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Christmas TV Guide: Portrait of a troubled genius.(Features)
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Birmingham Mail (England)
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December 22, 2005
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THE Unseen Spike Milligan (Christmas Eve Saturday, Channel 4, 9pm) is an affectionate and frank insight into the life of troubled genius Spike Milligan. Arguably the most influential British comic of the last 50 years, this one-hour special tells his unique story through a wealth of rare archive footage and astonishinginsights from family and friends.
It includes interviews with Michael Parkinson, Eric Sykes, Barry Humphries, George Melly, Paul Merton, Richard Ingrams and...
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Christmas TV Guide: Portrait of a troubled genius
Birmingham Mail
; THE Unseen Spike Milligan (Christmas Eve Saturday, Channel 4, 9pm) is an affectionate and frank insight into the life of troubled genius Spike Milligan. Arguably the most influential British comic of the last 50 years, this one-hour special tells his unique story through a wealth of rare archive
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Spikier than he seemed Spike Milligan's genial eccentricity often had an distinctly un-genial edge, says Oliver Pritchett
The Sunday Telegraph London
; Spike Milligan: The Biography by Humphrey Carpenter Hodder & Stoughton, pounds 20, 435 pp pounds 18 ( pounds 2.25 p&p) 0870 155 7222 IT ALWAYS seemed that the performers in the Goon Show were having even more fun than the audience. As we laughed, we envied. Wouldn't it be nice to be a member of
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 "Birmingham Evening Mail (England)")
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GOON BUT NOT FORGOTTEN; Tributes to genius of British comedy.(News)
Birmingham Evening Mail (England)
; TRIBUTES to Spike Milligan began to flow in today as news of his death spread among his millions of fans in Britain and ... him at an awards ceremony, was 'deeply saddened to hear the news'. His spokesman said: 'He knew Spike Milligan over many years ...
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Spike Milligan: a very silly mid-off
The Independent - London
; I HAVE received many letters of tribute to the late Spike Milligan, and in his honour I would like to print a few today. From Sir George "Gubby" Trotter Sir, In all the tributes to the late Spike Milligan, I have seen no mention of his deep and abiding love of cricket. I think this started during
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 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Spike Milligan: a very silly mid-off.(Comment)
The Independent (London, England)
; I HAVE received many letters of tribute to the late Spike Milligan, and in his honour I would like to print a few today. From Sir George Gubby Trotter Sir, In all the tributes to the late Spike Milligan, I have seen no mention of his deep and abiding love of cricket. I think this started during his
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