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
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days Palin's personal views are also more clearly evident. The book contains many pictures from the trip. "Around the World in 80 Days" was the first of a trilogy of globe-crossing series featuring Michael Palin as he visited many countries. The second series was "Pole to Pole" (travelling from the North Pole to the South Pole), an 8-part series first broadcast on BBC One in 1992, and the third was "Full Circle with Michael Palin" (the circumnavigation of the Pacific Rim), a 10-part series first broadcast on BBC One in 1997. The series were followed by several similar conceptual travel series