Reviews of the film Time Bandits from UK and US press. The file also includes: teaser ads (manuscript in Palin's handwriting and typescript), 19 May 1981; notes from Ricky Cassiday at HandMade Film to Palin asking him to reply to a fax (enclosed) from the photo editor of Playboy asking if Time...
Notes for the episode of Great Railway Journeys presented by Palin, as follows: 'Ken's Initial Route Plan' - typescript, Jan 1980; notebook marked 'Recce Notes: Feb 10-16 '80' with notes in Palin's handwriting in preparation for the filming, Feb 1980; Palin's Railway Journey Notes, Feb 1980 - cl...
Michael Palin Archive: 'Great Railway Journeys of the World. 1980'
Scope & Content:
Material relating to the episode of Great Railway Journeys of the World entitled 'Confessions of a Trainspotter', presented by Michael Palin, broadcast on 27 Nov 1980.
Scripts for the episode of Great Railway Journeys presented by Palin, as follows: draft of script marked 'First Draft' and Palin's signature on front page - typescript with corrections and annotations in Palin's handwriting, 45 pages, undated; shooting script - typescript with corrections and an...
Great Railway Journeys - Part 3: Rewrites and Book
Scope & Content:
Drafts of rewrites for the episode of Great Railway Journeys presented by Palin, as follows: draft of commentary - manuscript in Palin's handwriting, 18 pages, undated; draft of commentary - typescript with corrections in Palin's handwriting, 10 pages, 11 Sept 1980; draft of commentary - photoco...
Great Railway Journeys - Part 4: Correspondence and Additional Material
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Additional material for the episode of Great Railway Journeys presented by Palin, as follows: ransom note sent to Palin as a joke with attached negatives of an image of him in a bath in a room of the Great Railway Hotel in Edinburgh (the documentary includes a scene with Palin in the bath); pres...
Script for the show - typescript with annotations and corrections in Palin's handwriting and in unidentified handwriting, 115 pages - plus running order and first page of Item 7 of the script.