Research: Monty Python BBC Documentary

This is a recently broadcasted short documentary on the history of monty python, made by the BBC for its 40th anniversary. This involved many pieces of stock footage from the earlier python years, including many of their older sketches. The documentary particularly focused on the goings on behind the scenes, when the pythons were developing their material.

I have seen most of Monty Python's works, and much of the material produced by the seperate members afterwards such as 'Michael Palin's Himalays' series and comedies such as 'Fawlty Towers'.

The documentary style is used in some of Monty Python's work, and strongly parodies the conventions at the time, showing the type of adverts that would have been shown in the early years of television but in a satirical way.