Vivat Malligna: A Tribute to Spike Milligan

Documentary remembering comedy great Spike Milligan, drawing on his extensive archive material as well as his music, books, poems, war memoirs, and writings for children. The documentary includes correspondence from and to Spike, taken from the BBC Written Archives, much of which has never before been seen or heard by a wide audience. Spike's correspondence with the BBC covered many topics and was never less than hugely entertaining; this tribute contains the best of it.