Michael Palin

Travel documentary series in which Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

Michael Palin teams up with Dame Maggie Smith in this uproarious comedy where the laughs come fast and the upper class become furious. Life isn't easy in 1947 Yorkshire, where strict post-war food rationing is putting the squeeze on the townsfolk. The film centres around the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten, specifically the secret of an illegally obtained pig!

In 1905, and after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, Reverend Fortescue (Michael Palin) is recalled to England where his bishop (Denholm Elliott) gives him a new assignment - to minister London's prostitutes. The Reverned hopes his fiancee will object and give him an excuse to decline this new assignment. The wealthy Lady Ames (Maggie Smith) is expected to fund the work but there is a catch.

Mistaken as his kingdom’s savior against a mythical beast, a young, adventure-shy peasant reluctantly heeds the call as the countryside’s only hope.

Michael Palin presents a profile of the television career of David Attenborough, from controller of BBC Two to his wildlife programmes such as Life on Earth and The Blue Planet.

This gripping series follows broadcaster and writer Michael Palin's 1,300-mile journey across Nigeria - a country characterised by contrasting extremes but one of stunning natural beauty and welcoming people.

Public figures travel the world by train

Irreverently hilarious songs drive this live stage performance: a musical reimagining of the British comedy classic "Monty Python's Life of Brian."

A look at the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George Harrison.

This series explores the rise of the Monty Python troupe, featuring interviews with the surviving members as well as other artists they’ve inspired.

The true story of a group of British soldiers who launch a satirical magazine after finding an old printing press in a bombed-out Belgian town in WWI.

Made for the 50th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen’s first UK concert, this documentary examines the singer-songwriter’s relationship with the UK, with an exclusive interview with Springsteen himself.

In celebration of his 90th birthday, the award-winning writer, broadcaster and naturalist shares the highlights of his life, career and insights.

After a botched diamond heist, a grifter attempts to seduce a crook, a barrister and a mercenary to discover the location of the diamonds.

Marwood Zoo faces extinction at the hands of a greedy media mogul. To boost profits, Rollo the zoo director replaces the cute and fluffy animals with fierce, man-eating beasts. However, the zoo keepers are planning a revolution.

A profile of the legendary wizard of sound and Beatles’ record producer features chats with Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and other music icons.

Follows the wild scramble for power inside the Council of Ministers upon the sudden illness and death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in 1953.

The highly anticipated reunion of the Monty Python team on stage for the first time in over 30 years, and for the last time ever.

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a quest in search of the Holy Grail, with a series of mishaps along the way.

Sam Lowry is a harried technocrat in a futuristic society that is completely convoluted and inefficient. In his fantasy he dreams of a life where he can escape from the overpowering bureaucracy and spend eternity with the woman of his dreams. The unlikely happens while Sam is trying to rectify the wrongful arrest of one Archibald Buttle; the omnipresent computer that controls everything in the "real" world malfunctions. When this happens, Sam literally meets the woman he is always chasing in his dreams, Jill Layton. However, the mechanical bureaucracy has fingered him for a rash of terrorist bombings, and both Sam and Jill's lives are put in danger.