An Evening with Michael Palin

An Evening with Michael Palin

A unique chance to hear Sir Michael Palin talking in Liverpool about his fascinating career, and his new book "Michael Palin in Venezuela".

By Smithdown Litfest

Date and time

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Ullet Road Unitarian Church 57 Ullet Rd, Liverpool L17 2AA

57 Ullet Road Liverpool United Kingdom

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Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

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Michael Palin has written and starred in numerous TV programmes and films, from Monty Python and Ripping Yarns to The Missionary and The Death of Stalin. He has also made several much-acclaimed travel documentaries, his journeys taking him to the North and South Poles, the Sahara Desert, the Himalayas, Eastern Europe and Brazil. His books include accounts of his journeys, novels (Hemingway’s Chair and The Truth) and several volumes of diaries. From 2009 to 2012 he was president of the Royal Geographical Society. He received a BAFTA fellowship in 2013, and a knighthood in the 2019 New Year Honours list.

In February 2025, Michael Palin travelled to Venezuela to get a sense of what life is like in one of South America's most culturally rich, vibrant but also troubled nations. In the journal he kept during his trip he gives a vivid account of the towns and cities he visited, the landscapes he travelled through, and the people he met. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs taken on the trip, and permeated with his warmth and humour, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country.

This event is supported by RILCH, Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool City Coucil. Ticket profits will be donated to Smithdown in Bloom.

The venue is wheelchair accessible via a ramp on York Avenue.

For all enquiries about this event please email the organisers, Smithdown Litfest, and not the venue directly.

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The Smithdown Litfest is a week of author talks and readings for all ages, in community venues along the Smithdown Road corridor ‒ from Toxteth to Allerton.

£14.25