Erebus News

H.M.S. Erebus has been on the last stages of her latest voyage – 179 years after her first one…
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Slipped into the British Library this morning to have one last look at the excellent mini-exhibition of bits and pieces from my archive…
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When comedian and broadcaster Michael Palin heard that the wreck of HMS Erebus had been discovered in northern Canada in 2014, the news awoke the adventurer in him…
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The Agenda with Steve Paikin welcomes comedy legend Michael Palin to discuss his book, “Erebus: One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time”…
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The author, actor and member of Monty Python wrapped up the Canadian leg of his North American book tour with a sold-out show in Ottawa…
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Flew from Providence to Newark. A little touch of nostalgia as we skimmed low over the cranes of Newark Docks, where, thirty years ago…
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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…

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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…

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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…

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Michael to tour Australia in December with a new live show…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Michael speaks to Falkland Islands Television about his latest book project, his time in the Islands, and about his amateur photography skills…

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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…

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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…

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