Editing William McGonagall (section)

===In motion pictures===
* A 1974 movie called ''[[The Great McGonagall (film)|The Great McGonagall]]'' starred [[Spike Milligan]] as a fictionalised William McGonagall. [[Peter Sellers]] played [[Queen Victoria]].
* In episode 13 of season 2 of the Canadian TV series ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'', a murder victim is holding a copy of a book entitled "The Collected Works of William Topaz McGonagall". While the death appears accidental, the detective suspects foul play because "it is highly unlikely that anyone would voluntarily reach for a volume of McGonagall."
* In 2016, ''[[The Atlantic]]'' premiered a short documentary about the life of McGonagall entitled "worst.poet.ever."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/476427/william-mcgonagall-worst-poet-ever/|title=William McGonagall: Worst Poet Ever|last=Ajaka|first=Nadine|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=2017-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322015819/https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/476427/william-mcgonagall-worst-poet-ever/|archive-date=22 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>