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| Abandoned Projects | ...Alan Plater reveals why he never became SPIKE MILLIGAN or Django Reinhardt.... |
| Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall [read By Paul Merton] | ...SPIKE MILLIGAN's war memoirs, read by lifelong Milligan fan Paul Merton.... |
| Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall [read By Spike Milligan] | |
| Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall | ...The truth of war dawns. The gunners find themselves preparing to go. The late SPIKE MILLIGAN reads from his own military memoir.... |
| Archive Hour, The | ...Graeme Garden presents an hour of nonsense - from French medieval poetry to Eddie Izzard - in an attempt to understand what is so funny about not making sense. He explores the influence of nonsense poetry, from Dada to `Monty Python'. With contributions from Jonathan James-Moore, Hugh Haughton and pop music historian Simon Warner. Featuring arcHIVe recordings of Robert Benchley, SPIKE MILLIGAN, Ivor Cutler and Stanley Unwin.... |
| Associated London Scripts | ...Documentary detailing the little known story of Associated LONDON Scripts, a workers' co-operative formed in the late 1950s by arguably Britain's most successful comedy writers of all time: Eric Sykes, SPIKE MILLIGAN, Ray Galton, Alan Simpson and Johnny Speight. The programme looks at how and why it was formed and sheds some light on their working practices.... |
| At Last The Go On Show | ...SPIKE MILLIGAN (Speaker)... |
| At Last The Go-on Show (revised) | ...A revised edition of the programme celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Goons. Featuring the late Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, SPIKE MILLIGAN and Michael Bentine. With Graham Stark, Eric Sykes, Dennis Main Wilson, Charles Chilton, John Browall, George Chisholm and Angela Morley.... |
| Box Of Delights | ...Stars SPIKE MILLIGAN.... |
| Christmas Gander, A | ...Simon Fanshawe presents a nostalgic trip through the radio arcHIVes in search of the CHRISTMAS spirit. From the very first Royal CHRISTMAS broadcast in 1932 to SPIKE MILLIGAN, Bing Crosby, Joyce Grenfell and the Osmonds, he wallows in memories of CHRISTMASes gone by.... |
| Comedy Catch Up | ...An eccentric millionaire funds an expedition for fragments of a famous dessert. Stars SPIKE MILLIGAN. From November 1955.... |
| Dad Made Me Laugh | ...Sally Magnusson talks to the offspring of comedians to find out if Dad did make them laugh. SPIKE MILLIGAN's daughter Jane recalls laughter despite her father's depression.... |
| Fanshawe Gets To The Bottom Of | ...Contributors to the investigation into music include SPIKE MILLIGAN, Billy Connolly and Victor Borge.... |
| Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel | ...The adventures of a shady lawyer in this recreation of the 1930's Marx Brothers radio show with guest star SPIKE MILLIGAN.... |
| Frank Muir Goes Into | ...With a little help from Peter Sellers, SPIKE MILLIGAN and Ronnie Barker, Frank delves into politics and politicians.... |
| Goodbye Spike | ...A tribute to writer, musician, poet, actor, comedian and Goon, SPIKE MILLIGAN.... |
| Goon Again | ...The 50th Anniversary Cardboard Replica Goon Show by SPIKE MILLIGAN and Larry Stephens. Featuring Andrew Secombe, Jon Glover and Jeffrey Holland. The announcers are Christopher Timothy, Lance Ellington and Harry Pitch, and the music is provided by the John Wilson Orchestra.... |
| Goon Show, The | ...In April 2008 Eric Sykes introduced a selection of shows for a celebration of what would have been SPIKE MILLIGAN's 90th birthday -... |
| He's Not The Messiah, He's A Very Naughty Boy | ...Contributors include the film's director Terry Jones; producer John Goldstone; Carol Cleveland; and Sonia Jones, who sang the title song. We hear Michael Palin recall the moment of inspiration in a Paris bar; Terry Gilliam talks about his fantasy space ship animation; John Cleese remembers the pain of being "crucified" in Tunisia; Carol Cleveland recalls working with SPIKE MILLIGAN (he made a cameo appearance as a prophet); and Eric Idle remembers the less then enthusiastic response to Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.... |
