BBC: Michael Palin's life off screen with daughter who works on MasterChef, how he’s made his 54 year marriage work and why he turned down hosting QI
READ MORE: Channel 4 Kirstie Allsopp's 17 year relationship and the real reason why they won't marry In a 2015 interview with The Telegraph journalist Rowan Pelling, Palin revealed how he met his wife and why their relationship has endured for so long. He said: “What is the really important thing in a relationship, what is the main thing?”“Sex, or going to the theatre, or having lots of friends, or whatever?“None of that matters.