Michael Palin announces There And Back - The Diary Tour

He will embark on the 13-date There And Back - The Diary Tour this autumn, stopping at the Theatre Royal on September 21.

The tour will bring to life Michael’s upcoming diary, which is due to be released on September 26. It will be the fourth volume about his life, focusing on the period between 1999 and 2009.

Michael started his career in television where he joined Monty Python’s Flying Circus from 1969 to 1974. He then went on to co-writing Ripping Yarns with Terry Jones, who he met on the hit show.

Michael received the Bafta Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1989 for his role as Ken Pile in A Fish Called Wanda .

The tour begins on September 15 in Norwich and then travels to cities across the UK (Image: Neil Reading PR)

His tour begins on  September 15 in Norwich and then crosses the UK before culminating at London’s Cadogan Hall on October 15.

The star said: “In There And Back - The Diary Tour 2024, I’ll bring to life the fourth collection of my diaries and the first to be released for ten years.

“Lots of fun as I go through the Noughties and some dark times too. I constantly surprise myself with the sheer amount I took on."

Michael takes the audience on a journey through his life as he watches his family grow and expand at a time of new threats and dangers.

He delves into the fall of the Twin Towers, bombs blast in London, banks collapsing, whole economies teetering on the brink and Tony Blair offering hope with the Good Friday agreement, then ends in Iraq.

By the end of this diary, he's in his first year as president of the Royal Geographical Society. He reflects on his constant struggle against routine and repetition and his irresistible and often nerve-shredding attraction to new challenges.

Outside his career in film Michael has written many books, ranging from travel - with his most recent being Into Iraq - and children’s books such as The Mirrorstone.

Tickets for the tour start at £45.71.