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Michael Palin: Into Iraq is a travel documentary presented by Michael Palin and first aired in the UK in three parts on Channel 5 on 20 September, 27 September and 4 October 2022. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the series, Palin takes a 1,000-mile (1,600 km) journey, following the course of the Tigris river from its source in eastern Turkey, through Iraq ...
[8] According to Michael Palin, the original title was "A Goldfish Called Wanda". [ 9 ] Cleese told an interviewer that he called his character Archie Leach, actor Cary Grant 's real name, because "I feel this film is as near as I'll ever get to being Cary Grant."
Sir Michael Edward Palin (/ ˈ p eɪ l ɪ n /; born 5 May 1943 [1]) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group . [ 2 ] He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 [ 3 ] and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019 .
The sovereigns' main titles were Sultan, Padishah (Emperor) and Khan; which were of various origins such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish or Mongolian. respectively.His full style was the result of a long historical accumulation of titles expressing the empire's rights and claims as successor to the various states it annexed or subdued.
The elderly Tom Parfitt (Michael Palin) fakes a fall at his long-term terraced house in Yorkshire, to escape to a care home.However, moments after arriving the social worker that delivered Tom is thrown from the seemingly impenetrable fourth floor window of Tom's room, with only her and the frail Tom inside.
It is a classic novel based on real-life events and characters. The work reflects on the concepts of captivity and freedom through three intertwined forms of imprisonment: the captivity of the Kirkuk Turkmens under Arab rule, the societal constraints in 1950s Turkey, and the captivity of a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage.
In agreement to this, Palin was also given the task of acquiring a series of souvenirs along the journey for three 'referees' - Robert Hewison, and fellow Pythons Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam. Accompanying Palin would be a small five-man film crew, who the comedian collectively names after Passepartout, Phileas Fogg's manservant.
For titles used in the historical Ottoman Empire (1299–1922), see Category:Ottoman titles. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.