Tee-tum, tee-tum, tee-tum tee-tum tee-tum.  Most of you will recognise Maiden’s outro tape as being a slice of pure Python, and will know that Graham Chapman starred in the ‘Can I Play With Madness’ video but if you’re sat there going ‘Who the hell are Monty Python?’ here’s your chance to find out more…

Monty Python – Almost The Truth (The Lawyer’s Cut) celebrates Python’s ‘Ruby Jubilee’ year and will teach you everything you could possibly need to know about the legendary Flying Circus … and you never know, a certain plane-loving singer might pop up here and there.

Starting with the very humble beginnings of how the legendary British comedy troupe emerged, we learn how the cast met, their early influences and how they went on to create ground breaking television, and their transition into movies that would change the face of comedy forever. Featuring brand new interviews with John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, and Eric Idle as well as archive interviews from Graham Chapman, this film explores the highs, the lows and examines how Monty Python became a British institution

The broadcast schedule for the IFC network in the USA is below. Check your local TV listings for showings in your country, and if you’re in the US, Canada or UK you can catch the ‘theatrical version’ at selected cinemas too!

EP1 –  The Not So Interesting Beginnings – Oct 18 9PM

EP2 –  The Much Funnier Episode – Oct 19 9PM

EP3 –  And Now, the Sordid Personal Bits – Oct 20 9PM

EP4 –  The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode – Oct 21 9PM

EP5 –  Lust for Glory – Oct 22 9PM

EP6 –  Finally! The Last Episode (Ever) (For Now …) – Oct 23 9PM

The whole series will be released as a 3 disc DVD box at the end of October (27th in the US, 26th everywhere else).