Season 1

Episodes • 1976

Michael Palin
Tomkinson's Schooldays

1. Tomkinson's Schooldays

min

Set in the frontier days of British education, when upper lips were stiff with cold and corporal punishment was an A-level. A savage, searing indictment of something or other.

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The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

2. The Testing of Eric Olthwaite

min

A boy becomes a man in the harsh world of the Depression. The rough, tough story of folk who couldn't afford to go on the Jarrow March.

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Escape From Stalag Luft 112B

3. Escape From Stalag Luft 112B

min

A tale of courage and valour behind the lines in the Kaiser's Germany. An inspiring story of camp life and a British officer who wouldn't lie down.

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Murder at Moorstones Manor

4. Murder at Moorstones Manor

min

Hugo and Dora drive down to see Mumsie and Dadsie-pie for a long weekend in the country. But their tophole weekend turns out to be longer than they thought.

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Across the Andes by Frog

5. Across the Andes by Frog

min

The epic story of one man and six frogs who tried to defy the world in the greatest gamble of all.

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The Curse of the Claw

6. The Curse of the Claw

min

The terrifying story of a man who dabbled in the dark mysteries of the Orient, and lived to tell the tale. Or did he?

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