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“I’d never considered myself a lyric writer, but me and Terry put it together in about 15 minutes. Then, we went to the pub!”: Michael Palin on his most famous musical moment and the “genius” of Neil lnnes

“Neil’s got a songwriting credit on an Oasis track? I can only assume I was on one of my big trips at the time but it just shows you how good his music was,” he says

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Eric Idle shares real reason behind public feud with Monty Python co-star John Cleese

‘I haven’t seen him in 10 years,’ Idle said of ‘Fawlty Towers’ actor

The Independent UK

Alan Bennett at 90: ‘What will people think? I don’t care any more’

In his 10th decade The History Boys writer is as prolific as ever with a war film in the works and a new sex-fuelled novella set in a home for the elderly. He talks about mourning Maggie Smith, turning down a knighthood and what he makes of Donald Trump

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Maggie Smith was the grandest of grandes dames – and a true cinematic superstar

Before she reached a new level of TV celebrity in the 21st century, Smith had a remarkable big-screen career, channelling her stage presence into the camera whether as Jean Brodie or her tragic, absurd ‘aunt’ persona

The Guardian - UK

Maggie Smith's best films ranked, according to Rotten Tomatoes

The Academy Award-winning actress died in hospital on Friday

Evening Standard

Sir Michael Palin shares real reason he quit BBC

Palin was left ‘absolutely, desperately frustrated’ with the corporation

The Independent UK

Sir Michael Palin says he regrets leaving late wife alone while filming travel documentaries

Palin announced in May 2023 that his wife, Helen Gibbins, had died of kidney failure

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John Cleese slams Monty Python co-star Eric Idle and accuses him of lying

Idle, 81, has claimed that Cleese, 84, fired the troupe's manager

Evening Standard

John Cleese accuses Eric Idle of ‘inventing’ narrative in latest Monty Python row

‘Fawlty Towers’ star reignited X/Twitter row with new message accusing Idle of telling fibs

The Independent UK

John Cleese seemingly quits Twitter as he calls out Elon Musk

He joins growing list of celebrities such as Stephen Fry, Whoopi Goldberg, Elton John, leaving the platform

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Gemma Arterton is back in Nick Hornby’s Funny Woman

The second season of the charming ode to British comedy begins. Plus: Michael Palin visits Africa’s biggest floating slum. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Henley Literary Festival 2024: Win tickets to author talks and a hotel stay

The Independent is partnering with the festival for a second year, with Jacqueline Wilson, David Nicholls, Rick Stein and Michael Palin among the star line-up

The Independent UK

‘A magical being’: Shelley Duvall remembered by Woody Allen, Daryl Hannah and Michael Palin

The director of Annie Hall, and Duvall’s co-stars in Time Bandits and Roxanne, reflect on working with the actor, who died yesterday aged 75

The Guardian - UK

Shelley Duvall was a sublime and subversive screen presence

The unique and often misunderstood actor, who has died at the age of 75, was frequently at her best with Robert Altman and memorably terrorised by Stanley Kubrick

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Brian Blessed opens up about loneliness after death of wife

Actor has leaned on fellow star Sir Michael Palin who also lost his wife

The Independent UK

Michael Palin says he still talks to his late wife: ‘It’s a bit like losing a limb’

‘Sometimes I will have done something and I’ll get back and tell her about it,’ said ‘Monty Python’ star

The National (Scotland)

Who is Dr Hamish MacInnes, former owner of doomed Jimmy Savile cottage?

DOCTOR Hamish MacInnes was a legendary Scottish mountain climber, inventor and author who was described as “the father of modern mountain rescue…

The Independent UK

15 biggest talk-show clashes: ‘I’m not your slave and you’re not my master’

From Quentin Tarantino and Krishnan Guru-Murthy to Dakota Johnson and Ellen DeGeneres, Ellie Harrison looks back at the most awkward fall-outs in chat-show history

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The Guardian - UK

My National Gallery review – comforting celebration of the UK’s cherished art collection

Museum staff and familiar faces discuss their favourite paintings as the National Gallery turns 200, in a film that offers personal stories over scholarly pronouncement

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Time Bandits: release date, cast, plot, trailer, first looks and everything you need to know

Time Bandits is an Apple TV Plus fantasy series starring Lisa Kudrow which revamps the famous 1981 adventure movie.

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10 times metal bands worked with really unlikely collaborators

From members of the Monty Python crew to famous evolutionary biologists, here are some of the strangest hook-ups in rock history

Evening Standard

John Cleese reunites with Monty Python members at Fawlty Towers West End show

The comedy greats posed for photos with the cast of the West End stage adaptation of the beloved sitcom

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Miriam: Death of a Reality Star; The Tattooist of Auschwitz; A Man in Full; Shardlake; Michael Palin in Nigeria – review

TV continues to circle around tragic reality star Miriam Rivera; Sky’s Auschwitz drama is more love story than horror; Jeff Daniels leads a bristling Tom Wolfe adaptation; and Disney’s fine Shardlake does CJ Sansom proud

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Michael Palin concludes his epic trip across Nigeria

The comedian, author and presenter learns about the long shadow of British colonialism. Plus: it’s the Interior Design Masters final. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: two become three in an explosive new dating show

Love Triangle takes modern relationships to the next level. Plus, Michael Palin continues his tour of Nigeria. Here’s what to watch today

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