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That Gaby Roslin Podcast
Sir Michael Palin
Season 1, Ep. 16
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In this episode Gaby was overjoyed to chat to Sir Michael Palin who has such a wonderful outlook on life. They chat about Monty Python and their reunion, the famous fish slapping dance, and the worldwide appeal of slapstick comedy. He tells an amazing story about taking his 80-year-old mother on Concord to New York and how she was asked to perform on Saturday Night Live with him. Plus, being star struck meeting his heroes Spike Milligan and Johnny Cash who were fans of his. Also, his friendship with and admiration of Sir David Attenborough and Michael talks very passionately about saving our planet.
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Produced by Cameo Productions, music by Beth Macari.
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