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Brazil

Wednesday 6 November 2013 | 1 hour 20 minutes 26 seconds

The story of the making of Michael Palin’s BBC1 Brazil series, made up of Michael’s own reminiscences, with a slide show of Basil Pao’s accompanying photos.

Michael Palin is a comedian, actor, writer and television presenter, one of the creators of Monty Python’s Flying Circus. A self-confessed dromomaniac (travel addict), he has travelled the globe making award-winning television series, books and audios including Around the World in 80 Days and Brazil. Between 2009 and 2012 Michael was President of the Royal Geographical Society.