Sky is to broadcast a new documentary about comic legend Spike Milligan featuring footage that has not been seen ofr many years.

It is one of a number of documentaries being made about artists past and present. there will be a major documentary about Gary Numan and then a series entitled Lost and Found, an anthology of films spotlighting previously lost or undiscovered footage and archive material from the lives of singer-songwriter Nina Simone, Spike Milligan, writer Laurie Lee and singer Dame Cleo Laine.

The Milligan documentary will include never before aired film, interviews and scripts from the inimitable comedian and writer.

Phil Edgar Jones, Director of Sky Arts, commented: “Getting under the skin of the process of creation is always a fascinating process and with this new raft of programming we can promise some incredible insights. In The Numan Method Gary Numan reveals how he used his neurodiverse super power to create truly original music; and with Lost and Found we’ll be taking some incredible journeys into the lives, minds and themes that occupied some visionary artists. We hope this will entertain and inspire the Sky Arts audience.”