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My, my! How Napoleon Bonaparte is still influencing pop culture more than 200 years after his death

In Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic, Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest actor to portray Napoleon, joining an group that includes Marlon Brando, Danny DeVito and Rowan Atkinson. The tiny tyrant remains a subject of fascination (and mockery) on screen, writes Martin Chilton

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

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 · Dec 1, 2022

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2022