Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns
Alexander Armstrong explores the literature that inspired Michael Palin and Terry Jones's classic comedy anthology series, Ripping Yarns
- Genre
- Documentary
- Broadcast
- 2014
- Channel
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 1
- Features
- Alexander Armstrong, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Matthew Grenby, Dennis Butts, Kim Reynolds, Peter Wothers, Honor Beddard and Max Jones
- Director
- Mary Crisp
- Producers
- Mary Crisp, Tara Duffy and Mark Freeland
Alexander Armstrong looks at the literature that inspired Michael Palin and Terry Jones's classic TV comedy Ripping Yarns, the loving parody of the Boys' Own books and magazines of their childhood.
Featuring clips from Ripping Yarns, archive and interviews with experts, modern-day adventurers and Palin and Jones's own memories.
In this affectionate and entertaining film Armstrong celebrates a long-lost slice of Britishness.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 3rd April 2014 on BBC Four at 9pm
- Episode length
- 1 hour
- Last repeat
- Thursday 21st December 2017 at 11:40pm