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A 7.2-inch gun and Scammell tractor of 18/56th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, maneuver through a narrow turn in the 46th Division sector, Italy, 23 December 1943. This regiment was the unit of comedian and writer Spike Milligan during World War II.

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Spike Milligan's War

Photo: A 7.2-inch gun and Scammell tractor of 18/56th Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, maneuver through a narrow turn in the 46th Division sector, Italy, 23 December 1943. This regiment was the unit of comedian and writer Spike Milligan during World War II. (Public domain, Imperial War Museums).

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Goalhanger

19 Sept, 2022

WW2 Pod We Have Ways

48 mins

Spike Milligan

Private Eye editor Ian Hislop and cartoonist Nick Newman have written a new play about the comedian Spike Milligan. They join Al Murray and James Holland to discuss Spike's wartime record, his hatred of the officer class and his impact on British comedy.

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James Holland

Historian, writer, and podcaster, specialises in World War II and hosts "We Have Ways" podcast.

Al Murray

Al Murray, comedian, writer, and historian, co-hosts the WWII podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk and writes on

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