Spike Milligan
- Actor, writer and poet
Press clippings
Spike Milligan's Badjelly The Witch being made into animated TV series
Spike Milligan's children's story Badjelly The Witch: A Fairy Story is being turned into an animated television series 50 years after he wrote it. An all-star comedy cast is led by Miriam Margolyes and also features Rhys Darby, Julian Barratt, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Roisin Conaty, Katherine Parkinson and Joe Wilkinson.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2023Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive review
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive had an embarrassment of such riches, enabling it to achieve the seemingly impossible task of shedding new light on this one-of-a-kind comedic titan.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th December 2022TV review: Spike Milligan - the Unseen Archive
There may have been many programmes on Milligan before, but this does add a little more, a further puzzle piece to a difficult, fascinating and impenetrable jigsaw.
Louise Penn, LouReviews, 4th December 2022Documentary opens up Spike Milligan's 'treasure trove'
A musical and a children's play are among vast archive explored in upcoming film about comedic genius.
The Guardian, 1st December 2022Eric Sykes, Spike Milligan and the house with comedy value
The birthplace of Doctor Who's Daleks, The Goon Show and Hancock's Half Hour is on the market for £6.5 million.
Emma Wells, The Spectator, 16th November 2022Spike review
The post-show Q&A with Nick Newman and Ian Hislop proved more enlightening, and often funnier.
David Upton, British Theatre Guide, 16th November 2022Spike at Richmond Theatre, review
If the writing hereabouts is top notch then the acting is superb.
John O'Brien, London Theatre 1, 9th November 2022Spike at Richmond Theatre, review
There is still lots of fun to be had for Goon aficionados.
Jane Darcy, The Reviews Hub, 9th November 2022Spike in the tale
Nick Newman and Ian Hislop delved into the BBC's correspondence archive to research their stage biopic of Spike Milligan.
Steve Lee, Big Issue North, 7th November 2022Theatre reviews: Spike
The script for Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's affectionate tribute to Spike Milligan never quite soars, but Spike is still a meticulous recreation of one of the most influential comedy shows ever, writes Susan Mansfield.
Susan Mansfield, The Scotsman, 4th November 2022