Ni! We demand a sacrifice of.... a shrubbery! Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we're up for facing a little bit of peril in search of Camelot in Monty Python & The Holy Grail. We question your parentage using accusations of hamsters and elderberries in our 81st episode as we discuss:
- How the Python crew decided to divide the parts up between themselves
- Just how much adlibbing occurred on set
- Who some of the surprising financiers of the film were
- What can happen if you just rock up to the film set
- The benefits and drawbacks to shooting outside
- Which Python member played the most parts?
- Which Python member died on screen the most
- Ian talks about Postmodernism and how this film is one of the earliest champions of it in film
- We share our own participation in the stage musical, Spamalot
- We recite far too many lines after promising we wouldn't do that exact thing
- What one line could Ian not make out as a young man due to the accent and foreign expression
- How did the disruption of expectations - which the Pythons were famous for - work in this film, given it's a long-form version of storytelling?
- Whether or not Monty Python & The Holy Grail is the Best Film Ever
- Now go away or we shall taunt you a second time!
Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog. Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor
Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song. You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/
