Michael Palin St Andrews awarded Palin an honorary Doctor of Science degree during their June 2017 graduation ceremonies, with the degree recognising his contribution to the public's understanding of contemporary geography. He joins his fellow Pythons John Cleese and Terry Jones in receiving an honorary degree from the Fife institution. In October 2018, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society awarded Palin the first Louie Kamookak Medal for advances in geography, for his book on the history of the polar exploration vessel HMS "Erebus". All his travel books can also be read at no charge, complete and unabridged, on his website. Michael Palin Michael
Michael Palin in Wyeth's World as it does interviews with Helga, Andrew's son and painter Jamie Wyeth, and Andrew himself before his death in 2009. A real treat – particularly if you're as ignorant of Wyeth's world as we were." "The Independent"'s Gerard Gilbert called the film "unexpectedly absorbing". John Crace of "The Guardian" wrote that ""Michael Palin in Wyeth's World" (BBC2) was a little gem; a one-hour documentary about a 20th-century American painter, Andrew Wyeth, of whom I had never heard, yet which kept me intrigued". Michael Palin in Wyeth's World Michael Palin in Wyeth's World is a 2013 British documentary film directed by