Inspired by a Monty Python sketch, a charity fund-raiser in London with an odd-ball sense of humour submitted himself on Saturday to being slapped in the face with a couple of wet fish. Ben Fillmore ...

What value does a fish-slapping dance have when travelling in authoritarian countries? Quite a lot, as it turns out… Pole to Pole, 1991. Roof Class on The Nile Valley Express, Wadi Halfa to Atbara, ...

One of the key players in the Monty Python troupe, Michael Palin has compiled personal favourite moments from the groundbreaking show that continues to influence sketch comedians around the world, ...