A Pocketful of Python

<h2 id="contents">Contents</h2>
<h3>Volume 1 – Picked by Terry Jones</h3>
<ul><li>A  Preface by the Other Terry</li>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li>The French Taunt King Arthur</li>
<li>The Truth About Protestants</li>
<li><a href="/facts/The_Lumberjack_Song/ogbN2sWx">The Lumberjack Song</a></li>
<li>The Prodigal Son Returns</li>
<li>The News for Parrots</li>
<li>Rat Recipes</li>
<li>What Have the Romans Ever Done or Us?</li>
<li>A Page for Those Who Like Figures of Speech</li>
<li>Find the Fish</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Albatross_(Monty_Python_sketch)/ylks87Y8">Albatross</a></li>
<li>Our Theatre Critic Reviews “The Merchant of Venice” Performed by the Dairy Herd of Bad Toltz</li>
<li>Madam Palm Writes</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Spam_(Monty_Python)/ryC2ohxz">Spam</a></li>
<li>Constitutional Peasants</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Every_Sperm_Is_Sacred/zm4gsJFD">Every Sperm Is Sacred</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Undertakers_sketch/RGCVvb3T">The Undertaker Sketch</a></li>
<li>Madame Palm Writes Again</li>
<li>The Man Who Talks Entirely in Anagrams</li>
<li>Chez Rat</li>
<li>Banter</li>
<li>The Oxfod Simplified Dictionary</li>
<li>The Minister for Not Listening to People</li>
<li>The Court Martial of Sapper Walters</li>
<li>What the Stars Really Say</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Galaxy_Song/4pLX3kbf">The Galaxy Song</a></li>
<li>Bibliography</li></ul>
<h3>Volume 2 – Picked by John Cleese</h3>
<ul><li>A Preface by Michael Palin</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Eric_the_Half-a-Bee/46l1kb97">Eric the Half a Bee</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Anne_Elk%2527s_Theory_on_Brontosauruses/WcNLLdvS">Anne Elk’s Theory</a></li>
<li>The Official Medallic Commemoration of the History of Mankind</li>
<li>Raymond Luxury Yacht</li>
<li>African Notebook</li>
<li>Consulting Jean-Paul Sartre</li>
<li>We’re All Individuals</li>
<li>The Python Panel</li>
<li>Larch in Court</li>
<li>Fear No Man!</li>
<li>The Merchant Banker</li>
<li>Johann What’s-His-Name</li>
<li>The Last Supper</li>
<li>The Royal Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things</li>
<li>Arthur ‘Two Sheds’ Jackson</li>
<li>Word Association Football</li>
<li>Norman Henderson’s Diary</li>
<li>The Sacred Castle</li>
<li>Spot the Species</li>
<li>Documentary</li>
<li>Chapel</li></ul>
<h3>Volume 3 – Picked by Terry Gilliam</h3>
<ul><li>Introduction</li>
<li>Join the BBC Today</li>
<li>The Meaning of Life</li>
<li>Careers Advice for Mr Anchovy</li>
<li>The Adventures of Walter the Wallabee</li>
<li>Brian in Gaol</li>
<li>What to do on Meeting the Royal Family</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Piranha_Brothers/hsWmp7EW">Gloria Pules & Luigi Vercotti  Remember the Piranha Brothers</a></li>
<li>Page 29</li>
<li><a href="/facts/The_Lumberjack_Song/ogbN2sWx">The German Lumberjack Song</a></li>
<li>Woody Words & Tinny Words</li>
<li>The Storyteller</li>
<li>Stan’s Right to Have Babies</li>
<li>Sexcraft</li>
<li>Why Accountancy is Not Boring</li>
<li>The Prince in the Tower</li>
<li>I’m So Worried</li>
<li>A Preface by Eric Idle for People Who Have Mistakenly Opened This Book Upside Down and Back to Front</li></ul>
<h3>Volume 4 – Picked by Michael Palin</h3>
