The Milligan Papers: Difference between revisions

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The Milligan Papers was a BBC radio comedy show, written by John Antrobus and starring Spike Milligan. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1987, it also featured Chris Langham, John Bluthal, and Antrobus, and is often referred to as A Goon Show for the '80s. It was produced by Paul Spencer.

In 2018, to commemorate Spike's centenary, theatre company Hambledon Productions adapted a selection of episodes for a rural tour.

Date	Episode Title
28 January 1987	The Incredible Case of the Vanishing Flying Scotsman
4 February 1987	Jonah and the Whale
11 February 1987	From Rags to More Rags
18 February 1987	That "Cake" Elusive Pimpernel
25 February 1987	The Incurables, Part 1
4 March 1987	The Incurables, Part 2

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+'''''The Milligan Papers''''' was a [[BBC radio]] [[comedy]] show, written by [[John Antrobus]] and starring [[Spike Milligan]]. First broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] in 1987, it also featured [[Chris Langham]], [[John Bluthal]], and Antrobus, and is often referred to as ''A [[The Goon Show|Goon Show]] for the '80s''. It was produced by [[Paul Spencer]].
-'''''The Milligan Papers''''' was a [[w:BBC radio|BBC radio]] [[w:comedy|comedy]] show, written by [[John Antrobus]] and starring [[Spike Milligan]]. First broadcast on [[w:BBC Radio 4|BBC Radio 4]] in 1987, it also featured [[w:Chris Langham|Chris Langham]], [[John Bluthal]], and Antrobus, and is often referred to as ''A [[The Goon Show|Goon Show]] for the '80s''. It was produced by [[w:Paul Spencer|Paul Spencer]].
 In 2018, to commemorate Spike's centenary, theatre company Hambledon Productions adapted a selection of episodes for a rural tour.
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