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Cast:Michael Palin
1943
English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter
Playing:  Wise Man 1 time
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Christmas Night with the Stars (1958-2003)
Christmas Night With The Stars (1969)      S9.E1
A television show broadcast each Christmas night by the BBC from 1958 to 1972 (with the exception of 1961, 1965 and 1966), and returning in 1994 and 2003. The show was hosted each year by a leading star of BBC TV and featured specially made short seasonal editions (typically about 10 minutes long) of the previous year's most successful BBC sitcoms and light entertainment programs.
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1969
12/25/1969
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TV Series Episode
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Val Doonican / Self - Host
Cilla Black / Self
Roy Castle / Self
Rolf Harris / Self
Mary Hopkin / Self
Lulu / Self
Kenneth Williams / Self
The Young Generation / Themselves
Arthur Lowe / Captain George Mainwaring - Dad's Army segment
John Le Mesurier / Sergeant Arthur Wilson - Dad's Army segment



Christmas Night with the Stars  (1958-2003)



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The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments (2004)
Countdown presented by Jimmy Carr -- the "moments" consist of snippets of episodes, comments on making the episode / music video / film, etc. All items were selected by a Channel4 viewer poll.
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2004
12/24/2004
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TV Special
240 minutes
A
Genre:
Documentary
Director(s):
John Piper
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Jimmy Carr / Self - Presenter
Raymond Allen / Self
John Altman / Self
Stephen K. Amos / Self
Ronni Ancona / Self
Gerry Anderson / Self
Tina Baker / Self
Andy Bell / Self
Christopher Biggins / Self
Jennie Bond / Self



The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments  (2004)



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Richard & Judy's Christmas Books (2006)
British television chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, discussing Christmas themed books with a variety of guests.
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2006
12/09/2006
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TV Special
75 minutes
A
Genre:
Talk Show
Talk-Show
Director(s):
Dino Charalambous
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Cast:

Richard Madeley / Self - Presenter
Judy Finnigan / Self - Presenter
Susannah Constantine / Self
Rupert Everett / Self
Ricky Gervais / Self
Matt Lucas / Self
Jamie Oliver / Self
Michael Palin / Self
Billie Piper / Self
Gordon Ramsay / Self



Richard & Judy's Christmas Books  (2006)



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Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind (2007)
Robbie's wedding day is interrupted by an intergalactic attack.
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2007
12/25/2007
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TV Movie Animated
30 minutes
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Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Donnie Anderson
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Cast:

Ardal O'Hanlon / Robbie the Reindeer (voice)
Jane Horrocks / Donner (voice)
Gillian Anderson / Queen Vorkana (voice)
Keira Knightley / Em (voice)
Ozzy Osbourne / Vicar (voice)
Michael Palin / Gariiiiiii (voice)
Paul Whitehouse / Prancer (voice)
Sean Hughes / Tapir (voice)
Harry Enfield / Old Jingle (voice)
Graham Norton / Computer (voice)



Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind  (2007)



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Arthur Christmas (2011)
Santa's clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with Grandsanta to give out a present they misplaced to a young girl in less than two hours. /// Santa's youngest son must deliver a bicycle to an overlooked girl before Christmas morning dawns.
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2011
11/23/2011
PG
Film Animated
97 minutes
A
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Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Director(s):
Sarah Smith
Barry Cook
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Cast:

James McAvoy / Arthur (voice)
Hugh Laurie / Steve (voice)
Bill Nighy / Grandsanta (voice)
Jim Broadbent / Santa (voice)
Imelda Staunton / Mrs. Santa (voice)
Ashley Jensen / Bryony (voice)
Marc Wootton / Peter (voice)
Laura Linney / North Pole Computer (voice)
Eva Longoria / Chief De Silva (voice)
Ramona Marquez / Gwen (voice)



Tagline: All elf breaks loose. / Ever wonder how 2 Billion presents get delivered all in 1 night?
Arthur Christmas  (2011)



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Life of Brian (1979)
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
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1979
08/17/1979
R
Film
94 minutes
B
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Comedy
Director(s):
Terry Jones
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Cast:

Graham Chapman / Brian Cohen
Terry Jones / Mandy Cohen
John Cleese / Wise Man #1
Graham Chapman / Wise Man #2
Michael Palin / Wise Man #3
John Cleese / Reg /  Jewish Official /  First Centurion / Deadly Dirk /  Arthur
Terry Gilliam / Man Even Further Forward /  Revolutionary /  Jailer /  Blood & Thunder Prophet /  Frank /  Audience Member /  Crucifee
Eric Idle / Mr. Cheeky /  Stan aka Loretta /  Harry the Haggler /  Culprit Woman /  Warris /  Intensely Dull Youth /  Jailer's Assistant / Otto /  Lead Singer Crucifee
Terry Jones / Colin /  Simon the Holy Man /  Bob Hoskins / Saintly Passer-by /  Alarmed Crucifixion Assistant
Michael Palin / Mr. Big Nose /  Francis /  Mrs. A /  Ex-Leper / Announcer /  Ben /  Pontius Pilate /  Boring Prophet /  Eddie / Shoe Follower /  Nisus Wettus



