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 | | Wednesday, 27 February, 2002, 11:32 GMT Spike Milligan: A life in pictures Anarchic comic Spike Milligan has died surrounded by his family at the age of 83. BBC News Online looks back at some of his most memorable moments.  Milligan wrote for the highly successful Goon Show, which was first broadcast in 1951 ![Milligan [L] created zany comedy with Peter Sellers [R] and Harry Secombe [C]](/olmedia/1840000/images/_1844049_spike3300.jpg) Milligan [L] created zany comedy with Peter Sellers [R] and Harry Secombe [C]  Prince Charles was an avid fan of Milligan's work on The Goon Show  Milligan appeared on Terry Wogan's Blankety Blank in 1981  The Goons were famed for their sense of the ridiculous  He continued to work throughout his life and starred in the BBC series Gormenghast  Milligan was knighted in 2000 | |
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