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Michael Palin's Radio Adventures

John McCarthy meets with Michael Palin to celebrate the actor-adventurer’s remarkable life as heard on radio.

And now for something completely different.

John McCarthy talks to Michael Palin in a celebration of the actor-adventurer’s remarkable life and career as heard on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ radio.

Recorded with an enthusiastic audience at London’s ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Theatre.

Michael has been a Python, a world traveller, author, actor and screenwriter, and often described as β€œBritain’s Nicest Man”.

However one area which is often overlooked from his long and impressive career are his fascinating radio contributions.

Featuring extracts from his mighty canon of work including his famous diaries, interviews about his comedy and travel work, documentaries about mental illness and dramas.

We also hear rare footage of the time he tried his hand as a ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1 disc jockey, his charity work and a hilarious pythonesque local radio broadcast from a taxi rank.

Featuring:

Barry Cryer
John Finnermore
Paul Gambaccini
John Waite

Discover Palin’s love for radio with this archive treasure trove of an eclectic mix of subjects and plenty memories of Monty Python.

Producer: Stephen Garner

Made for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in December 2017.

3 hours

Last on

Sun 11 Sep 2022 03:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 23 Dec 2017 09:00
  • Sat 23 Dec 2017 19:00
  • Sat 19 Oct 2019 09:00
  • Sat 19 Oct 2019 19:00
  • Sat 10 Sep 2022 09:00
  • Sat 10 Sep 2022 15:00
  • Sat 10 Sep 2022 21:00
  • Sun 11 Sep 2022 03:00