Hopcraft, Jan, 483, 581
Hopkins, Anthony, 109
Hopkins, Dr, 264
Horton, John, 167, 168, 170, 175, 179, 195
Hoskins, Bob, 339
Hospitality Inn, Enfield, Connecticut, 526, 527
Hotel Adlon, Berlin, 392
Hotel L’Oasis, Gabès, 504, 505
Hotel Meridien, Monastir, 485, 486, 492, 501, 502–3, 504
Houdini, Harry, 361
Hough, Julian, 315
Houses of Parliament, 21, 519
Bernadette Devlin attacks Maudling in House of Commons, 68–9 and n
IRA bomb, 181
‘How to Use a Cheque Book’ (Midland Bank film), 27
Howard Davies, John, xv, 3n, 9, 10, 468, 469–70, 509, 558, 570
Howe, Geoffrey, 559
Howman, Dave, xiv
Hudson (football player), 135
Hughes, Terry, xv, 245, 246
and The Two Ronnies, 97, 228
Tomkinson’s Schooldays, 247, 253, 260, 282, 288
and Ripping Yarns, 293, 339, 342, 345, 347, 388, 402–3, 410, 445, 521
promotion, 362 and n
unable to continue with Ripping Yams, 362
The Life of Brian preview, 525
Humblebums, 36
Humphries, Barry, 299, 317 and n, 516–17
Humphries, James, 195
Hunky Chunks commercials, 91
Hunt, Lord, 606
Hunt Thompson, 239n
Huntingdon, local government reorganization, 112n
Hurricane Frederick, 578
Huston, Anjelica, 488, 497
Huston, John, 338, 497
Hutchinson, Ron, Says I, Says He, 421
Hutchison, Alan, 83
Hyde, Dr, 161
I
I Claudius (television programme), 450
ICA, 534, 592
Idle, Carey, 179, 210, 258, 501
Idle, Eric, xiii
Do Not Adjust Your Set, ix
breaks away from Pythons, 65
liver problems, 84
needs to earn money, 98
commercials, 105
gas explosion in bathroom, 163
and MP’s birthday, 171
misses John Cleese, 198
Hello Sailor, 210
Rutland Weekend Television, 233
MP mistaken for, 236
separation from Lyn, 258
friendship with Ronnie Wood, 333, 334, 351
lunch with MP, 334
The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book, 336
party, 354
and The Rutles, 367, 400–1, 402, 446, 449–50
becomes a vegetarian, 368
and Jabberwocky, 374
appendix removed, 393
Three Men in a Boat, 401
tired of England, 402
birthday, 450
decides to move to the country, 484
Los Angeles stage show, 544
forest fire in the Var, 571
see also And Now For Something Completely Different; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Monty Python’s Flying Circus; Monty Python’s Life of Brian
Idle, Mrs (Eric’s mother) 115
Idle, Tania, 435 and n, 450, 495, 501, 504
ILEA (Inner London Education Authority), 138
Illich, Ivan, Tools for Conviviality, 144–5
Imperial Hotel, Torquay, 25, 26, 27
The In-Laws (film), 582
Incredible Hulk (comic), 211
India, 165 and n, 321, 365, 565, 583
India-Pakistani war, 67
Industrial Relations Bill, 75
Ingrams, Richard, 510
Inland Revenue, 295
Innes, Luke, 304 and n
Innes, Miles, 304 and n
Innes, Neil, xiv, 186, 304, 353
Monty Python album, 85
‘First Farewell Tour’, 115, 117
Canadian tour, 119
American tour, 125
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 168, 169, 192, 226
and MP’s birthday, 170–1
Rutland Weekend Television, 233
Amnesty International show, 300
burgled in New York, 308
and the Rutles, 367, 450
All You Need is Cash, 423
and The Life of Brian, 434, 508
Innes, Yvonne, 186, 304 and n, 311
Instant Record Collection, 404, 406–7, 421
Institute of Mechanical Engineers, 130
Institute of Television and Film Arts, 17
Intertel, MP writes trade film for, 14–15
Ipi Tombi (musical), 300 and n
IRA (Irish Republican Army), 92, 199
Aldershot bomb, 74
