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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Michael Palin on being ‘in conversation’ with Robert Ross at the Great Yorkshire Fringe.

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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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Michael will be a guest on BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends, broadcast on Saturday 30 June, 6.15pm talking about his love of poetry with a particular focus on the life and work of Adrian Mitchell…

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Love Songs of WW3 – A Tribute to Adrian Mitchell with Michael Palin, Sasha Mitchell and Peter Moser takes place at the UK’s biggest poetry festival, Ledbury Poetry Festival, Tuesday 3rd July 2018, 8pm at Ledbury Community…

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Idle away July afternoons at Fenton House. What better way to enjoy summer. And I’ll be especially idle on Saturday the 14th. See you there.

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