Monty Python: Almost The Truth
- TV documentary
- Sky Arts / BBC Two
- 2009 - 2012
- 6 episodes (1 series)
40th anniversary documentary celebrating and exploring the story of the Monty Python comedy troupe "from start to finish". Features Danny Scheinmann, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and more.
Episode menu
Sky Arts Broadcast, Episode 4
The Pythons make it big in the States, release their first film, And Now For Something Completely Different, and then set out to make Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 4th February 2012
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Sunday 5th February 2012 | 2:10am | Sky Arts |
Monday 6th February 2012 | 11:50pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 27th April 2012 | 7:55pm | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 1st August 2012 | 7:55pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 2nd August 2012 | 1:30am | Sky Arts |
Friday 26th October 2012 | 7:45pm | Sky Arts |
Saturday 27th October 2012 | 12:35am | Sky Arts |
Monday 11th March 2013 | 12:55pm | Sky Arts |
Sunday 24th March 2013 | 8:45pm | Sky Arts |
Monday 25th March 2013 | 4:45am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 8th August 2013 | 7:45pm | Sky Arts |
Sunday 11th August 2013 | 2:25pm | Sky Arts |
Tuesday 13th August 2013 | 1:30am | Sky Arts |
Tuesday 3rd December 2013 | 9:00pm | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 4th December 2013 | 2:10am | Sky Arts |
Friday 6th December 2013 | 5:45pm | Sky Arts |
Monday 9th December 2013 | 9:00am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 27th March 2014 | 9:30pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 28th March 2014 | 3:15am | Sky Arts |
Monday 31st March 2014 | 10:00am | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 23rd July 2014 | 10:15pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 24th July 2014 | 4:15am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 24th July 2014 | 3:30pm | Sky Arts |
Sunday 27th July 2014 | 10:00am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 4th December 2014 | 5:45pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 5th December 2014 | 2:15am | Sky Arts |
Saturday 6th December 2014 | 10:30am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 19th March 2015 | 9:00pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 20th March 2015 | 2:00am | Sky Arts |
Sunday 22nd March 2015 | 4:15pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 13th August 2015 | 7:45pm | Sky Arts |
Sunday 16th August 2015 | 10:45am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 10th March 2016 | 7:45pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 11th March 2016 | 4:45am | Sky Arts |
Friday 11th March 2016 | 5:30pm | Sky Arts |
Sunday 13th March 2016 | 10:30am | Sky Arts |
Tuesday 16th August 2016 | 5:45pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 18th August 2016 | 2:15am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 23rd March 2017 | 9:00pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 19th January 2018 | 3:45pm | Sky Arts |
Monday 22nd January 2018 | 10:45am | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 25th April 2018 | 1:30am | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 7th November 2018 | 11:55pm | Sky Arts |
Cast & crew
Danny Scheinmann | Monty Python's Legal Representative, Mr. Abe Appenheimer |
John Cleese | Self |
Michael Palin | Self |
Eric Idle | Self |
Terry Jones | Self |
Terry Gilliam | Self |
Graham Chapman | Self (Archive Material) |
David Sherlock | Self |
John Massey | Self |
Neil Innes | Self |
Phill Jupitus | Self |
Bruce Dickinson | Self |
Russell Brand | Self |
Julian Doyle | Self |
Seth Green | Self |
Dan Aykroyd | Self |
Nick Mason | Self |
Carol Cleveland | Self |
Nancy Lewis | Self |
Lorne Michaels | Self |
Hugh Hefner | Self |
John Goldstone | Self |
Jimmy Fallon | Self |
Robert Ross | Self |
Jerry Shilling | Self |
Bill Jones | Director |
Ben Timlett | Director |
Alan G. Parker | Director |
Bill Jones | Producer |
Ben Timlett | Producer |
Harold Gronenthal | Executive Producer |
George Lentz Jr. | Executive Producer |
Evan Shapiro | Executive Producer |
Jennifer Caserta | Executive Producer |
Christine Lubrano | Executive Producer |
Terry Shand | Executive Producer |
Geoff Kempin | Executive Producer |
Tina Pawilk | Associate Producer |
Bill Jones | Editor |
Caroline Sarin | Editor |
Ben Luria | Editor |
Mike Horlock | Editor |
Andy Lee | Editor |
Dave Howman | Composer |
Harold Gronenthal | Composer |
Steve Lall | Animation |
Jessy Deacon | Animation |
Justin Weyers | Animation |
Jesse Sanders | Animation |
Nick Ray Rutter | Animation |
Sonia Jones | Singer |
Bruce Dickinson | Singer |
Press
Preview - Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyer's Cut)
This documentary series was made back in 2009, but it is still one of my favourites, covering just about everything about Monty Python (at the time - this was still before their final shows at the O2 Arena).
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 23rd March 2017