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If you are a US Marine, it's a John Philip Sousa March. You would be absolutely correct in saying so: But to those of us who were children, teens and adults in the 1970s, it means "And Now For Something Completely Different"; The Military March, called "The Liberty Bell", is the theme for "Monty Python's Flying Circus", which starred Messrs Eric ...

Recommended THE SPECIALS: I'm certainly not the first early adopter to get hosed by excessive re-releases. When I bought the complete series of Monty Python's Flying Circus in 2000, it was the crown jewel of my then-fledgling DVD collection--my first major box set purchase , it sat atop my video shelf and soaked in the admiration of all who passed.

A 40th anniversary celebration is a bit conventional for "Monty Python." "We should have had the 37th anniversary or the 41st anniversary; 40 seems too predictable for 'Python,'" says Michael Palin, one of six members of the comedy troupe that launched "Monty Python's Flying Circus" in 1969.

It is 40 years since Monty Python's Flying Circus amused, confused and outraged British audiences for the first time.

I was first introduced to Monty Python, who first appeared on the BBC Oct. 5, 1969, in the spring of 1972 by my friend Chauncey Howell.

Barry Murphy returns once more to trawl the TV and radio guides , finding anything worth tuning into this week.

A WestBeth Entertainment presentation of a revue in one act with material by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

The Creators of "Spamalot," WestBeth Entertainment by kind permission of Monty Python present For a Few Nights only "An Evening Without Monty Python" A Jubilation.

Forty years ago a bunch of bright young writers got together at the BBC and changed the face of TV comedy.