Monty Python - 50 years of sudden violent comedy

Terry Gilliam: maximum effect for minimum work, 1974

Blessed are the scene makers

The Holy Grail of film reviews, 1975

He's not Barry Norman he's a very naughty boy

Michael to Michael, 1979

Nobody expects the viewers' inquisition

Terry Jones on Life of Brian, 1979

"We don't have any quarrel with Christ, we're rather on his side"

Life of Brian debate, 1979

The Bishop of Southwark and Malcolm Muggeridge clash with Messrs Cleese and Palin

Graham Chapman interview, 1980

"People are much more tolerant than you imagine"

Eric Idle, 1982

"NBC are not allowed frontal or backal nudity"

Cleese and Palin on The Meaning of Life, 1982

Where's the fun in pictures? Oh, well, there we are.

Terry Jones, 1984

Superb, but Welsh

Terry Gilliam, 1989

"Fantasy isn't easy"

And now for something completely different...

Sparkie the champion ex-budgie, 1986

Mrs Williams and her champion ex-budgie Sparkie appear on Pet Watch.. no, this is not Monty Python

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