bombs in London, no, 136, 149, 181, 197, 261–2, 290, 295
Birmingham bombs, 196
New Year truce, 203
Balcombe Street siege, 269 and n, 287–8
hunger strikes, 289, 290
assassinates Lord Mountbatten, 574
Iran, 347, 599
Isherwood, Christopher, 19
Christopher and His Kind, 472
Island at the Top of the World, 366
Isle of Wight, 11
Israel
Munich Olympics, 86
Arab-Israeli War (1973), 139
Italy, 565
Palin family holiday in, 128, 249
ITV
moon landings, 5
strikes, 75, 585, 589
Bruce Forsyth joins, 474
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Jabberwocky (film), 323, 449, 580, 582
Terry Gilliam gets backing for, 253
script, 284, 293, 325
casting, 293, 294, 295, 316
screen tests, 320
read-throughs, 325–7
rehearsals, 327
filming, 314, 328–42, 343–5, 348, 350
contract, 330
rushes, 342–3
film certificate, 356, 378
trailer, 358
advertising, 361–2
‘trial’ preview, 366
premieres, 370, 371, 373–4
radio commercials, 372, 373
reviews, 375, 376, 378–9
New York opening, 377, 378–9, 387
success of, 378, 425, 533
MP takes his mother to see, 381
at Berlin Film Festival, 387, 392–3
at San Sebastian Film Festival, 404–5
at Cairo Film Festival, 410
MP’s percentage improved, 585
Jackson, Glenda, 292, 332
Jackson, Philip, 315
Jacobi, Derek, 415, 450, 534
Jacobs, Dave, 113
Jacquemin, André, xiv, 224n, 591
Monty Python LPs, 85 and n, 95, 138
‘First Farewell Tour’, 112, 113
at premiere of Monty Python and the Holy Crail, 226
sound studio (Redwood), 296n, 314, 320, 406, 422, 585
new Python album, 404
song for Tlte Life of Brian, 440, 443
The Life of Brian soundtrack album, 570, 571
Jagger, Mick, 53, 158, 334, 354, 430, 454–5, 459
James, Clive, 412, 468
James, Jonathan, 547 and n
James Bond films, 71, 321, 428
Japan, MP’s fan letters from, 362
Jardine, Al, 81
Jar man, Derek, 393
Jarvis, John, 407, 582
Jarvis, Sam (house-painter), 194 and n
Jason, David, ix, 20 and n, 91, 443, 447–8
Jaws (film), 284, 597
Jayston, Michael, 292
Jenkins, Ray, 36
Jenkins, Roy, 21, 288 and n
Jenkinson, Philip, 174
Jensen, Kid, 390
Jeremy and Alex (neighbours), 279
Jerome, Jerome K, Titree Men in a Boat, 240, 243, 280
Jesus Christ
Canadian television programme, 120
The Life of Brian and, 595–6
Jesus Christ Superstar, 269
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Jesus of Nazareth (film), 487, 533
Jictar, 320 and n
John, Elton, 209, 352
John, Philip, 6 and n
Johnny Carson Show, 121, 127–8
Johnson, Kim H, 498–9 and n
Johnson, Lyndon, 69, 295
Johnston, Raymond, 595–6
Johnstone, Iain, 545, 559 and n
Joint Stock Theatre Company, 339, 542
Jones, Bill, xiii
Jones, Inigo, 133
Jones, James, 566
Jones, Nigel, 89 and n, 290n, 293, 349
Jones, Norah, 518
Jones, Peter, 257
Jones, Sally, xiii, 306, 309 and n, 523
Jones, Terry, xiii
writing partnership with MP, ix, 6, 7–8
house in Camberwell, 8
writes for Marty Feldman, 14, 60
novel, 15
Percy, 26
marriage, 27–8
charity shows, 35–6
Guinness commercial, 45
as a host, 50
Aladdin, 51–2
visits Shrewsbury School with MP, 53
cabaret engagements, 57–9 and n, 61, 80
writes for The Two Ronnies, 59
fancy-dress squash match, 64
attitude to Monty Python, 65
and Bloody Sunday, 69
first trip to America, 76n
charity football matches, 83, 281–2, 413
and his mother’s death, 89–90 and n
‘Black and Blue’ script (Secrets), 97, 98–9, 100, 103, 108, 111, 131–2
