Monty Python interviews with the surviving members of the team, as well as archive interviews with Graham Chapman and numerous excerpts from the television series and films. Also in commemoration of the 40th anniversary, Idle, Palin, Jones, and Gilliam appeared in a production of "Not the Messiah" at the Royal Albert Hall. The European premiere was held on 23 October 2009. An official 40th anniversary Monty Python reunion event took place in New York City on 15 October 2009, where the team received a Special Award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In June 2011, it was announced that
The Monty Python Instant Record Collection of record albums (all containing spoofs of popular album names). An inner sleeve featured a spoof "Where Are They Now?" update on the members of the Python team. As ever, the original vinyl release of the UK version had messages from George Peckham on the runout grooves. The first side read: "", while the second side read: "". The only new sketch (on the UK version) is "Summarise Proust Competition" which was originally performed on the television series "Monty Python's Flying Circus" and was re-recorded for "Monty Python's Previous Record" but never used, while the Alistair Cooke sketch is preceded