[2] In particular, Higgs has written about the 1960s counterculture, exemplified by writers, artists and activists such as Timothy Leary, Robert Anton Wilson, Alan Moore and The KLF.

Higgs began as a director of children’s television and was BAFTA-nominated for pre-school animation[3] before going on to create and produce the BBC Radio 4 quiz X Marks the Spot.

At Climax Group studios he was videogame producer[4] for games that appeared on Xbox, PS2 and GameCube[5] including Crash 'n' Burn[6] and ATV Quad Power Racing.

As an author, Higgs has written the novels The First Church on the Moon and The Brandy of the Damned; biographies of Timothy Leary and The KLF; and works of history and cultural analysis.

In 2024 Higgs co-founded the East Sussex Psychedelic Film Club with Richard Norris and Andy Starke.