Material relating to the episode of the BBC Television series Comic Roots featuring Michael Palin, who also wrote it, as follows: letter from Brasenose College regarding permission for Palin to film at the College and fee, 25 may 1983; notes about the Brightside & Carbrook Co-Operative Socie...
Michael Palin Notebooks 15 and 16: Do Not Adjust Your Set and The Complete and Utter History of Britain
Scope & Content:
Notebook 15 (WH Smith students notebook, 39 pages) marked 'Do Not Adjust Your Set A Bit Vol III', with holograph notes and drafts of sketches, mainly for Do Not Adjust Your Set. Headlines include: 'Interview/The Good Manners', 'Opening', 'V. Confidential', 'Conductress', 'Sport', 'Butler', 'Picni...
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...
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.
Bound copy of a draft of the screenplay of American Friends - typescript with corrections in Palin's handwriting and inserted loose pages of manuscript draft, Jan 1988.
Material relating to Nice Time, produced by Granada Television, as follows: list of ideas for the programme marked '1', from Michael Palin - holograph manuscript and typescript draft, with corrections, 19 Jul 1968; list of ideas for the programme marked '2', from Michael Palin - typescript draft...
Press cuttings relating to Ripping Yarns, as follows: articles relating to the first two episodes, 1976-1979; photocopies of articles about the show from the American press, 1979; articles relating to broadcasting of the episodes during the 1980s, 1980-1990; articles relating to the release of t...