It’s human nature to wonder what lies beyond locked doors, so it’s no surprise one of the world’s most secretive states holds so much allure…

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Ian McMillan is joined by Michael Palin on the language of 19th century Naval officers (drunk and sober), ‘Rule Britannia’, and a remarkable ship called ‘Erebus’, He’s also joined by beatboxer Jason…

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Michael Palin was granted unique access to North Korea for his latest show, finding eerily empty cities and surreal piped music in the streets – but some surprisingly happy people…

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Radio Times – Michael Palin reveals first trailer for North Korea travel series: “This will be the most revealing journey of my life”

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“As we sat in the airport, we played it to her, and she just cracked up,” he said, noting that there was now a “new market for us.”

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Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, the actor and documentary-maker told of his experiences in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including the general lack of knowledge about the rest of the world from its citizens.

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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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The comedian and television presenter Michael Palin has praised the study of geography as a force for broadening the mind as fresh figures show a spike in take-up for the subject at schools in England.

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Unseen sketches from Monty Python have been discovered in Michael’s archives. He gave the material to the British Library in 2017 and after…

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