Michael Palin Movies

Short documentary on the music of the 'prefab four', The Rutles. Shabby Road is where the band recorded most of their music, and it is the name of an...

Short documentary about the making of the film 'The Rutles: All You Need is Cash'.

A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture.

One of the least-known Monty Python rarities is “The Close-up Toothpaste Relaunch,” a short advertising film. Follow Elida Gibbs' super salesman as he...

Michael Palin guides us on suicide in this humorous public information film on motorway safety.

Michael Palin travels to France in search of the Mediterranean view on his wall, captured by his favourite artist, Scottish painter Anne Redpath. He t...

When EMI refused to produce Monty Python's Life of Brian, George Harrison founded Handmade Pictures so that he could see the film. This is the story o...

Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy from BBC Two.

30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.

A celebration of John Cleese and Connie Booth's acclaimed sitcom following the misadventures of Torquay hotel owner Basil Fawlty. The programme explor...

Documentary exploring the key events of 1966, a period when British pop music, fashion and sport was making waves across the globe, but when the natio...

One of many tributes following the death of Spike Milligan. Comedians, actors and musicians join forces to present a live tribute featuring a selectio...