The scenes shown included the shepherds gathering for Jesus's birth, which would have been at the very start of the movie ; a segment showing the kidnap of Pilate's wife ( a large woman played by John Case ); a scene introducing hardline Zionist Otto, leader of the Judean People's Front ( played by Eric Idle ); and a scene in which Pilate's wife alerts Otto to Brian's capture.

They were also in the team of writers working for The Frost Report, whose other members included Frank Muir, Barry Cryer, Marty Feldman, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Dick Vosburgh and future Monty Python members Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Eric Idle.

The cast included Idle, Billy Connolly, Tim Curry, Eddie Izzard, Jane Leeves, Emily Mortimer, Jim Piddock and Tracey Ullman.

Around that time, cow stalls, pig pens and corn cribs on the farm portion of Idle Hour were converted into a short-lived bohemian artists ' colony that included figures such as George Elmer Browne and Roman Bonet-Sintas.

It also included a new " Idle Mode " that produced little thrust for on-orbit maneuvering or to settle the fuel tanks on-orbit prior to a burn.

The basic actuators controlled by the SBEC's outputs included the fuel injectors, ignition coil and pickup, and the Idle Air Control ( IAC ) valve.

On his father's death in 1920, Harold inherited a fortune that included the Idle Hour country estate at Oakdale, New York, ( on Long Island ) and equity in the following railway companies:

It was illustrated by Wesla Weller and was first published in 1996 with an audio version which included some songs by Idle himself.

They included future Goodies members Bill Oddie and Tim Brooke-Taylor, and also Frank Muir, Denis Norden, Barry Cryer, Marty Feldman, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Dick Vosburgh, Anthony Jay ( Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister ) and future Python members Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

The book was re-released in 1991 with an afterword by Eric Idle, which has been included in all subsequent releases.

Writers for the series included Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Roland MacLeod, Marty Feldman, Barry Cryer, Barry Took, Jim Franklin, Simon Brett and Chris Stuart-Clark.

Idle wrote and directed the Rutles comeback in 2008 for a live show Rutlemania!

The " Rutlemania " live show was conceived and written by Eric Idle which starred The Beatles tribute group " The Fab Four " as " The Pre-fab Four " Rutles.

The common theme was of an average man ( played by Michael Palin in the original television version, but in later live versions by Eric Idle ) who expresses dissatisfaction with his current job ( as a barber, weatherman, pet shop owner, etc.

In June 2011, it was announced that most of the surviving Python members ( except Idle ) will perform in a 3-D animated version of Chapman's memoir A Liar ’ s Autobiography: Volume VI.

* The train chase in the 1996 film version of The Wind in the Willows, starring Terry Jones and Eric Idle, was filmed on / along the line.

That version, titled Journey Into Your Imagination, was a completely new experience in which Dr. Nigel Channing ( Eric Idle of Monty Python fame ) led a tour of the fictional Imagination Institute.

" Entertainment Weekly praised the voice-acting of Eric Idle, but criticised the PlayStation version of the game, saying that it was difficult to navigate without the PlayStation Mouse and that the text was too small.

Whilst trying to come up with a way of ending the film Monty Python's Life of Brian, Eric Idle wrote an original version of the song which was sung in a more straight fashion, which the other Python members agreed would be good enough for the end of the film.

Eric Idle recorded alternate lyrics for the radio version, with the swearing censored, and the comments about the end of the film replaced with references to the end of the record, and continued rants about old people.

* Clip of the Spanish version of " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life " with Eric Idle ( todoMUSICALES. com )

The show has been released on DVD, originally in a 66-minute version incorporating cuts for syndication, later in a " special edition " restored to its full length of 72 minutes and with extras including a commentary by Idle.

The full-length version replaces a spoof newsreel voiceover by Idle with an American-sounding announcer.

For helping Monty Python have a hit with the latter 13 years after it first appeared on the soundtrack to The Life of Brian, Idle presented Mayo with a model bare foot, in the style of the animated version which used to end the opening titles to the TV show.

She performed as a Valkyrie accompanying Eric Idle in singing a modified version of " Always Look on the Bright Side of Life ".

While the song was once performed by an audio-animatronic character, the Dreamfinder and his creation Figment, in the current ( as of 2012 ) version of the ride, it is performed by Eric Idle and Figment.

Another cover version was recorded by the Idle Race and enjoyed some success in South America, but it was not released in the UK until its appearance on a retrospective CD in 1996.

Idle later performed the song as part of the 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony.

Bruces ' Philosophers Song ( Bruces ' Song ) was a popular Monty Python song written by Eric Idle, and was a feature of the group's stage appearances and its recordings.

The One Foot in the Grave theme song was written, composed and sung by Eric Idle.

* " FCC Song ", a song by Eric Idle

Idle, his fellow Pythons, and assorted family and friends performed the song at Graham Chapman's funeral.

Idle performed the song at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on 12 August 2012.

With help from Radio 1 breakfast show host Simon Mayo, who gave the song regular airplay and also used the chorus within a jingle, it became a hit, some 12 years after the song's original appearance in Life Of Brian, reaching number 3 in the UK charts and landing Idle a set on Top of the Pops in October 1991.

Idle presented Mayo with a model human foot, akin to the one used in the Monty Python title sequence, as a thank you gift for promoting the song.

In 2004, Idle recorded a protest song of sorts, the " FCC Song ", in which he lambastes the US Federal Communications Commission for fining him $ 5, 000 for saying the word " fuck " on national radio.

* Track 16 is the only track with Rutles content, Idle sings " I Must Be In Love " ( First recording of Idle vocalising a Rutles song.

In Not the Messiah ( He's a Very Naughty Boy ), the song " A Fair Day's Work " makes references to " The Lumberjack Song ", with Eric Idle singing about the masculine virtues of work, but also of dressing in women's clothing to go to " naughty bars ".

This includes the film's theme song, sung by Eric Idle putting on a French accent, accompanied with an establishing animated opening segment that does not include any actual credits.

To convince her, the paramedic introduces her to the man in a pink suit ( Idle ) who lives inside her refrigerator to sing her a song about the wonders of the universe, resulting in her realising the small importance of her existence and agreeing to the request.

The first is introduced with Eric Idle as a Noël Coward-esque fop performing the song " Isn't It Awfully Nice to Have a Penis ?".

( The Idle Race are also mentioned in the lyrics of The Fall's 1978 song " No Xmas for John Quays ".

" That's Death ", a song in the game sung by Eric Idle, was picked by PC Gamer as one of the best songs in PC gaming.

" Always Look on the Bright Side of Life " is a comedy song written by Eric Idle that was originally featured in the 1979 film Monty Python's Life of Brian and has gone on to become a common singalong at public events such as football matches as well as funerals.

Whilst practising the song, during a break in filming, Idle found that the song worked better if sung in a more cheeky manner.

The song is used at the end of Not the Messiah ( He's a Very Naughty Boy ), the comedic oratorio written by Eric Idle and collaborator John Du Prez.

" FCC Song " is a deliberately controversial and explicit song by British-born Monty Python comic Eric Idle.