In 1977 Fawlty Towers was released in book form, which was a good excuse to bring John Cleese onto Read All About it. He discussed all things behind the hit comedy show with Mervyn Bragg, including the inspiration for Basil Fawlty, which goes back to a hotel Cleese stayed in while filming the Monty Python.
Also features poet Elaine Feinstein, philosopher Sir Alfred J Ayer and cricketer Mike Brearley.
Clip taken from Read All About It, originally broadcast on BBC One, Sunday 13 November 1977.
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