Material for the UK and US editions of Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls, as follows: holograph manuscript and typescript drafts (original and photocopies) of text and list of contents, with holograph corrections and annotations; cover proofs and proofs of section 'Across the Andes by Fr...
Material for Dr Fegg's Encyclopaedia of All World Knowledge, as follows: '3 quotes to be used in publicity etc' (holograph manuscript); photocopy of the US edition of Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls with holograph corrections and annotations [for new 1984 edition].
Yellow ring binder which was originally holding the script for the show (now in Add MS 89284/1/140). Three stickers advertising the show on 25, 27 and 28 Sept 1980 and a sticker 'I Listen to the RROQ' are stuck on the front cover of the folder. The folder is labelled 'Python at Hollywood Bow...
Material relating to Palin's unpublished novel, as follows: weekly writing plan with details of number of words to write each week, 26 Sept-26 Dec 1977; holograph notes and early drafts of part of the novel - typescript with holograph notes; draft of the finished novel with title 'A Bit of a Bre...
Material relating to episodes of A Series of Birds, partly written by Terry Jones and Michael Palin, as follows: 'Eric Giddings Story' - 3 typescript drafts of script for scenes 5, 8 and 13 with corrections and clean copy typescript of camera script for entire episode, Oct; 'Eric Giddings Story ...
Material relating to The Mirrorstone, as follows: 15 drafts - typescript with holograph corrections and annotations, some with corrections by Tom Maschler, Jul 1985-Jan 1986; first opening of 2nd draft - typescript with holograph corrections, 2 pages, undated; proof of illustrations, undated; ga...
Time Bandits - Part 2: Drafts and Production Material
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Material relating to the film Time Bandits, as follows: plot summary - typescript, 15 pages; shape of the movie as 3 Jan 1980 - typescript notes in Palin's handwriting and attached notes in a child's handwriting (possibly one of Gilliam's children), 1 page; editorial notes about the script and r...