| Just Before Goonrise | ...Denis Norden traces the history of radio comedy from the end of World War II to the first broadcast of `Crazy People' in May 1951, when four bright young comedians turned comedy on its head. Including the early broadcasting careers of Harry Secombe, SPIKE MILLIGAN, Peter Sellars and Michael Bentine. With Jon Glover ... |
| Last Goon Show Of All, The | ...A programme originally written and performed 25 years ago to mar the BBC's golden jubilee. Featuring Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, SPIKE MILLIGAN, Ray Ellington and his Quartet, and Max Geldray. With the original Wally Stott Orchestra, conducted by Peter Knight. The announcer is Andrew Timothy.... |
| Laughter In The Air | ...Bernard Cribbins celebrates the work of SPIKE MILLIGAN, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine. From February 1979.... |
| Laughter Junkies [radio Scotland] | ...Brian Donaldson talks to Norma Farnes, agent to Eric Sykes and SPIKE MILLIGAN... |
| Milligan Papers, The | ...SPIKE MILLIGAN's 1987 series written by John Antrobus. With John Bluthal, Chris Langham and John Antrobus.... |
| Monkhouse Archive, The | ...Bob Monkhouse moves his comedy archive on to a state-of-the-art audio computer database. In this last programme, he looks at hilarious comics from Tommy Cooper and SPIKE MILLIGAN to Steven Wright and Joe Pasquale.... |
| My Family And Other Agents | ...In the first of three programmes Michael Grade talks about his family, his work and gives us an agents eye view of those who entertain us such as SPIKE MILLIGAN, Morecambe and Wise, Larry Grayson, Harry Worth and many more. And if that doesn't appeal to you there's also the The Skylons with their dislocating limbs act.... |
| Myself When Young | ...SPIKE MILLIGAN (Speaker)... |
| On The Air | ...SPIKE MILLIGAN (Speaker)... |
| Parade | ...SPIKE MILLIGAN (Speaker)... |
| Private Passions | ...His musical passions range from Baroque keyboard music by Scarlatti and Rameau, to Percy Grainger's Shallow Brown, Barber's evocative Knoxville: Summer of 1915, and his friend SPIKE MILLIGAN reciting a surreal auction catalogue over an orchestral background by George Martin.... |
| Question Of Treatment, A | ...SPIKE MILLIGAN, in the guise of Dr. Ronald Clothier, discusses, on April Fool's Day, recent scientific experiments which indicate the susceptibility of red-haired people to contract Dutch Elm Disease.... |
| Skivers, The | ...SPIKE MILLIGAN reads his poems and accepts Nick and Tim's presents.... |
| Smith Lectures, The | ...... |
| Sounds Of The 60s | ...Including this week a sprinkling of 60s Christmas records from an unreleased Bobby Vee track to SPIKE MILLIGAN's version of Silent Night. The A-Z of The Beatles ploughs on as it works its way through their entire catalogue and reaches The Two Of Us. Other tracks come from Joe South, Tim Rose, The Doors and Johnnys Cash and Nash!... |
| Spike At 80 | ...A celebration of SPIKE MILLIGAN's career from the `The Goon Show' and the `Q' series on television to his poetry (both serious and comic) and novels. Featuring a montage of songs, sketches, readings and interview material.... |
| Spike's Fleas, Knees And Hidden Elephants | ...Marking National Poetry Day - SPIKE MILLIGAN reads one of his magical poems.... |
| Spike's Pick Of The Goons | ...To start the 50th anniversary evening, SPIKE MILLIGAN selects his all-time favourite `Goon Show': `The Fear of Wages' by SPIKE MILLIGAN and Larry Stephens. Starring Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and SPIKE MILLIGAN. With the Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray and the Wally Stott Orchestra. The announcer is Wallace Greenslade... |
| Starlings, The | ...SPIKE MILLIGAN's comment on efforts to rid Trafalgar Square of starlings was first broadcast in August 1954. Starring Andrew Timothy, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and SPIKE MILLIGAN ... |
| Swing When You're Laughing | ...Humphrey Lyttleton explores the close relationship between jazz and comedy in the UK and America. Contributors include SPIKE MILLIGAN, Marty Feldman and Woody Allen.... |
| Turns Of The Century | ...Next in series: SPIKE MILLIGAN... |
| Vivat Milligna! - A Tribute To Spike Milligan | |
| Ying Tong - A Walk With The Goons | ...Roy Smiles' play about SPIKE MILLIGAN's last days with the Goons and his complex and often fractious relationship with Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe.... |