Riley long has been of big fan of Monty Python and we both were lucky enough to welcome the great Michael Palin to the show recently to talk about his new book.

The third volume of Palin's witty and insightful diaries, Travelling to Work, follows the former Python as his already prolific career took an unexpected turn towards travel.

As in Halfway to Hollywood and The Python Years, Travelling to Work contains a decade's worth of unedited, unabridged diary entries. In this volume, the last Palin has agreed to publish, the former Python documents his experience hosting a series of BBC travel documentaries even as he continues to develop new dimensions as a writer and actor.

Here's our full conversation with Michael Palin:

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