BCG Features
Win a bundle of iconic pre-Python sketch shows
Friday 27th September 2019
This feature refers to an event that has now finished.
Featuring the stars of Monty Python's Flying Circus and The Goodies, and pre-dating both comedies, the landmark 1967 sketch shows Do Not Adjust Your Set and At Last The 1948 Show have been fully restored for new DVD releases. We have three bundles of both titles to give away.
Monty Python at 50 at the BFI
Sunday 1st September 2019
A look at the BFI's September 2019 season celebrating Monty Python's Flying Circus, just ahead of its 50th anniversary.
Hold The Sunset interviews
Sunday 18th February 2018
The cast of new sitcom Hold The Sunset discuss their roles in the show.
The making of Fawlty Towers
Sunday 18th September 2016
Fawlty Towers is 41 years-old. Here we look back at how a rude Torbay hotel owner inspired John Cleese and Connie Booth to create one of Britain's best loved sitcoms, and what Basil is up to nowadays.
John Cleese book tour announced
Wednesday 10th September 2014
John Cleese is to tour the UK in a series of live shows connected to his autobiography.
John Cleese signs autobiography deal
Monday 8th October 2012
Python and Fawlty Towers star John Cleese has become the latest in a long line of comic names to sign a deal to publish his autobiography.
Press Clippings
Monty Python's Flying Circus review:
Review: Monty Python's Flying Circus, series 1 Blu-Ray
The 50th anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus is celebrated with the release of the first series on high-definition Blu-ray, restored by Network Distributing...
Dan Owen, Frame Rated, 22nd November 2019John Cleese looks back on his comedy career
King of the funny walks John Cleese will celebrate his 80th birthday on October 27 - but he says he still intends to keep making us laugh for many years to come.
Bernard Bale, The Sunday Post, 27th October 2019John Cleese to make stage writing debut with Bang Bang!
John Cleese will make his stage writing debut with Bang Bang!, a new adaptation of hit farce Monsieur Chasse by Georges Feydeau.
Alex Wood, What's On Stage, 16th October 2019Do Not Adjust Your Set / At Last The 1948 Show review
Reviews of pre-Monty Python sketch series Do Not Adjust Your Set (*****) and At Last The 1948 Show. (***)
Graham Rickson, The Arts Desk, 8th October 2019Monty Python's Flying Circus feature:
It's... Genome's Monty Python 50th anniversary quiz
To celebrate half a century of Monty Python's Flying Circus, Genome indulges in a little light quizzing - how well do you know your Pythons?
Andrew Martin, BBC, 5th October 2019Monty Python's Flying Circus news:
BBC archive release celebrate Python's 50th anniversary
A new archive of photos and documents has been uncovered which illustrates rarely seen moments from the making of Monty Python, as the ground-breaking comedy show celebrates its 50th anniversary.
BBC, 5th October 2019Monty Python at 50
In this rare glimpse inside the BBC archives, we reveal the exasperated internal memos, the furious letters from wing commanders - and David Frost's bid to bring them down.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 4th October 2019At Last The 1948 Show review:
DVD review: At Last the 1948 Show
You've all heard this one: four Yorkshiremen sit round a restaurant table and try to outdo each other with tales of how they had it tough when they were but lads. It's one of the most famous sketches to come from the Monty Python team, and has been restaged several times, including the album Monty Python Live at Drury Lane and the Amnesty International charity show and film The Secret Policeman's Ball. But in fact it's not a Python sketch at all. It first appeared on TV on At Last the 1948 Show.
Gary Couzens, The Digital Fix, 16th September 2019