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- Great-Uncle Harry : a tale of war and empire / by Palin, Michael,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Some years ago a stash of family records was handed down to Michael Palin, among which were photos of an enigmatic young man in army uniform, as well as photos of the same young man as a teenager looking uncomfortable at family gatherings. This, Michael learned, was his Great-Uncle Harry, born in 1884, died in 1916. He had previously had no idea that he had a Great-Uncle Harry, much less that his life was cut short at the age of 32 when he was killed in the Battle of the Somme. The discovery both shocked him and made him want to know much more. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him. Great-Uncle Harry is an utterly compelling account of an ordinary man who led an extraordinary life. A blend of biography, history, travelogue and personal memoir, this is Michael Palin at his very finest."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Palin, Harry, 1884-1916.; Soldiers; Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916.; World War, 1914-1918;
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- Erebus : the story of a ship / by Palin, Michael,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Intrepid voyager, writer and comedian Michael Palin follows the trail of two expeditions made by the Royal Navy's HMS Erebus to opposite ends of the globe, reliving the voyages and investigating the ship itself, lost on the final Franklin expedition and discovered with the help of Inuit knowledge in 2014. The story of a ship begins after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, when Great Britain had more bomb ships than it had enemies. The solid, reinforced hulls of HMS Erebus, and another bomb ship, HMS Terror, made them suitable for discovering what lay at the coldest ends of the earth. In 1839, Erebus was chosen as the flagship of an expedition to penetrate south to explore Antarctica. Under the leadership of the charismatic James Clark Ross, she and HMS Terror sailed further south than anyone had been before. But Antarctica never captured the national imagination; what the British navy needed now was confirmation of its superiority by making the discovery, once and for all, of a route through the North-West Passage. Chosen to lead the mission was Sir John Franklin, at 59 someone many considered too old for such a hazardous journey. Nevertheless, he and his men confidently sailed away down the Thames in April 1845. Provisioned for three winters in the Arctic, Erebus and Terror and the 129 men of the Franklin expedition were seen heading west by two whalers in late July. No one ever saw them again. Over the years there were many attempts to discover what might have happened--and eventually the first bodies were discovered in shallow graves, confirming that it had been the dreadful fate of the explorers to die of hunger and scurvy as they abandoned the ships in the ice. For generations, the mystery of what had happened to the ships endured. Then, on September 9th, 2014, came the almost unbelievable news: HMS Erebus had been discovered thirty feet below the Arctic waters, by a Parks Canada exploration ship. Palin looks at the Erebus story through the different motives of the two expeditions, one scientific and successful, the other nationalistic and disastrous. He examines the past by means of the extensive historical record and travels in the present day to those places where there is still an echo of Erebus herself, from the dockyard where she was built, to Tasmania where the Antarctic voyage began and the Falkland Islands, then on to the Canadian Arctic, to get a sense of what the conditions must have been like for the starving, stumbling sailors as they abandoned their ships to the ice. And of course the story has a future. It lies ten metres down in the waters of Nunavut's Queen Maud Gulf, where many secrets wait to be revealed."--- Subjects: Erebus (Ship); Scientific expeditions;
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- Into Iraq / by Palin, Michael,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In March 2022, Michael Palin travelled the length of the River Tigris through Iraq to get a sense of what life is like in a region of the world that once formed the cradle of civilisation, but that in recent times has witnessed turmoil and appalling bloodshed. It was a journey of sharp, often brutal contrasts. At one moment he would be exploring the old streets of Baghdad or the ancient ruins of Babylon. At the next he would be visiting the war-torn city of Mosul, or learning about the horrific Speicher massacre in Tikrit. Now he shares the journal he meticulously kept during his trip, in which he describes the very varied places he visited, the people he met and the impressions he formed of a country that few outsiders now venture to see. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs taken on the trip, and permeated with his warmth and humour, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country.- Subjects: Biographies.; Travel writing.; Personal narratives.; Palin, Michael;
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- North Korea journal / by Palin, Michael,author.; Palin, Michael.Diaries.Selections.;
