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
Full Circle with Michael Palin Full Circle with Michael Palin Full Circle with Michael Palin is the title of a 10-part 1997 documentary television series produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Presented by Michael Palin of Monty Python fame, "Full Circle" was the third of a series of programmes in which Palin made unusual and interesting trips. The first was "", a 7-part series first broadcast on BBC One in 1989, and the second was "Pole to Pole", an 8-part series first broadcast on BBC One in 1992. The series documented a 10-month, 50,000 mile (80,000 km) trip taken by Palin and a film crew