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Michael Palin In Nigeria review: Palin's legendary charm is pushed to the limit by the chaos of Lagos, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
Who would win a fight between a crocodile and a Python? Michael Palin (pictured) wasn't sticking around to find out, at a festival in Nigeria.
Standing in a colourful crowd watching men running knives over their bare skin in an ecstatic frenzy, the Monty Python veteran turned to see a young chap with a croc slung over one shoulder. Clearly, the West African magic that prevents knife blades from drawing blood was not proof against crocodile teeth. On an empty beach in Lagos, he perused a placard proclaiming the local bylaws: no fighting, no stealing and no weapons .
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