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Christopher Penfold obituary

Other lives: Writer and script editor of much-loved television series including Casualty, The Bill and Space: 1999

The Guardian - UK

The story that sparked the biggest response I've had in years

There's even more Canberra bus stops out there? You bet.

The Canberra Times

OPINION - If you can't recall the Second World War and its long tail then you won't get the threat of a Third World War

All we’ve heard about for the last week is a) the fact the British Army is now so small that it couldn’t quite fill Old Trafford, b) the threat of conscription, and C) Gen Z’s total disinterest in fighting for their country.

Evening Standard

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First Thing: Donald Trump aims to see off Nikki Haley in New Hampshire

The granite state’s primary may be the last chance Donald Trump’s opponents within the Republican ranks have to stop the former president from securing the nomination again. Plus, the link between hypochondria and early death

The Guardian - UK

‘This should not be ridiculed’: the link between hypochondria and early death

A new study suggests that illness anxiety can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Fortunately, there are effective treatments

The Guardian - US

Barry Humphries, Australian comedian and creator of Dame Edna Everage, dies aged 89

Famed for personas that also included the vulgar Sir Les Patterson, Humphries became a household name in a seven-decade career

The Guardian - UK

Unseen footage of Spike Milligan's Irish father to feature in new documentary

A children’s play and a script on an over-the-hill comic star are among the unmade scripts in the vast archive accessed by the filmmakers

Irish Mirror

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Documentary opens up Spike Milligan’s ‘treasure trove’ of scripts and footage

Exclusive: Musical and children’s play are among vast archive explored in upcoming film about comedic genius

The Guardian - UK

Spike Milligan’s ‘home of British comedy’ in Bayswater is on sale for £6.5 million

The handsome Victorian townhouse was the birthplace of Thunderbirds, The Goon Show and Dr Who’s villainous Daleks

Evening Standard

Spike Milligan’s “factory of fun” on sale for £6.5 million

The handsome Victorian townhouse was the birthplace of Thunderbirds, The Goon Show and Dr Who’s villainous Daleks

Evening Standard

Spike review – capering tribute summons the wise-cracking Goon’s spirit

Fast-paced portrait of Spike Milligan hurls us between the comic’s anarchic Goon Show sketches, cartoonish clashes with the BBC and the trauma of war

The Guardian - UK

Comedian and writer Barry Cryer dies aged 86

Tributes pour in for comic who worked with Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper and the Two Ronnies

The Guardian - UK

‘The godfather of alternative comedy’: Eddie Izzard, Paul Merton and more on Spike Milligan

He was the shellshocked genius who channelled his anarchic brilliance into The Goon Show. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman explain why they’ve written a play about Spike Milligan – while comedians remember a legend

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