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In *Travelling to Work*, Michael Palin provides a decade‑long, unedited chronicle of his life during the 1980s. The volume covers his transition from the looming end of Monty Python to prominent film roles, including a BAFTA‑winning performance in *A Fish Called Wanda*. It also details his involvement in Terry Gilliam’s *Time Bandits*, the screen *Brazil*, and his own projects such as *The Missionary* with Maggie Smith and *A Private Function* by Alan Bennett. During this time Palin hosted BBC travel series, served as chairman of Transport 2000, and returned to the United States to host *Saturday Night Live*. Alongside film and television work, he drew on his family life in Suffolk as inspiration for his memoirs. The diary showcases Palin’s sharp wit, relentless curiosity, and creative versatility across multiple media.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Michael Palin
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