…
Spring Into Action
As the days grow longer, I’m getting up a little earlier and trying to concentrate my mind on the story of HMS Erebus, the book which I have set myself to write in time for publication at the end of next year…