Show Notes

Lo! Upon the first breath of Monty Python’s Flying Circus o’er the enchanted waves of BBC One, scribes within the castle walls did trade many a curious whisper and scroll, to wit:

“This episode contained two really awful sketches.”

“The treatment of the national anthem is not amusing.”

 “Parts of this…are disgusting.”

And, “The death sequence was in appalling taste.”

Prithee, join us.

Major sources for this episode include:

TV Series: “Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyer’s Cut)”  

BBC: “Monty Python at 50”

The Guardian: “Monty is 30”

The Sunday Post: “The Story of Monty Python” 

BBC: “‘It was a magical chemical balance’: How Monty Python and the Holy Grail became a comedy legend”

Smithsonian Magazine: “And Now For Something Completely Different”

Screen Online: “The Roots of Monty Python”

Vulture: “John Cleese on The Goon Show, His Earliest Comedy Influence”

Writer & Host: Sidney Hirst-O’Reilly

Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly

Researcher & Series Producer: Allison Pinches

Director: Callie O’Reilly

Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly

Engineer: Geoff Devine

Theme music: Casey Pick, Jeremiah Pick & James Atin

Tunes: APM Music