A four-day celebration of literature is kicking off in the Borders with a busy programme of events. Among the speakers on the ...

Sir Michael Palin has said he felt the BBC “wanted to interfere a little more” and to “control” his shows before he left the broadcaster for Channel 5. The 81-year-old said he would have ...

Michael Palin has been publishing excerpts from his diary since 2006. The fourth volume comes out in the United States next month.Credit...Max Miechowski for The New York Times Supported by By ...

Credit: BBC/Expectation TV/Ben Blackall. Willan joins Crook, Sir Michael Palin, Pearce Quigley, Lauren Patel and Jon Pointing in the quirky sounding comedy about a man who creates something that ...

Palin has been making travel documentaries since ... Elsewhere in the interview, Sir Michael admitted that he skipped out on his university studies to focus on the comedy troupe.

Sir Michael Palin has said he still hears the voice of his late wife, telling him to “get on with it”. The 81-year-old Monty Python star announced in May 2023 that his wife of 57 years ...

Sir Michael Palin says he doesn't worry about death too much as "it's going to happen sometime soon" anyway. The TV travel host, comedian and author has had to cope with the death of friends and ...

Sir Michael Palin has revealed his regrets about leaving his late wife Helen Gibbins at home while she was unwell to make his travel documentaries. The 81-year-old Monty Python star and travel ...

They were married for 57 years after meeting as teenagers on holiday in Suffolk. But Sir Michael Palin has revealed his regrets about leaving his wife Helen while she was severely ill to make ...

Sir Michael Palin read a thoughtful letter from Irish playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw to author St. John Ervine, consoling him on the loss of his leg during World War I. Shaw shared a ...