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Monty Python: Almost The Truth

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

Cast
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)
Guest cast
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
Production team
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

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