Spike Milligan - The Greatest Writer of WWII
- Episode aired Nov 6, 2020
Spike Milligan was a comedian, poet, novelist, satirist and actor, possibly best known for being one of the Goons along with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine. He was also a W... Read allSpike Milligan was a comedian, poet, novelist, satirist and actor, possibly best known for being one of the Goons along with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine. He was also a WWII veteran and served in the Royal Artillery in North Africa and Italy. He wrote about hi... Read allSpike Milligan was a comedian, poet, novelist, satirist and actor, possibly best known for being one of the Goons along with Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine. He was also a WWII veteran and served in the Royal Artillery in North Africa and Italy. He wrote about his experiences in a series of 7 books, beginning with his conscription in 1940 to being dem... Read all