Michael Palin

It enjoyed watching Michael Palin on tonight's Parkinson; it included a clip from Life of Brian (arms for an ex-leper) and an anecdote on how helpful it was to have nuns with "Ban The Life of Brian" placades outside cinemas; Palin commented that it was even better publicity than if they'd dressed up as nuns and done it themselves. I remember creeping in to see Life of Brian at the cinema aged 13 on what was at the time an "AA" certificate, i.e. 14 and over; I think the sense of naughtiness enhanced my enjoyment of the film. All these years later it is still funny. Palin mentioned a new book about Monty Python written by the five surviving Pythons which may be worth looking out.