Traces the history of the Monty Python TV show, going back to the very beginning when Barry Took assembled the 'best comic' talent sloshing around the BBC' during the late 1960s, through the TV years and on to the live shows and feature films. With a biography of each Python, a programme guide, a filmography and a host of photographs throughout the text, this is the ultimate tribute to a genius comedy act that became a worldwide cult. [inside cover]. The illustrated history of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Complete episode guide. Biography of each Python. Archive photographs from the films and classic TV shows. [back cover]. From May 1969 six young men by the names of John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Eric Idle, created 45 TV episodes over 5 years.