"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 diary of his visit, in which he describes not only what he saw--and his fleeting views of what the authorities didn't want him to see--but recounts the conversations he had with the country's inhabitants, talks candidly about his encounters with officialdom, and records his musings about a land wholly unlike any other he has ever visited--one that inspires fascination and fear in equal measure. Written with Palin's trademark warmth and wit, and illustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, the journal offers a rare insight into the North Korea behind the headlines."--- Subjects: Diaries.; Palin, Michael; British;
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- Brazil [videorecording]. by Pryce, Jonathan; Holm, Ian; Palin, Michael; Hoskins, Bob; De Niro, Robert;
Jonathan Pryce, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Bob Hoskins, Robert De Niro.A comedy/romance about a surreal world in which terrorists scare the citizens, and where nothing can be accomplished without paperwork. Highly critically acclaimed. Directed by Terry Gilliam.OFRB rating: AA.DVD.- Subjects: Sci-Fi.; Cult Classic.; Comedy.;
- © 1998., Universal,
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- Remember me [videorecording] / by Addy, Mark,1964-actor.; Comer, Jodie,actor.; Hughes, Gwyneth,screenwriter,film producer.; Keane, Rebecca,film producer.; Palin, Michael,actor.; Pearce, Ashley,film director.; Sawalha, Julia,1968-actor.; Timmer, Damien,film producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Michael Palin, Mark Addy, Jodie Comer, Julia Sawalha, Jamie Rooney-west, Tony Pitts.When retiree Tom Parfitt stages a fall in his eerie Yorkshire home in order to escape into residential care, a chilling mystery unfolds, challenging police detective Rob Fairholme and care worker Hannah Ward to risk everything they hold dear to unravel the truth.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Ghost television programs.; Horror television programs.; Television mini-series.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; Haunted houses; Murder; Older men; Supernatural;
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- The death of Stalin [videorecording] / by Beale, Simon Russell,actor.; Buscemi, Steve,1957-actor.; Considine, Paddy,actor.; Iannucci, Armando,1963-screenwriter,film director.; Kurylenko, Olga,1979-actor.; Martin, Ian,screenwriter.; McLoughlin, Adrian,actor.; Nury, Fabien,screenwriter.; Palin, Michael,actor.; Schneider, David,1963-screenwriter.; Tambor, Jeffrey,1944-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work) :Nury, Fabien.Death of Stalin.; motion picture adaptation of (work) :Robin, Thierry,1958-Death of Stalin.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music, Christopher Willis ; director of photography, Zac Nicholson ; editor, Peter Lambert.Olga Kurylenko, Paddy Considine, Adrian McLoughlin, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey Tambor, Steve Buscemi, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs.When the tyrannical ruler Stalin dies, his hapless inner circle scrambles to come up with the next evolution of the revolution, but it's clear everyone is really out for themselves. Proof that comedy, like politics, is all in the execution.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, violence and some sexual references.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.- Subjects: Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Political films.; Satirical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953; Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953; Cold War;
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- Arthur Christmas [videorecording] / by Baynham, Peter.; Broadbent, Jim.; Cook, Barry.; Jensen, Ashley.; Laurie, Hugh,1959-; Linney, Laura.; Longoria, Eva,1975-; Lord, P.(Peter); Marquez, Raymond.; McAvoy, James,1979-; Nighy, Bill,1949-; Palin, Michael.; Smith, Sarah.; Staunton, Imelda,1953-; Wootton, Marc.; Columbia Pictures Industries.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music, Harry Gregson-Williams.Voices: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen, Marc Wootton, Laura Linney, Eva Longoria, Raymond Marquez, Michael Palin.On Christmas night at the North Pole, Santa's youngest son looks to use his father's high-tech operation for an urgent mission.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital.- Subjects: Animated films.; Children's films.; Christmas; Families; Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Santa Claus; Video recordings for children.;
- © c2012., Columbia,
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- Mr. Toad's wild ride [videorecording (DVD) / by Jones, Terry,1942-; Coogan, Steve.; Idle, Eric; Williamson, Nicol;
Director of photography, David Tattersall ; screenplay by Terry Jones ; edited by Julian Doyle ; music score by John Du Prez ; original songs and music by John Du Prez, Andre Jacquemin, Terry Jones, Dave Howman.Steve Coogan, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Antony Sher, Nicol Williamson, John Cleese, Stephen Fry, Bernard Hill, Michael Palin, Angel Planer, Julia Sawahla, Victoria Wood.Toad gets into all sorts of trouble racing his new car around the countryside, while his home is taken over by the wicked weasels and ferrets.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD ; widescreen presentation.- Subjects: Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932.; Toads; Animals; Children's films; Feature films; Video recordings for children; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
- © c2004., Disney DVD : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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