Monty Python's Flying Circus. Image shows from L to R: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam. Copyright: BBC
Python At 50: Silly Talks And Holy Grails
- TV documentary
- BBC Two
- 2019
- 1 episode
Rare Monty Python-related clips from the BBC archives. Features Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and more.
Press clippings
"Sick, surreal or just plain silly": Doon Mackichan narrates this lovely little celebration - a collection of BBC archive clips, including Graham Chapman frankly telling Parky about being gay and an alcoholic, and an elfin Terry Gilliam gleefully putting animations together in his flat.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 7th September 2019Python at 50: Silly Talks And Holy Grails, review
A rich collage of chat show appearances, location shoots, guest slots and one-offs worked best when it caught the Pythons in serious mode.
Jeff Robson, i Newspaper, 7th September 2019