Milligan,Spike

Last Edited: 31-Dec-2014 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

The War (and Peace) Memoirs
Other Books and Stories
Records
Series and Other Shows
Individual Cuts and Excerpts
Documentaries and Collateral Material
The War (and Peace) Memoirs
Date Title Cast Parameters
publ. 1971
 Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
 written and performed by Spike Milligan
 28:14, 6620, S
27:28, 6440, S
publ. 1971 Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall read by Paul Merton
Producer Liz Anstee
 15:07, 21261, S
15:07, 21277, S
15:09, 21308, S
14:59, 21075, S
14:54, 20960, S
14:55, 20982, S
publ. 1974
 "Rommel?" "Gunner Who?": A Confrontation in the Desert
 written and performed by Spike Milligan 43:59, 20155, s
43:28, 20377, s
43:36, 20445, s
43:16, 20283, s
37:18, 17486, s
32:20, 15158, s
low volume!
publ. 1976
 Monty: His Part in My Victory
 written and performed by Spike Milligan 36:36, 17626, s
33:40, 15787, s
27:24, 12851, s
27:50, 13048, s
low volume!
publ. 1978
 Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall
 written and performed by Spike Milligan 17:07, 2996, M
16:13, 2840, M
20:17, 3551, M
26:17, 4601, M
26:32, 4644, M
40:02, 7007, M
31:32, 5519, M
37:25, 6549, M
35:37, 6234, M
33:06, 5792, M
28:16, 4947, M
36:01, 6304, M
36:46, 6436, M
38:00, 6651, M
29:49, 5219, M
24:03, 4209, M
30:45, 5383, M
publ. 1985
 Where Have All the Bullets Gone?
 written and performed by Spike Milligan 52:25, 12288, M
55:26, 12995, M
50:49, 11914, M
47:01, 11024, M
54:06, 12680, M
55:32, 13016, M
publ. 1986
 Goodbye Soldier
 written and performed by Spike Milligan 21:30, 10080, S
17:53, 8391, S
18:45, 8793, S
19:57, 9357, S
20:07, 9436, S
23:18, 10928, S
27:04, 12695, S
19:43, 9248, S
25:35, 11994, S
20:11, 9467, S
25:34, 11990, S
18:13, 8547, S
24:17, 11390, S
22:22, 10489, S
26:18, 12336, S
19:08, 8973, S
24:45, 11602, S
20:55, 9808, S
23:58, 11238, S
21:41, 10170, S
18:25, 8636, S
15:41, 7359, S
19:20, 9069, S
16:08, 7569, S
publ. 1992
 Peace Work
 written and performed by Spike Milligan 89:91, 20867, M
74:53, 17552, M
84:13, 19740, M
76:45, 17990, M
78:07, 18311, M
68:32, 16066, M
Other Books and Stories
Date
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
Publ. 1963
 Puckoon
 written and performed by Spike Milligan 28:00, 9851, s
29:50, 10493, s
Also held as a
paperback
Publ. 1973
 Badjelly The Witch
 see under Records (below)
publ. 1994

 Fleas, Knees and Hidden Elephants (poems)
 Spike Milligan 14:18, 13409, S
audiobook
1997
 Spike's Poems
 Spike Milligan 48:14, 45223, S
Records
Date
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
1962
 Bridge on the River Wye
 Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers,
Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook
 33:21, 15568, S
1974
 Badjelly The Witch (A Musical Tale) And Other Goodies
  1. Badjelly The Witch
  2. I've Got That Photograph of You
  3. Maverick
  4. On the Ning Nang Nong
  5. The ABC
  6. The Silly Old Baboon
 Spike Milligan
  1. 12:28, 22016, S
  2. 2:15, 2120, S
  3. 2:19, 2175, S
  4. 3:24, 3201, S
  5. 2:33, 2405, S
  6. 2:36, 2448, S
1974 Live at Cambridge University
  1. Transplant Calypso (J. Taylor)
    Dustman in Chiswick (S. Milligan)
    Honeysuckle Rose (T. Walter)
    Rheumatism Blues (S. Milligan)
    Pot Song (J. Taylor)
  2. The M4 Freedom Talking Blues (J. Taylor)
    Yesterday When I Was Young
    Little Fly Calypso (S. Milligan)
    Ag Pleez Daddy (J. Taylor)
    Goodnight Irene
 Spike Milligan with Jeremy Taylor
  1. 8:01, 9411, S
    3:33, 4177, S
    5:12, 6104, S
    0:39, 763, S
    2:55, 3435, S
    0:09, 183, S
    1:19, 1549, S
    2:03, 2419, S
    2:29, 2915, S
  2. 5:21, 6279, S
    16:54, 19812, S
    4:20, 5086, S
    0:25, 505, S
    2:46, 3246, S
Series and Other Shows
Date
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
25-Dec-1964
BBC R4X
Dec-2014
 The Grand Piano Orchestra (GPO) Show
 Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, John Bluthal,
Barry Humphries, Gary Miller, Bob Todd
produced by Charles Chilton
 29:50, 27926, s
16-Jun-1965
BBC R4X
Dec-2014
 The Army Show
 Spike Milligan, John Bluthal, Barry Humphries,
John Bird, Ronnie Baud-Rocksby, Alan Clare,
Phillipe le Bars
produced by Charles Chilton
 30:31, 28561, s
25-Dec-1965
BBC R4X
Dec-2014
 The Naughty Navy Show
 Spike Milligan, Bernard Miles, John Bird, Bob
Todd, Ronnie Baud-Rocksby, Phillipe le Bars,
John Foreman
produced by Charles Chilton		 29:40, 27760, s
TV
1969 to
1982
 Q
  1. Q5 Piano Tune
  2. Q8 Theme

