Material relating to the case brought by Python against ABC TV, as follows: transcript of the case discussed on 19 Dec 1975 at the US Federal Court, New York - clean copy typescript, 205 pages; photocopy of judgement, 19 Dec - typescript, 7 pages.
Material relating to ideas for a film by Terry Jones and Michael Palin (never realised), with working title 'Hell' and 'Explorers I', as follows: notebook marked 'TJ/MP Film Nov 1983. The Hell (MP start)', with notes and draft of script for the film, in Palin's handwriting, Nov 1983-1984. Insert...
Early draft for Monty Python's Life of Brian - typescript with corrections in Palin's handwriting, 179 pages, including sequence of sketches (without 'The Bright Side of Life' as ending).
Material relating to show 88 of Saturday Night Live, Apr 1978, as follows: script for the episode - clean copy typescript, 99 pages; loose pages of draft of part of the episode - typescript; drafts of Palin's monologue - holograph manuscripts; letters from fans, 9 Apr-16 Dec 1978; press cuttings...
Material relating to the first episode of Ripping Yarns, 'Tomkinson's Schooldays', aired on 7 Jan 1976, as follows: early draft of script - a combination of holograph manuscript and typescript, the latter sometimes stapled onto pages from a notebook (26 pages), [1975]; loose pages of early draft...
Material relating to show 124 of Saturday Night Live, Jan 1979, as follows: script for the episode - typescript with a few corrections, 72 pages; letter from Nancy Lewis to Palin with Saturday Night Live ratings, undated; letters from fans, Jan-Feb 1979.
Scripts for the following episodes of The Frost Report, written by Terry Jones and Michael Palin (all typescript): 'Frost Report on Leisure', May 1966 - draft and loose page; 'Frost Report on Trends', Jun 1966 - 2 drafts; 'Frost Report on Sport', 10 Mar 1967 - draft; 'Frost Over England', Mar 19...