Eric Idle: My Life with Monty Python
Eric Idle was part of the surreal sketch comedy group Monty Python who burst onto British television screens in the 1960s and changed the face of comedy.
Eric Idle was part of the surreal sketch comedy group Monty Python who burst onto British television screens in the 1960s and changed the face of comedy. His autobiography is called 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life'.
Valter Casotto is an Italian make-up artist who creates prosthetics for actors in films like the goblins in Harry Potter or characters in X-Men and The Hobbit. When he is not on a film set, he creates incredibly lifelike works of art. Emily Webb went to meet him and his latest creations.
Inge Ginsberg has had many lives. After escaping the Holocaust, she ended up as a songwriter to the stars in Hollywood. Now she performs heavy metal music to screaming fans.
Image: Eric Idle
Credit: Robyn Von Swank
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