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How we named Monty Python's Flying Circus
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Michael Palin explains the inspiration for the name of the famous comedy sketch group.

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    How we named Monty Python's Flying Circus
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    Why I've grown a moustache
  3. Lionel Shriver on 'the outrageous gamble of having a child'
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    Lionel Shriver on 'the outrageous gamble of having a child'
  4. Paul Mason: 'A whole new way of doing things'
    01:17
    Paul Mason: 'A whole new way of doing things'
  5. Thomas Keneally on Steven Spielberg
    01:14
    Thomas Keneally on Steven Spielberg
  6. Yanis Varoufakis on Brexit
    01:39
    Yanis Varoufakis on Brexit
  7. Billy Bragg: 'Who does she think she is, the Queen of England?!'
    02:48
    Billy Bragg: 'Who does she think she is, the Queen of England?!'
  8. Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
    01:19
    Sam Mendes on Judi Dench
  9. Chris Hoy and Joanna Nadin on the opening of Flying Fergus
    02:00
    Chris Hoy and Joanna Nadin on the opening of Flying Fergus
  10. Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
    01:12
    Valeria Luiselli recalls her first Shakespeare drama performance
  11. O for a muse of fire
    02:37
    O for a muse of fire
  12. Michael Morpurgo on becoming a writer
    03:40
    Michael Morpurgo on becoming a writer
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