The Michael Palin Special

Tailenders

BBC

Sports, Cricket, Comedy

4.9 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Writer, comedian, broadcaster, documentary maker, presenter and all round genius Sir Michael Palin joins Greg, Jimmy and Felix for a very special episode of Tailenders.

In a wide-ranging interview he discussed his career with Monty Python, his legendary travelogues including his new series on Nigeria, his films and his love of cricket. Included are tales about George Harrison, Keith Miller, watching cricket around the world, his first job at the BBC and the perils of eating rotten camel meat. Plus, what happened when Jimmy was invited to meet the Dalai Lama.

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0:00.0	Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know.
0:04.6	My name's Linda Davies and I Commission Podcasts for BBC Sounds.
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0:41.0	Hello and welcome to Tailenders. Thank you for having it on Terlenders.
0:44.0	Oh, you need me to it.
0:46.0	Yeah.
0:47.0	Jimmy's on the button today and I know why, Greg.
0:50.0	Well, we're all on the button.
0:51.0	We're all absolutely buzzing.
0:54.0	Gone? For a special guest.
0:57.0	Oh, I thought it was because my train was on time.
0:59.0	And that. But it's lovely to have you in real life it's it's me g Force
1:03.9	Felix White and Jimmy Anderson tell vendors a loosely cricket-based
1:06.8	podcast and it will be even looser than usual today because every now and
1:10.5	then we like to have a guest and have a proper chat, us three with the guest.
1:15.0	We've done it recently, not so, I mean not that recently, but we did it with Giles Martin.
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