Add MS 89284/1/133

Correspondence relating to the film Time Bandits and the script book, as follows:

• agreement between Michael Palin and Signford Ltd and Handmade Film, sent to Handmade film from Signford Ltd, 7 Feb 1980;
• telegram from Denis O'Brien to Palin congratulating him on the screenplay, 11 Feb 1980;
• telegram from George Harrison and Denis O'Brien to Palin congratulating him on finishing the screenplay, 14 May 1980;
• letter from Geoffrey Strachan to Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin regarding doing a book from the film, 8 May 1980, marked 'No';
• letter to Palin and his wife Helen from Shelley Duvall written during filming of Popeye in Malta, with her latest news and stating how pleased she is to work on Time Bandits, 28 Apr 1980;
• telegram from Jeff Katzenberg to Terry Gilliam and Palin congratulating them on the start of principal photography for the film, 6 Jun 1980;
• letter from John Cleese to Theo, and Palin and Gilliam copied in, asking him to make arrangement so that the press will not be labelling Time Bandits as a Monty Python film, 3 Jul 1980;
• memo to Denis O'Brien regarding advert in Variety, the film book and choosing a publisher for it, possibility of a children's book, and the poor quality of the black and white stills, 27 Jul 1980;
• two memos, one to Palin and others, one to Denis O'Brien regarding the Time Bandits book, with annotations in Palin's handwriting, 13 Oct and 27 Nov 1980;
• letter to Ricky Cassiday at EuroAtlantic from Palin with attached text to replace some of the pages at the front of the book that Palin rejected, including also a holograph draft of a letter to Denis O'Brien asking him to get Sean Connery at the Gospel Oak school fete, 2 Dec 1980;
• first page of a letter from Palin to Denis O'Brien complaining of the lack of consultation of him and Terry Gilliam about major changes to the Time Bandits books, 11 Dec 1980;
• two letters between Palin and Ricky Cassiday at EuroAtlantic regarding the photographs and promotional text for the book, Dec 1980;
• letter from Sparrow Books to Ricky Cassiday at EuroAtlantic regarding the design of the book's front cover, 16 Dec 1980;
• letter from Katherine Helmond to Palin thanking him for her work on the film, 18 Dec 1980;
• letter from Susan Hill at Hutchinson to Palin asking him to go to the sales conference to speak about the book and the film, 19 Dec 1980;
• photocopy of the agreement between Handmade Film and Hutchinson for the Time Bandits book, 20 Jan 1981;
• letter from Palin to Anne Henshaw regarding his financial position in regards to the film, with enclosed the agreement between George Harrison, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and Smash and Grab Ltd (7 Feb 1980) and a letter from EuroAtlantic to Palin asking him for a cheque to secure his position in the film (1 May 1980), 5 Jul 1981;
• Handmade Film accounts, 31 Mar 1981;
• 4 letters between Hutchinson, Handmade Film and Palin regarding plans for publicity of the Time Bandits books, 3-13 Apr 1981;
• letter to Palin and Gilliam from Denis O'Brien regarding the rereleasing of the film in the U.S., 24 Aug 1982;
• 3 letters regarding a NBC show called Voyagers possibly being a duplicate of Time Bandits, 5 Aug-28 Sept 1982.