Life & Legacy of Spike Milligan, The

The godfather of alternative comedy' (Eddie Izzard)

'Modern British comedy started with Spike Milligan' (Michael Parkinson)

'The funniest person of the millennium' (BBC poll)

'A great inspiration' (Michael Palin)

'Pure madness' (Robin Williams)

The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan is an intimate and deeply personal portrait of comic genius Spike Milligan, told for the first time through the eyes of his family.

It features never-before-seen footage of Spike's past, revealing him as a brilliant, tortured and visionary man, who trod the thin line between genius and debilitating depression.

The DVD features:

• interviews with Eddie Izzard, Joanna Lumley, Eric Sykes and Michael Palin
• rare footage of Spike's family in Woy Woy, near Sydney, where his parents lived for forty years
• intimate memories, photos and memorabilia including Spike's old home movies shot in the 1950s and 1960s

The many bonus features include:

• alternative commentaries by the director and Spike's daughters
• six mini-documentaries
• extra footage from Spike's home movies
• a make-your-own 'Spoon Show' game (works only on computers)
• menus infiltrated by Spike... and a few other surprises.