Tailenders The Michael Palin Special
Apr 23, 2024
Michael Palin, writer, comedian and award-winning travel-maker, chats about cricket, global travels and making authentic documentaries. He tells tales from filming in Nigeria, watching cricket in strange places, meeting sporting heroes and surviving rotten camel meat. Light, funny and curious conversation about people, places and the quirks of filming on the road.
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Palin Inspired A Generation
- Greg James, Felix White and Jimmy Anderson each describe how Michael Palin inspired their careers and curiosity.
- They credit Palin's varied projects and following 'things that interest him' as a model for lifelong creativity.
Use Past Work To Rebuild Confidence
- Revisit past work to boost confidence when starting new projects.
- Use positive reminders of what worked to overcome doubts and refine future work.
Meeting Keith Miller
- Michael Palin met his childhood hero, cricketer Keith Miller, later in life despite Miller being ill and on sticks.
- Miller warmly praised Palin's work, reversing Palin's urge to worship him.
