Fawlty Towers and Monty Python legend John Cleese is set to present his first show on GB News, kicking off at 9pm this Sunday.
The 84-year-old comedy actor will present The Dinosaur Hour from 12th century Hedingham Castle in Essex where he will speak to a variety of guests.
For his new 10-part series, Cleese has recreated a famous Monty Python film scene, reprising the role of the French Taunter who mocked King Arthur and his knights when they stopped at a castle controlled by French forces.
In The Dinosaur Hour the character is brought back to life by Cleese as he asks to be let into the castle playing host to his new series.
A preview clip from the show has teased upcoming guests who include comedian and actor Stephen Fry, media personality Caitlyn Jenner and journalist Trevor McDonald.
Cleese will also be in conversation with former Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host Chris Tarrant for the first episode of the show.
On The Dinosaur Hour Tarrant speaks about his experience with phone hacking saying: "I just thought it was a rubbish phone that I was using. But then when I split from my wife, I mean it became just open season.
"They were everywhere. They were trying to get at my children. They were obviously trying to talk to my ex…
"It was only later that I began to realise this hacking lark was actually taking place on my phone.
"I had never heard of it. I thought it was something that happens to somebody else, and that happens in Hollywood."
Cleese is most well known for his role as the preposterous Basil Fawlty in the hit TV series Fawlty Towers, widely regarded as one of the greatest sitcoms ever made.
He was also one of the "originals" in Monty Python’s Flying Circus and was renowned as the man who epitomised the Ministry of Silly Walks.
Source: Press Association
