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.
...Read More
I’ve been a long-time supporter of the work of Farm Africa. It’s a very effective charity and heres a chance to have some fun and help support African farmers. Farm Africa is putting on a night of comedy in London. Get your ticket now!
...Read More
“In extreme situations, when everything is falling apart, people should turn to humour,”
...Read More
Michael discusses his latest, BAFTA-nominated, film The Death Of Stalin. Directed by Armando Ianucci, with Simon Mayo on Drivetime, today at 17:05
...Read More
Michael Palin, A Life on Screen – BBC Two, Sunday 7th January 2018 at 9:00pm , Michael tells the story behind his success, after being honoured with a special award at the Baftas in 2013. Includes interviews from John Cleese, David Jason, Connie Booth, Armando Iannucci, Clem Vallance (producer of travelogues) and Michael himself…
...Read More
Michael presents the DEC emergency appeal for the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing violence in Rakhine state, Myanmar…
...Read More
‘crowds of tourists turned up to look at my bottom’ Michael on making Jabberwocky.
...Read More
I write this as the summer seems to be disappearing fast. I hope you’ve all caught up with it, somewhere, in some shape or form. Rather perversely, I found myself, at the height of August, in one of the coldest corners of the globe…
...Read More
Michael reads The Food of Paradise, from Idries Shah’s World Tales. All sales of the limited edition of the title will go to ISF’s Books For Afghan Children Project…
...Read More
Watch Michael as Vyacheslav Molotov in Armando Iannucci’s Soviet satire depicting the frenzied political manoeuvrings that transpired in the aftermath of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s death in 1953…
...Read More
