BBC Video: The Story of One

After 40 years spent making a career from the completely different, Monty Python star Terry Jones has gone back to basics.

The writer and historian, best known for his work with the surreal comedy troupe, presents The Story of 1, a one-off BBC One documentary on the history of numbers in which he merges slapstick, quirky humour and learning.

This is a great video and is extremely interesting. Two caveats: the video is about an hour long and it streams from Google video. Every once in a while when you try to play the video you might get a message asking you to try again later. Just wait a few minutes and try back. It’s really worth it!