Roger Mills

In this documentary, Michael Palin tells the story behind his success, after being honoured with a special award at the Baftas in 2013. With an outstanding career in television and film, this special delves into the archives to showcase some of Michael's incredible work, featuring an in-depth interview with the man himself.

Michael Palin explores European countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain.

7.5/10

Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin takes a journey through the Himalayas.

8.3/10

In this four-part BBC documentary, former Monty Python funnyman and renowned globe-trotter Michael Palin sets off from Gibraltar to travel across the Sahara, his witty humor downplaying the hardships he faces along the arduous journey. He travels to Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and beyond, across some of the harshest terrain on the planet.

8/10

Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

8.4/10

Michael Palin's journey takes him from the North Pole to the South Pole, in as direct a route as possible.

8.4/10

Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel around the world (without flying) in 80 days.

8.6/10

Documentary film, without commentary, looking at events in Sheffield on 5th September 1973. Steelworkers retire, babies are born, there are fashion shows and council meetings, crashed lorries and policemen on the beat.

40 Minutes was a BBC TV documentary strand broadcast on BBC Two between 1981 and 1994. Some documentaries in the original series were revisited and updated in a 2006 version, Forty Minutes On.

5.8/10