  1. 2:24, 2262, s
  2. 1:17, 303, M
12-Dec-1974
BBC R7
08-Oct-2009
 Dinosaur
 written and performed by Spike Milligan
and John Antrobus
 18:12, 17068, S
09-Nov-1975
BBC R7
27-Apr-2004
 More Plain Tales from the Raj
 Spike Milligan
 43:36, 40891, S
28-Jan-1987 to
04-Mar-1987
 The Milligan Papers
  1. The Incredible Case of the Vanishing
    Flying Scotsman
  2. Jonah And The Whale
  3. From Rags to More Rags
  4. That "Cake" Elusive Pimpernel
  5. The Incurables, Part 1
  6. The Incurables, Part 2
 Spike Milligan, Chris Langham, John Bluthal,
John Antrobus
written by John Antrobus
produced by Paul Spencer
  1. 27:13, 25530, S
  2. 27:18, 25610, S
  3. 26:34, 24914, S
  4. 27:01, 25338, S
  5. 27:16, 25574, S
  6. 26:18, 24658, S
BBC R4
1972
BBC R7
17-Apr-2004
 The Milligna
 Spike Milligan, John Bluthal, Vilma Hollingbery
Ray Ellington
The Alan Clare Quartet
Produced by John Browell
 30:20, 28445, S
01-Apr-1973
BBC R7
01-Apr-2006
 A Question of Treatment
 Spike Milligan 10:15, 9625, s
Individual Cuts and Excerpts
Date
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters

Children's Poems (live performance)
5:00, 7041, S

Knock Knock (live performance)
1:50, 1075, m

Puckoon - Father Holy Thing
3:37, 2129, m

Putting up a Tent (live performance)
5:07, 2402, m

Python
1:28, 709, m

Sideways thru the Sewers of the Strand
2:56, 2063, m
 
 Tower Bridge
2:58, 2084, m
Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date
 Title
 Cast
 Parameters
1972
 Interview
18:22, 4308, M
1976
 Interview
25:50, 6055, m
before 2001
 At the Beeb -- Spike Milligan
56:00, 13127, m
56:30, 13715, m
before 2001 Funny Way -- Spike Milligan
 Barry Cryer
 46:13, 10833, m
hiss
before 2001 Milligan Classics
37:08, 8706, m
ABC RN
before 2001		 Spike Milligan's News Broadcast
 Robin Innis
 6:33, 2693, m
27-Feb-2002
 News Report re Spike Milligan
13:30, 3168, m
03-Mar-2002
 Sky News Spike Milligan
2:11, 516, m
Internet but
Australian
2002
 I Told You I Was Ill
 Peter Clark
produced by Hugh Johnson and Michael Mackenzie
 112:34, 26387, S
BBC R7
05-Jan-2003
 Goodbye Spike
179:07, 63573, m
24-Dec-2002
BBC R7
17-Apr-2004
 Vivat Milligna!
57:04, 55514, S
ABC RN
29-Aug-2005
 Late Night Live
(last section is a tribute to Spike)
54:45, 25672, m
BBC R7
20-Feb-2011
27-Feb-2011
 I Like Spike
  1. The Poems and Puckoon
  2. Poems, Stories and the War Books
 Roy Hudd
29:00, 27200, S
27:44, 26000, S
BBC R4X
25-Feb-2012
 The Spike Show - Milligan Remembered
 Norma Farnes
 60:43, 56924, S
61:33, 57712, S
57:13, 53655, S
11-Jul-1989
 Tingle Factor -- Spike Milligan
 Spike Milligan, Robin Ray
 27:35, 32275, S
BBC Radio Scotland
02-Nov-2005
 Dad Made Me Laugh s01e07 -
Spike Milligan
 Jane Milligan, Sally Magnusson

 26:31, 24866, S

Desert Island Discs - Spike Milligan
 Roy Plomley, Spike Milligan
 33:16, 39011