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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Michael Palin explores the extraordinary life and work of the popular and controversial American artist Andrew Wyeth, meeting the people who inspired his paintings. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Palin
Director:
Eleanor Yule
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

David Dimbleby introduces coverage of a unique commemoration using music, poetry and personal testimony to mark 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 5 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Four

Talk show, hosted by Tim Rice and featuring a discussion about Monty Python's Life of Brian, which had been banned by local councils and caused protests. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Mark Lawson talks to Python and globetrotting national treasure Michael Palin about his childhood and early career. Palin recalls some of the highs and lows of the famous ensemble. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Stephen Fry tells the story of Sir David Frost's life, including interviews with Michael Caine, Michael Parkinson and Michael Palin. Plus insight from Tony Blair and John Major. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Stephen Fry
Interviewed Guest:
Ronnie Corbett
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Palin
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Parkinson
Interviewed Guest:
Barry Cryer
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Caine
Participant:
John Major
Participant:
Tony Blair
Producer:
Sally Norris
Director:
Sally Norris

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Moving documentary following the stories of three children who live with a stammer as they embark on a unique, intensive course at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children. Show more

The Culture Show

2009/2010

Episode 11

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A Culture Show special from the London Film Festival. Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo talk to actor David Morrissey and Michael Palin. Miranda Sawyer visits the Frieze Art Fair. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

Current affairs magazine. Michael Palin explains why he signed a letter defending the BBC. David Morrissey discusses the refugee crisis. And why knife crime is on the rise. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Michael Palin
Participant:
David Morrissey

Genres

John Finnemore's Double Acts

Series 2

The Wroxton Box

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Alec is late. But Percy is wearing different socks. Something big is brewing. With Michael Palin and John Finnemore. From 2017. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Michael Palin revisits his fourth travel series – a journey to explore the Sahara Desert. Fans including Sir David Attenborough and Joanna Lumley reflect on his achievement Show more

Great Railway Journeys

Series 1

Episode 5: Confessions of a Trainspotter

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Self-confessed railway enthusiast Michael Palin travels from Euston in London to the Kyle of Lochalsh, along routes steeped in history. Show more

Michael Palin's New Europe

Episode 1: War and Peace

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Palin explores former Eastern Bloc countries. He travels from the Slovenian alps along the coast of Croatia, into Bosnia and Serbia, and then sails to Albania. Show more

Michael Palin's New Europe

Episode 2: Eastern Delight

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Palin explores eastern Europe. He takes a trek up the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria, where he joins the summer solstice celebrations of the White Brotherhood sect. Show more

Michael Palin's New Europe

Episode 3: Wild East

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Palin journeys from Transdniester to the rolling hills of Moldova, across the Carpathian Mountains of northern Romania and through Transylvania to the Danube. Show more

Michael Palin's New Europe

Episode 4: Danube to Dnieper

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Palin explores former Eastern Bloc countries. On a journey from Budapest to Yalta, he is engulfed in a swimming pool and shows what he can do on a catwalk. Show more

Michael Palin's New Europe

Episode 5: Baltic Summer

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Michael Palin explores the countries once hidden behind the Iron Curtain. He samples the distinctive cultures of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and visits Kaliningrad. Show more