Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20081020 | Miles Kington died of cancer in January 2008. Given little time to live by his doctors, he decided to make his cancer 'pay its way' by suggesting increasingly amusing and absurd ideas for a book to his agent Gill. Things to do before you die and literary rivalry with his oncologist. Miles - Michael Palin Gill - Anna Massey Man - Nicholas Murchie. |
| 02 | 20081021 | Miles Kington died of cancer in January 2008. Given little time to live by his doctors, he decided to make his cancer 'pay its way' by suggesting increasingly amusing and absurd ideas for a book to his agent Gill. Things to learn before you die without leaving home; the cancer diet book; Eleanor Bron's punctures. |
| 03 | 20081022 | Miles Kington died of cancer in January 2008. Given little time to live by his doctors, he decided to make his cancer 'pay its way' by suggesting increasingly amusing and absurd ideas for a book to his agent Gill. Cancer - the infrequently asked questions; cancer and astrology; how to break the news to Berry, his dog. |
| 04 | 20081023 | Miles Kington died of cancer in January 2008. Given little time to live by his doctors, he decided to make his cancer 'pay its way' by suggesting increasingly amusing and absurd ideas for a book to his agent Gill. The perfect funeral service; the perfect gravestone; how Michael Palin gets all the best jobs; 'parlez-vous cancer?'. The perfect funeral service; the perfect gravestone; 'parlez-vous cancer?'. |
| 05 | 20081024 | Miles Kington died of cancer in January 2008. Given little time to live by his doctors, he decided to make his cancer 'pay its way' by suggesting increasingly amusing and absurd ideas for a book to his agent Gill. How to test your own will to live; the history of the tie-in book; how to help your oncologist find an agent; how to write a funny book about cancer. |