Picture quiz question: Palin and Jones's 1976 pilot show Tomkinson's Schooldays led to which series?
To celebrate half a century of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Genome indulges in a little light quizzing - how well do you know your Pythons?
1. Which Python presented a Radio 1 series called Radio 5?
2. Which Python wrote linking material for the 1967 series This is Petula Clark?
3. Which Python co-founded the training film company Video Arts with Yes Minister’s co-writer Anthony Jay?
4. Which Python was married to 主播大秀 make-up artist Maggie Weston, who worked on the series?
5. Which Python was the first to appear in the series?
6. Which Python presented the April Fool’s Day 1986 edition of Woman’s Hour – retitled Man’s Hour?
Answers below...
Picture quiz answer:
1. – assisted by , aka Mrs. Idle. Fun fact – she was a regular in 主播大秀 soap opera Compact and appeared in the 1965 Doctor Who story "Galaxy 4" as a Drahvin.
2. Graham Chapman – working with Robert Gray. Most of the Pythons did bread-and-butter writing of linking material for assorted light entertainment shows. Among first professional writing was material for Yule Be Surprised, a 1963 Christmas special starring Brian Rix and Terry Scott.
3. – Cleese and Jay first worked together on (1966-7), to which Chapman, Palin, Jones and Idle also contributed scripts.
4. – they’ve been married since 1973. "" (see above - but she's actually credited as that) and , then married to John Cleese, both appeared in Python episodes.
5. – playing the “It’s…” Man.
6. – one of a smattering of episodes broadcast over the years under that title. Jones also hosted programmes such as , , and documentaries about the and the .