Download or read book The Essential Spike Milligan written by Spike Milligan and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2003 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Spike Milligan died in 2002, he left behind one of the most diverse legacies in British entertainment history. His themes ranged from environmental issues to the Second World War, from nostalgia to depression. His prolific output covers some of the most evocative events of the twentieth century, with a passionate honesty that combined lyricism with lunacy. This is a posthumous anthology of his best work.