Michael Palin
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"Michael Palin brings the fascinating story of the Erebus and its occupants to life, from its construction as a bomb vessel in 1826 through the flagship years of James Clark Ross's Antarctic expedition and finally to Sir John Franklin's quest for the holy grail of navigation--a route through the Northwest Passage, where the ship disappeared into the depths of the sea for more than 150 years. It was rediscovered under the arctic waters in 2014."--
2) The truth
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English
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An ordinary man at a crossroads in life accepts an offer to travel to India as part of an effort to pen the biography of an elusive but highly influential activist and humanitarian.
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Michael Palin's diaries begin in the late 1960s when he began writing for hugely popular programs. He recounts how Monty Python emerged and triumphed. From the success and cult status brought by Monty Python, Palin shares stories from their world tours, their stay at hotels recently trashed by Led Zeppelin, their battles over censorship, and how individually the Pythons went their separate ways. Yet at the same time they were working on the now celebrated...
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La fascinante realidad del país más hermético del mundo.
En mayo de 2018, Michael Palin, estrella de los Monty Python, expresidente de la Real Sociedad Geográfica de Londres e intrépido trotamundos, pasó dos semanas en la República Popular Democrática de Corea, un país hermético sin cobertura ni internet donde el campo vive anclado en el pasado y en las ciudades abundan rascacielos brillantes y lujosas estaciones de tren.
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6) Erebus
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• A major new work by one of the most loved and admired of travel writers
• Interest in the Franklin expedition will be heightened by a major AMC series called The Terror, airing in March 2018. The series is a fictional telling of the doomed expedition based on the Dan Simmons bestselling book of the same name. The Terror was the name of the Erebus' sister ship on the doomed voyage
• Draws on fresh research to bring to life one of the greatest...
8) Jabberwocky
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English
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A young peasant, with no interest in adventure or fortune, is mistaken as the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.
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2019.
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"In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a cut-off land without internet or phone signal, where the countryside has barely moved beyond a centuries-old peasant economy but where the cities have gleaming skyscrapers and luxurious underground train stations. His resulting documentary was widely acclaimed. Now he shares his day-by-day...
10) Brazil
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[2014]
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English
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Michael Palin explores the landscapes, people, and culture of Brazil.
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[2015]
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"As in Halfway to Hollywood and The Python Years, Travelling to Work contains a decade's worth of unedited, unabridged diary entries from multi-talented funnyman Michael Palin. In this volume, the last Palin has agreed to publish, the former Python documents his experience hosting a series of BBC travel documentaries even as he continues to develop new dimensions as a writer and actor. Python faithful will love Palin's candid comments and wry wit...
16) Arthur Christmas
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[2012]
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English
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Arthur Christmas reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night? The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the center of the film is a story about a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns.
17) The Wipers Times
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2023.
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English
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Based on the remarkable true story of a satirical newspaper published on the front lines of World War One, this poignant yet comedic drama revels in the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. It's 1916 and Captain Fred Roberts (Ben Chaplin), a diamond prospector-turned-soldier, leads a small detachment of British soldiers through the ruins of Ypres, whereupon he and his men make an amazing discovery in...
19) The mirrorstone
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[1986]
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An English schoolboy is snatched into another world by the magician scientist Salaman, who forces him to brave underwater terrors in a quest for the priceless Mirrorstone.
20) Brazil
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2013.
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The Monty Python comedian presents a photographed exploration of the diverse country of Brazil that describes his encounters with indigenous cultures and sumptuous traditions between the Lost World forests and the Iguaco Falls.