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Monty Python's Big Red Book

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Cover of Monty Python's Big Red Book.

Monty Python's Big Red Book is a humour book comprising mostly material derived and reworked from the first two series of the Monty Python's Flying Circus BBC television series. It was first published on 1 November 1971 by Methuen Publishing Ltd.

It is available in both hardcover and paperback editions. It was published in the United States in 1975 by Warner Books.

As well as the comedy content, the title itself is a humorous reference to Mao's Little Red Book — and despite the title, the book has a blue cover. To add to the confusion, the credits page refers to it as Monty Python's Big Brown Book.

It was mentioned in the BBC series Doctor Who, in the 2008 episode "Silence in the Library".

Contents

  • Forewords
  • Advertisements
  • Juliette - Ken Shabby & Rosemary, A True Love Story Of Our Times
  • Credits
  • Why Accountancy Is Not Boring
  • Naughty Pages
  • Join The Professionals
  • The Silly Party
  • Keyhole For voyeurs
  • Batley Ladies Townswomen's Guild
  • E.D. Silly's Page
  • Spam
  • Sports Page
  • Arts Page
  • Horace Poem
  • The World Encyclopedia Of Carnal Knowledge
  • Australia Page
  • Children's Page
  • Postal Blackmail
  • A Song For Europe
  • The Importance Of Being Earnest
  • Are You Civilised?
  • Le Pouff Celebre
  • Madame Palm Writes
  • The Family Tree Of Johann Gambolputty...
  • The Greatest Upper Class Race In The World
  • What To Look For In A Great Twit
  • Lumberjack Song
  • Do-It-Yourself Story
  • Goat's Page
  • Hello O.N.s Everywhere
  • Whizzo Assortment
  • English To Hungarian Phrasebook
  • Johnson's Novelties
  • How To Walk Silly
  • Be A Modern Hermit
  • The Poems Of Ewen McTeagle
  • The Pirahna Brothers
  • Python Literary Guild
  • Bibliography