Film Gold

Author: Antony Rotunno

This is a deep dive into some of the host and the guests' favourite films, many of which we consider among the pinnacles of film achievement.
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Episode 42- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) Part 2 of 2
Tuesday, 20 January, 2026

Antony and Luke complete their look at the flawed smorgasbord of ideas that is 1983’s ‘Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life’, going through the remaining good, bad, ugly, extremely violent & completely gross scenes, and separating the top tier from the filler tracks. In this part, expect to hear discussion of galaxies,internal organs, death and anticlimax, not to mention the adventures of Mr Creosote, yet more French accents and the token Beatles reference Ultimately, were the Pythons too old? Too tired? Too middle-aged? Please make your own mind up, even though I’ve arguably now told you what to think twice… Most of all, enjoy! 'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms. Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com Facebook⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod⁠⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠https://twitter.com/FilmGold75⁠ Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.antonyrotunno.com⁠ Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Media podcasts⁠⁠⁠https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com⁠⁠https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com⁠ Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: On John Lennon and Life And Life Only) at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠OR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Luke’s English Podcast (main site and you tube channel)https://teacherluke.co.uk/https://www.youtube.com/LukesEnglishPodcast Luke & Antony’s previous Python film collaborations:Holy Grailhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMtOOBpRBaA Life of Brianhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYNW-fBpUoc&t=5673sThe original video version of our Meaning of Life review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecb9nT1ZcAM episode links‘The Meaning of Life’ film pageshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_The_Meaning_of_Lifehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085959/ Original trailer for the filmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMJ24QwHdCY‘Meaning of Life’ documentary with the Pythonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_IpHCCyAC4&t=765s Marching Up & Down The Square!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucgU2DJlBiw The Galaxy Songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk Eric Idle and Brian Cox update the songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IFGH11uxaI The universe is way bigger than you thinkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7NzjCmUf0 Mr Creosotehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aczPDGC3f8U Magical Mystery Tour spaghetti scene (inspiration for Mr Creosote scene)https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g-lSJ-r1Ikw Christmas In Heavenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kntQNeSge5s