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 Centre for Stammering Children Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering is a specialist centre for speech and language therapy for the treatment of stammering, located in Pine Street, central London. Officially opened in 1993, it is a joint initiative between Whittington Health NHS Trust and the charity Action for Stammering Children (ASC). Following his role in "A Fish Called Wanda" in which he portrayed Ken, a character who stammered, as well as having mentioned in his diaries that his father stammered Michael Palin agreed for the centre to be named after him. Palin's continued support and involvement has