The next episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus was delayed for two weeks, fifty years ago, so Nathan and Ben bring you a minisode about the programmes that aired its place in the interim. Tune back in on November 16, when Python is restored to its time slot! https://audioboom.com/posts/7406706-episode-04a-omnibus-interlude Sources: "Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner" originally aired … Continue reading Episode 04A: Omnibus Interlude
Episode 04: Owl-Stretching Time
Nathan and Ben lounge in the Cardiff Rooms, Libya, and trace the Python troupe's running references to masculinity, plastic explosives, fresh fruit, interruptions, and whether those teeth (yes, teeth), in ancient times, walked over England's mountains green. https://audioboom.com/posts/7406705-episode-04-owl-stretching-time
Episode 03: How to Recognize Trees
Nathan and Ben muse on repetition, pedagogy, and other arboreal aspects found in sketches about a town full of Supermen, dirty cutlery, repetition, and a spot of innuendo down at the pub, if you know what I mean. Whoooooa, eh? Whoooaa. https://audioboom.com/posts/7399750-episode-03-how-to-recognize-trees
A Breath of Fresh Air
I was well into my high school stint of delving into all things Python in 1993 when my NPR-listening stepfather helpfully taped this interview off the air for me. I had formed the practice of using a dual-tape deck to take the best clips from interviews and pull them out as sound bites. On every … Continue reading A Breath of Fresh Air
Episode 02: Sex and Violence
Nathan and Ben discuss the difference between "avine" and "ovine" aviation, then take a look the the sketches about a man with three buttocks and men who secretly want to be mice, before unpacking the cultural impact of a classic primer for the French language. https://audioboom.com/posts/7390750-episode-02-sex-and-violence
Omnibustop
Listener Missy Dustin has contacted us to correct us about our claim that Omnibus was the religious show that previously occupied Python's late-night timeslot. She tells us it was "not religious!" and links to the Wikipedia page. While the page she links to is that of an American TV program that went off the air … Continue reading Omnibustop
Episode 01: Wither Canada?
In the premiere episode of the podcast, Nathan and Ben mount an attempt at summarizing Proust Python's origins, and then go on to talk about sketches involving Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson, Picasso painting while riding a bicycle, and The Funniest Joke in the World. https://audioboom.com/posts/7384969-episode-01-wither-canada
Episode 00: Montage, A Preview
Clips from the first three episodes of The Python Perspective, analysing each episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus on the fiftieth anniversary of its original television broadcast. https://audioboom.com/posts/7380844-episode-00-montage-a-preview
You Left Out A Hungadunga In The Title
In the beginning of our discussion of episode 3, "How to Recognize Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away", I begin talking about how the episode had originally had one of MPFC's rejected names... and then my memory fails me. I begin saying "Bun, Wackett, Buzzard, Stubble, and Boot" but then I … Continue reading You Left Out A Hungadunga In The Title
For Whom the Liberty Bell March Tolls…
Nathan and I spent some time talking about the theme for the show. He was largely content with it being a copyright-free version of Sousa's "Liberty Bell March", because he, quite rightly, felt that the music most associated with Python and, specifically, the Flying Circus should bring people into the show. We also knew, like … Continue reading For Whom the Liberty Bell March Tolls…
Farced Perspective 