<ul><li>A Preface by John Cleese</li>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li><a href="/facts/All_Things_Bright_and_Beautiful/BjNds0g8">All Things Dull & Ugly</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Piranha_Brothers/hsWmp7EW">Stig O’Tracey Remembers the Piranha Brothers</a></li>
<li>King Arthur Goes to See the Galahads</li>
<li>Goats Corner</li>
<li>The Healed Looney</li>
<li>Egon Ronay’s Good People Guide</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Cheese_Shop_sketch/StY4StDM">The Cheese Shop</a></li>
<li>Madame Palm Writes Yet Again</li>
<li>The Problem with Spanish Holidays</li>
<li>Port Shoem by the Speverend Rooner</li>
<li>The Stratton Indicator</li>
<li>Winner of the Longest Stage Direction Ever</li>
<li>Middleword by E.F. God</li>
<li>Isn’t it Awfully Nice to Have a Penis</li>
<li>The All-England Summarize Proust Competition</li>
<li>The Stratton Indicator</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Architects_Sketch/64ycPqLA">The Architect Sketch</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Never_Be_Rude_to_an_Arab/VPlTqbwT">Never Be Rude to an Arab</a></li>
<li>The Martyrdom of St Brian</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Mr_Creosote/PxExsgkn">Mr Creosote</a></li>
<li>$tock Market Report</li>
<li>Novel Writing Live from Dorchester</li>
<li>The Knights Who Say ‘Ni’</li>
<li>A Letter to Michael Palin From the Producer of Monty Python and the Holy Grail</li></ul>
<h3>Volume 5 – Picked by Eric Idle</h3>
<ul><li>A Preface by Terry Jones</li>
<li>About the Editor</li>
<li>How to Talk to the Queen</li>
<li>The Batley Ladies Townswomen’s Guild</li>
<li>Children’s Page</li>
<li>The Story of the Grail</li>
<li>Spamelot!</li>
<li>Oh What a Lovely Dog</li>
<li>While You Were Out</li>
<li>How it All Began – the Story of Brian</li>
<li>Solly & Sarah</li>
<li>Python Literary Guild</li>
<li>The Hackenthorpe Book of Lies</li>
<li>Some Highlights from Masturbators of History</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Bruces%2527_Philosophers_Song/S1NUTrPG">The Bruces Philosophers Song</a></li>
<li>Chez Bruce</li>
<li>Ashes to Ashes</li>
<li><a href="/facts/The_Ministry_of_Silly_Walks/Cp2608ns">How to Walk Silly</a></li>
<li>St Brian’s</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Upper_Class_Twit_of_the_Year/Rc1soDhB">The Upper-Class Twit of the Year Show</a></li>
<li>Kashmir</li>
<li>Chaos Theory Made E-Z</li>
<li>The Film Rights to This Page Are Still Available</li>
<li>Once Upon a Time</li>
<li>Mr Cheeky</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Always_Look_on_the_Bright_Side_of_Life/KXs9P3S8">Always Look on the Bright Side of Life</a></li>
<li>Foreword by the Late Graham Chapman</li></ul>
<h2 id="credits">Credits</h2>
<ul><li>Writers - <a href="/facts/Graham_Chapman/bchpDSuv">Graham Chapman</a>, <a href="/facts/John_Cleese/ULkFcKVC">John Cleese</a>, <a href="/facts/Terry_Gilliam/oHY9a7FS">Terry Gilliam</a>, <a href="/facts/Eric_Idle/8zfXrh4j">Eric Idle</a>, <a href="/facts/Terry_Jones/WzUj6Gyu">Terry Jones</a>, <a href="/facts/Michael_Palin/fWgDKcc0">Michael Palin</a></li>
<li>Editors - Geoffrey Strachan, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin</li>
<li>Designers - Katy Hepburn, Alun Evans</li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>A Pocketful of Python. <a href="https://www.biblio.com/book/pocketful-python-terry-jones/d/758796498" target="_blank">https://www.biblio.com/book/pocketful-python-terry-jones/d/758796498</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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