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The Meaning of Life (1983)
The comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way.
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1983
03/31/1983
R
Film
107 minutes
C
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Comedy
Musical
Director(s):
Terry Jones
Terry Gilliam
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Graham Chapman / Chairman /  Fish #1 /  Doctor /  Harry Blackitt /  Wymer / Hordern /  General /  Coles /  Narrator #2 /  Dr. Livingstone/  Transvestite /  Eric /  Guest #1 /  Arthur Jarrett /  Geoffrey /  Tony Bennett
John Cleese / Fish #2 /  Dr. Spencer /  Humphrey Williams /  Sturridge / Ainsworth /  Waiter /  Eric's Assistant /  Maître D' /  Grim Reaper
Terry Gilliam / Window Washer /  Fish #4 /  Walters /  Middle of the Film Announcer /  M'Lady Joeline /  Mr. Brown /  Howard Katzenberg
Eric Idle / Gunther /  Fish #3 /  'Meaning of Life' Singer /  Mr. Moore / Mrs. Blackitt /  Watson /  Blackitt /  Atkinson /  Perkins / Victim #3 /  Front End /  Mrs. Hendy /  Man in Pink /  Noël Coward /  Gaston /  Angela
Terry Jones / Bert /  Fish #6 /  Mum /  Priest /  Biggs /  Sergeant /  Man with Bendy Arms /  Mrs. Brown /  Mr. Creosote /  Maria / Leaf Father /  Fiona Portland-Smythe
Michael Palin / Window Washer /  Harry /  Fish #5 /  Mr. Pycroft /  Dad / Narrator #1 /  Chaplain /  Carter /  Spadger /  Regimental Sergeant Major /  Pakenham-Walsh /  Rear End /  Female TV Presenter /  Mr. Marvin Hendy /  Governor /  Leaf Son / Debbie Katzenberg
Carol Cleveland / Beefeater Waitress /  Wife of Guest #1 /  Leaf Mother / Leaf Daughter /  Heaven Receptionist
Simon Jones / Chadwick /  Jeremy Portland-Smythe
Patricia Quinn / Mrs. Williams
Judy Loe / Nurse #1



The Meaning of Life  (1983)



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Brazil (1985)
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
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1985
12/18/1985
R
Film
132 minutes
C
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Drama
Sci-Fi
Director(s):
Terry Gilliam
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00:03:53 Family reading A Christmas Carol
00:05:02 haven't got a chimney
00:13:05 Christmas tree in Ministry of Information
00:15:38 Christmas tree in office
00:18:40 Christmas in restaurant (?)
Cast:

Jonathan Pryce / Sam Lowry
Robert De Niro / Harry Tuttle
Katherine Helmond / Mrs. Ida Lowry
Ian Holm / Mr. Kurtzmann
Bob Hoskins / Spoor
Michael Palin / Jack Lint
Ian Richardson / Mr. Warrenn
Peter Vaughan / Mr. Helpmann
Kim Greist / Jill Layton
Jim Broadbent / Dr. Jaffe



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Pole To Pole (1992-1993)
Cold Start      S1.E1
Palin begins at the North Pole, flying there on a small aeroplane fitted with skis. From there, he heads to Greenland, then the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, where the towns of Ny Alesund and Longyearbyen are located. He travels from Norway to Finland, meeting locals along the way.
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1993
01/10/1993
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Film
49 minutes
C
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Adventure
Documentary
Director(s):
Roger Mills
Clem Valllance
Writer(s):
Michael Palin
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Michael Palin / Self
Neil Hardwick / Self
Lasse Lehtinen / Self
Pole To Pole  (1992-1993)



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A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)
An animated, factually incorrect biography of Graham Arthur Chapman, one of the founding members of the comedy group Monty Python.
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2012
09/08/2012
R
Film Animated
85 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Bill Jones
Jeff Simpson
Ben Timlett
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Graham Chapman / Graham Chapman /  Narrator (voice)
John Cleese / John Cleese /  Exploding Don /  David Frost (voice)
Terry Jones / Terry Jones /  Graham's Mother /  Biggles /  Anatomy Don / Enormous Peter (voice)
Michael Palin / Michael Palin /  Graham's Father /  Interview Don #1 / Hibbern /  Queen Mother (voice)
Terry Gilliam / Interview Don #2 /  Dr One Across /  Pilot /  Aleister Crowley/  Jose (voice)
Carol Cleveland / Masseuse /  Singing Telegram /  Stewardess (voice)
Philip Bulcock / David Sherlock (voice)
Stephen Fry / Oscar Wilde (voice)
Rob Buckman / Unknown (voice)
Jamielisa Jacquemin / Unknown (voice)



A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman  (2012)



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