TV Heroes

Entertainment
TV Heroes, 1993 TV Heroes was a series of short documentaries on the subject matter of some of TV's greatest stars.It ran for 18 episodes: 10 in 1993 returning briefly for 2 more in 1994 with the final 6 a...
spike miligan and john bird star in the short lived sitcom the melting pot

The Melting Pot, 1975

1970's BBC Comedy
The Melting Pot, 1975 The Melting Pot was supposed to have been a six part BBC sitcom, featuring Spike Milligan blacking up again.  Starring alongside him was the well known satirist (these days probably best ...
harry secombe, peter sellers and spike miilgan began their classic goon show in the 1950's

The Goon Show

Radio
The Goon Show, 1951 Considered by many as the greatest radio show of all time.  A legend within it's own lifetime The Goon Show was a British Radio Comedy Program that ran for 238 episodes and 12 specials over...

Eric Sykes Takes On A Dead End Job..

1980's ITV Comedy
Mr H Is Late - 1988 Eric Sykes heads all star cast in this classic silent short .  This one was made a little later than his other, better known short films.There's an all star line up of some of the best ...

Adolf Hitler, My Part In His Downfall

General Film
Adolf Hitler, My Part In His Downfall, 1973 Adapted from Spike Milligan's best selling first volume of his war memoirs of the same title.This 1973 big screen adaptation featured an all star cast including ...

The World Of Beachcomber

1960's BBC Comedy
The World Of Beachcomber, 1968 The World Of Beachcomber was a surreal TV comedy sketch inspired by thew Beachcomber column in the Daily Express newspaper.Two series were broadcast in colour from 1968 (seri...

The Jewel In The Crown

1980's BBC Comedy
WARNING: This post contains video material some may find racially offensive The Jewel In The Crown, 1985 The Jewel In The Crown that wasn't quite The Jewel In The Crown.  A Pilot episode for a BBC sitcom that...

Curry And Chips

1960's, 1960's ITV Comedy, ITV Comedy, TV Comedy
Curry And Chips - 1969 Perhaps the most controversial sitcom ever made.  Curry And Chips was a six part comedy based on an idea from Spike Milligan and featured an all star cast.The series was supposed to ...

The Big Freeze

1990's ITV Comedy
The Big Freeze, 1993 The Big Freeze is a 1993 short TV Movie written and directed by Eric Sykes.In a similar vein to The Plank and other Sykes directorial vehicles, the film is a silent comedy featuring an...

Yellowbeard

General Film
Thirty Years Ago Today Monty Python Star Graham Chapman Died Yellowbeard, 1983 Celebrating 50 years of Monty Python and commemorating 30 years since the death of Graham Chapman we look back at a Graham Chapma...