The BBC has added a trigger warning to an episode of Michael Palin’s iconic 1989 travel series Around the World in 80 Days. The warning, which appears on BBC iPlayer, alerts viewers that the episode “contains upsetting scenes”. The scene in question features Palin, now 81, sampling a traditional meal in Guangzhou, China. Viewers witness a snake being beheaded and skinned by a chef before being served to the Monty Python star. “I don’t really like seeing what I’m going to eat first,” Palin says to his companion as the live snakes are presented to him before cooking but after tasting the dish, h…
