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A rare border that brought people closer together

Letters: Phil Coughlin recalls the Irish border than ran through a village pub in Spike Milligan’s novel Puckoon, while Ken Rutter reflects on the ethics of building tougher borders

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Comedy and tragedy, with Spike Milligan

Letter: Steven Bowditch on an indelible memory of a night at the theatre and the death of a president

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The satirical genius of John Antrobus and Spike Milligan

Letter: Philip Allen recalls a funny moment at the end of a performance of Antrobus and Milligan’s The Bed-Sitting Room in 1963

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John Antrobus obituary

Playwright and screenwriter who teamed up with Spike Milligan to work on The Goon Show and The Bed-Sitting Room

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Ozzy Osbourne wanted tombstone to carry the epitaph ‘I told you I wasn’t feeling well’

Revealing his epitaph in his upcoming posthumous memoir, Ozzy Osbourne said he wants his tombstone to carry the words “I told you I wasn’t feeling well”.

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The enduring brilliance of Peter Sellers: ‘There’s never been a better comic actor’

The actor was born 100 years ago – and his performances still induce hysteria today. Fans and collaborators like Michael Palin, Woody Allen and Lesley Anne-Down explain why

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Trees should not be given celebrity status

Brief letters: Sycamore Gap tree | Spike Milligan’s seasickness cure | Spraying your lawn | Cricket’s global appeal | Coldplay concert

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Kathy Lette looks back: ‘Older women are invisible, so I make sure to do something outrageous every day’

The author on her love for Spike Milligan, the furore over Puberty Blues, and why being middle-aged is great

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Blind date: ‘I was in the bathroom when she arrived – the maitre d’ thought I’d done a runner’

Bridget, 52, a yoga teacher, meets Sacha, 59, a psychotherapist

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A good book, peace and quiet and somewhere to sit: who could ask for more?

When nature calls, so does the world of literature

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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

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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

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

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‘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

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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

Irish Mirror

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

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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

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‘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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