Ripping Yarns

Episode from the "Black and Blue" anthology series of black comedies, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones. Secrets Chocolates receive an unexpected sales boost when three maintenance workers fall into the chocolate vat and are fed through the production line. Later remade into the movie "Consuming Passions" (1988).

Short biographical documentary about comedian Michael Palin and his early interest in acting and comedy. Includes his education at the Shrewsbury School and Oxford.

A documentary with the BBC's Alexander Armstrong which examined the assumptions and outlook of the original boys' magazines of which Ripping Yarns were a parody. Both Palin and Jones contributed to the program.