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holidays in France, 30–4

second pregnancy, 30, 42

William’s birth, 45–6

pottery classes, 74

wedding anniversaries, 76, 165, 307, 547–8

and the Guedallas’ burglary, 91–2

and ‘First Farewell Tour’, 112

and the Pythons’American tour, 121, 122, 123

wants another child, 130 and n

days out with MP, 133–4

third pregnancy, 178, 181, 199

visits MP in Scodand, 178, 180

Rachel’s birth, 204–5

demise of Monty Python, 210

and Fegg film proposal, 287

in New York, 307, 311

at BBC annual party, 355–6

holiday in Tobago, 360

visits Amsterdam, 366

buys next door but one house, 386–7

reads MP’s novel, 409

visits MP in Tunisia, 497, 501–3

and MP’s birthday, 551

bicycle, 560

Palin, Mary (MP’s mother), xii

childhood visit to Friar Park, 259, 512 and n

retires to Southwold, 8

in Monty Python, 9

and her husband’s illness, 54, 77, 107, 144

sees And Now For Something Completely Different, 65

wedding anniversary, 109

sees ‘First Farewell Tour’, 119

at Angela’s 40th birthday party, 130

70th birthday, 152

husband admitted to hospital, 159, 160

strain of caring for Edward, 184

husband’s condition deteriorates, 225, 337

stays with MP in London, 297–8, 554

ageing, 327

and husband’s death, 381–2, 384

sees Jabberwocky, 381

and Royal Variety Performance, 399

wonders whether to move, 403

MP visits in Southwold, 442, 536

visits MP in London, 518–19

worried about reactions to The Life of Brian, 594, 596

sees The Life of Brian, 600

Palin, Michael

childhood diary, ix

starts his adult diary, x–xi

stops smoking, x, 213 and n

dental treatment, 3–4, 10, 48, 82–3, 263, 324, 370, 466–7

writing partnership with Terry Jones, 6, 7–8

writing with John Cleese, 6–7

first meets Helen, 8, 171, 206–7, 575n

love of cricket, 11–12

visits exhibitions, 13–14, 133, 196–7, 298

in Southwold, 15–16, 38–9, 40, 54, 62, 70, 77, 83, 107, 144, 164–5, 181, 184, 206–7, 225, 233, 264, 289–90, 321–2, 327, 343, 352, 403, 442, 536

commercials and voice-overs, 16–17, 45, 55, 91, 105–6, 132, 197, 225, 254, 328, 463–4

offered film work in Rome, 17–18, 22

work for Labour Party, 22, 29

birthdays, 24, 114, 115–16, 170–1, 313, 384–5, 465, 551

garden, 24

1970 general election, 27, 28

holiday in France, 30–4

car problems in France, 32, 33–4

charity shows, 35–6

Williams birth, 45–7

miners’ strike, 47, 48, 71–3

new car, 49–50, 82

revisits Shrewsbury School, 53

Williams christening, 55–6

cabaret engagements, 57–9 and n, 61, 69–70, 79–81

fatherhood, 59–60

writes for The Two Ronnies, 59, 97

loses diary notebook, 63

buys primitive painting, 64

fancy-dress squash match, 64

on modern technology, 66

on public meeting places, 66

schoolgirl fans, 68

first trip to America, 76–7 and n

house in Oak Village, 76, 368

wedding anniversaries, 76, 111, 165, 307, 547–8

at London Zoo, 77–8

judges May Queen contest, 78

cricket match in Bordon, 83–4

Monty Python football match, 83

bowel problems, 89, 110

at BBC annual parties, 100–1, 355–6, 424, 425

given a can of Devon cream, 100

promotional film for O Lucky Man, 101–2, 103

medical check-ups, 103–4, 292, 478

Italian holidays, 128, 249

wants another child, 130 and n

at Chelsea football match, 135

memories of school, 138

extends house, 145, 154, 155, 202

February 1974 election, 155–6, 157, 158, 192

voice problems, 157, 158, 308, 312–13

visits his father in hospital, 159–66, 357–8, 360, 361

Italian lessons, 182, 183

in Abbotsley, 187–8, 214, 385–6, 581

October 1974 election, 192–3

time off in Dorset, 199–200

Rachel’s birth, 204–5

plans future projects with Terry Jones, 213, 263, 268, 285–7

his fathers seventy-fifth birthday, 243–4

sinus problems, 268

charity football match, 281–2

sees throat specialist, 291

finances, 294–5, 448

voice training, 294, 295, 306

Neal’s Yard property deal, 296 and n, 314, 320, 364

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