Writing and doing comedy. Its cosy. Some pieces to bang your head on. Yeah. We have a grand piano if youd like to entertain us. A grand piano . Yes. I can open it, but i couldnt play it. John laughs Michael Palin, welcome to this cultural life. Thank you. You were born in sheffield in 1943. What are your earliest memories of childhood, home life . Um, i think it was shopping in the ration book era. Um, and i can remember going with my mother to get. I think we were given free orange juice at that time. Really, this must have been. I must have been three or four. And watching it being filled up and handed over. Your father was an engineer in the sheffield steel industry. Yeah. What sort of man was he . What was he like . He was. He was quite a difficult man in a way. He was a little bit sort of. Could be quite cantankerous. And i think a lot of this went down to the fact he had a stammer all his life. He was a man with a good sense of humour, but probably unable to telljokes because of
In the mid 1960s, he was a Founder Member of the Ground Breaking comedy troupe monty python, whose Television Series and subsequent films drew both acclaim and controversy for their anarchic humour. Hes also taken on serious acting roles, often playing affable yet complex characters. We have to behave with dignity. And with honour. And above all, without corruption. And has become known for his globetrotting as a presenter of many travel series. Im standing on the Top Of The World in this episode of this cultural life, the radio 4 programme, Michael Palin reveals his formative influences and experiences, and how it was at university that he first saw a future for himself as a performer. This completely changed my life because there i was, with a slight worry about performing in front of large audiences, performing to full houses every night. Suddenly, there was a little glimpse that perhaps there was a future in just writing and doing comedy. Its cosy. Some pieces to bang your head on.
With a slight worry about performing in front of large audiences, performing to full houses every night. Suddenly, there was a little glimpse that perhaps there was a future in just writing and doing comedy. It s cosy. Some pieces to bang your head on. Yeah. We have a grand piano if you d like to entertain us. A grand piano? yes. I can open it, but i couldn t play it. John laughs. Michael palin, welcome to this cultural life. Thank you. You were born in sheffield in 1943. What are your earliest memories of childhood, home life? um, i think it was shopping in the ration book era. Um, and i can remember going with my mother to get. . . I think we were given free orange juice at that time. Really, this must have been. . . I must have been three or four. And watching it being filled up and handed over. Your father was an engineer in the sheffield steel industry. Yeah. What sort of man was he? what was he like? he was. . . He was quite a difficult man in a way. He was a little bit sort of.
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