Spike Milligan

Writer and comedian Spike Milligan tells Professor Antony Clare about the profound impact of shell shock on his mental health. Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare's in depth interviews with prominent people from different walks of life. Born in Dublin, author Anthony held a doctorate in medicine, a master's degree in philosophy and was a fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. After becoming a regular on BBC Radio 4's Stop the Week in the 1980s, he became Britain's best-known psychiatrist and earned his own vehicle, In the Psychiatrist's Chair. Starting in 1982, this series ran until 2001 and also transferred to TV. Anthony Clare died suddenly in Paris aged 64 in 2007. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1982.

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Spike Milligan is an episode from In the Psychiatrist's Chair by BBC.

This episode is 39:35 long.

This episode was published on Jun 29, 2015.

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