medical check-up, 103–4
Gibbs toothpaste commercial, 105–6
likes re-viewing Python shows, 136
literary lunch, 147
Bert Fegg’s Nasty Book for Boys and Girls, 156 and n, 201, 218, 248–50, 252–3
plans future projects with MP, 213, 263, 268, 285–7
and Tomkinson’s Schooldays, 238, 253, 260, 263, 285–6
Dr Fegg’s Nasty Book of Knowledge, 268, 303–4
Fegg film proposed, 287, 288
‘Custard Pie’, 292
and Ripping Yams, 293, 299, 317–18, 323, 349, 412, 438, 448, 467
Amnesty International show, 300, 301
Their Finest Hours, 315 and n, 316, 319
Eric Idle on, 354
and Penrhos Brewery, 394 and n, 397
and The Vole, 394 and n, 404
book on Chaucer, 407
in Edinburgh, 513–14
on Tiswas, 534
attacked in Soho, 549
car, 576
see also And Now For Something Completely Different; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Monty Python’s Flying Circus; Monty Python’s Life of Brian
Jones-Davis, Sue, 472, 475n, 498n
Jordan, 394
Joseph (hairdresser), 151
Joseph, Sir Keith, 192 and n, 605
Joseph and his Technicolor Dreamcoat, 269n
Jubilee Day (1977), 389, 394
Julia (film), 345 and n
Junkin, John, 132 and n, 135
Just a Minute (radio quiz), 254, 256–7, 289
Justus, Pankau (cameraman), 90
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Kaestle, David, 249–50, 252
Kalamaris Tavern, Queensway, 79
Kanin, Garson, 302 and n, 309
Kaplan, Gabriel, 303
Kaufmann, Christine, 86
Kay-Gee-Bee Music, 157–8, 278, 321
Kelly (baby-sitter), 551
Kemp, Brian, 520–1
Kemp, Judith, 520
Kempinski Hotel, Berlin, 392
Kendall, Jo, 326 and n
Kennedy, Caroline, 216
Kennedy, Edward (Ted), 82, 216, 566, 597
Kennedy, John F, 222, 295
Kennedy, Ludovic, 604
Kennedy Airport (JFK), New York, 306, 451, 526, 527, 575, 580, 600
Kenny, Sean, 133 and n
Kensington Odeon, 71
Kentish Town, 55–6, 110, 515
Kenwood House, London, 17, 29, 154, 574–5, 594
Kerouac, Jack, 125
Kes (film), 375
Kew Gardens, 60, 75
Khomeini, Ayatollah, 599
Khrushchev, Nikita, 368
Kidder, Margot, 466
Kieser, Bernard, 437 and n, 466–7
Kildwick Hall, Skipton, 539–40, 541, 543
Killin, filming Monty Python and the Holy Grail in, 169–72
King Kong (film), 357 and n
King of Kings (film), 352
King’s House Hotel, Glencoe, 346
Kington, Herefordshire, 397
Kington, Miles, 39
Kinnear, Roy, 386 and n
Kirkland, Mollie, 308 and n Kissel, Howard, 216
Kitman, Marvin, 531
Kitt, Eartha, 439n
Kitty (baby-sitter), 282
Klein, Allen, 574
Klein, Robert, 552 and n
Knapman, Fred, 320–1
Knebworth, Pink Floyd gig, 234, 236
Knode, Charles, 308 and n, 507
Korda, Alexander, 411, 548 and n
Kosevich, Tania see Idle, Tania
Kotcheff, Ted, 108
Kristofferson, Kris, 436, 453
Kubrick, Stanley, 412, 456n, 568
Kuhlman, Kathryn, 119–20
Kurtzman, Harvey, 231
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La Frenais, Ian, 542
La Guardia Airport, New York, 527
La Rue, Danny, 244 and n
Labour Party
MP in film for, 22
1970 general election, 27, 28
‘Oh Hampstead’, 29
pageant of Labour, 109
February 1974 election, 156, 157
October 1974 election, 192–3
local government elections (1977), 385
Callaghan as Prime Minister, 469
John Cleese criticizes, 593
L’Aigle, 31–2
Laker, Freddie, 451, 466
Lambert, Kit, 222–3 and n
Lambert, Verity, 215
Lamble Street, Gospel Oak, 109, 110, 235–6
Lampard, Frank, 83
Lancaster, Burt, 415
Landseer, Edwin, 587
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