Michael Palin personality. During this period Cleese contacted Palin about doing the show that would ultimately become "Monty Python's Flying Circus". At the same time the success of "Do Not Adjust Your Set" had led Palin, Jones, Idle and Gilliam to be offered their own series and, while it was still in production, Palin agreed to Cleese's proposal and brought along Idle, Jones and Gilliam. Thus the formation of the Monty Python troupe has been referred to as a result of Cleese's desire to work with Palin and the chance circumstances that brought the other four members into the fold. In "Monty
Pole to Pole: The Photographs statistic mentioned by Michael Palin in the introduction to this book is that Basil Pao took 30,000 pictures during the 5½ months that the trip lasted. 30,000 pictures is approx. 850 rolls of film or approx. 200 pictures and 6 rolls of film every day. Pole to Pole: The Photographs Pole to Pole – The Photographs is a large coffee-table style book containing pictures taken by Basil Pao, who was the stills photographer on the team that made the "Pole to Pole with Michael Palin" TV program for the BBC. Michael Palin's name is prominently displayed on the cover, and