Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall - Episode 4

Another chance to hear Spike Milligan's war memoir read by lifelong Milligan fan, Paul Merton. This was the first of seven volumes of Spike's war memoirs but it is also a comedy classic in its own right. First published in 1971, the book is peppered throughout with Milligan's gags, one-liners and surreal comic invention Paul Merton's delivery of the gags, characters and Goonish events of the story vividly bring to life the experiences of the 22 year old Spike Milligan from call up through basic training in the early years of the war. This fourth episode recounts the chaos that ensues in a training exercise when Gunner Milligan omits the vital word "practice" from the announcement of an invasion fleet in the Channel.