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Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Our dashing hero Alexander Armstrong explores the literature that inspired Michael Palin and Terry Jones's classic TV comedy Ripping Yarns, a loving parody of the Boys' Own books and magazines of their childhood. Featuring clips from Ripping Yarns, archive and interviews with experts, modern-day adventurers and Palin and Jones's own memories. In this affectionate and entertaining film Armstrong celebrates a long-lost slice of Britishness. Show less

Contributors

Participant:
Michael Palin
Participant:
Terry Jones
Producer:
Mary Crisp
Director:
Mary Crisp
Executive Producer:
Tara Duffy
Executive Producer:
Mark Freeland

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