Episode 81 - Monty Python & The Holy Grail

<p>Ni!  We demand a sacrifice of.... a shrubbery!  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we're up for facing a little bit of peril in search of Camelot in Monty Python & The Holy Grail.  We question your parentage using accusations of hamsters and elderberries in our 81st episode as we discuss: </p> <ul><li>How the Python crew decided to divide the parts up between themselves</li> <li>Just how much adlibbing occurred on set</li> <li>Who some of the surprising financiers of the film were</li> <li>What can happen if you just rock up to the film set</li> <li>The benefits and drawbacks to shooting outside</li> <li>Which Python member played the most parts?</li> <li>Which Python member died on screen the most</li> <li>Ian talks about Postmodernism and how this film is one of the earliest champions of it in film</li> <li>We share our own participation in the stage musical, Spamalot</li> <li>We recite far too many lines after promising we wouldn't do that exact thing</li> <li>What one line could Ian not make out as a young man due to the accent and foreign expression</li> <li>How did the disruption of expectations - which the Pythons were famous for - work in this film, given it's a long-form version of storytelling?</li> <li>Whether or not Monty Python & The Holy Grail is the Best Film Ever</li> <li>Now go away or we shall taunt you a second time!</li> </ul> <p>Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at <a href='https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor'>https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor</a></p> <p>Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at <a href='https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/'>https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/</a></p>