Michael Palin Movies

Terry Gilliam is interviewed by Melvyn Bragg in this 1991 episode of The South Bank Show (1978). Gilliam speaks of his history with the British...

Telling the stories of the last soldiers to die in the Great War.

An educational comedy film from Guinness instructing how to clean out your pipes in the pub.

In 2005, Michael Palin set out to unlock the mysteries and find out about the background and life of Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi....

When Jack sells his cow for some lousy looking beans, his mother goes into a rage and throws the beans out the window. However, Jack soon discovers...

Sir Kevin Orr is anxious to return the Sacred Claw of the Naga hills given him as a child by his uncle Jack but warned that unless it is returned...

Michael Palin travels through Ireland - from Derry in the North down to his ancestral homeland of Kerry in the South.

Documentary exploring the key events of 1966, a period when British pop music, fashion and sport was making waves across the globe, but when the...

Michael Palin travels to France in search of the Mediterranean view on his wall, captured by his favourite artist, Scottish painter Anne Redpath. He...

Michael Palin discovers the story of 17th-century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. He unearths not only her paintings, but a complex and...

Short documentary on the music of the 'prefab four', The Rutles. Shabby Road is where the band recorded most of their music, and it is the name of...

Short biographical documentary about comedian Michael Palin and his early interest in acting and comedy. Includes his education at the Shrewsbury...

Tongue-in-cheek documentary about British adult humor magazine, Viz.

Michael Palin guides us on suicide in this humorous public information film on motorway safety.

6 part series where Michael Palin discusses the different railways across Britain and their respective artwork.

When the Phoenix Cinema in East Finchley, north London, celebrated its centenary year in 2010, On-Par Productions were invited to document the...