The Goon Show
- Radio sitcom / sketch show
- BBC Home Service
- 1951 - 1960
- 231 episodes (10 series)
Highly surreal radio adventures that helped take British comedy into a new age. Starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. Also features Michael Bentine.
- Series 6, Episode 23 repeated Tuesday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
See also
Q
Highly surreal, subversive and offbeat sketch show written by and starring Spike Milligan.
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Highly influential off-the-wall 1970s sketch series, starring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman and Terry Jones.
The Last Goon Show Of All
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Ray Ellington and Max Geldray reunite for a final fling in October 1972.
Down Among The Z Men
The four original Goons star as Prof. Osric Pureheart misplaces a secret military formula.
The Telegoons
BBC Radio's world-famous Goons in a new puppet series for television.
The Bed Sitting Room
Surreal post-apocalyptic satire set in London after a nuclear war, following the last 20 people alive.
The Last Goon Show Of All
A special edition of the classic surreal comedy recorded to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the BBC.
At Last The Go On Show
A documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Goon Show, featuring interviews and archive footage with the stars and people behind it.
Perspectives: Sergeant On Spike
Broadcaster John Sergeant delves into the influence of Spike Milligan both on himself, and on the whole nation.
Spike Milligan: Love, Light And Peace
Feature length documentary profiling the career of Spike Milligan.
Spike Milligan: Assorted Q
Highlights from Spike Milligan's surreal and controversial sketch series Q.
Peter Sellers: From Southsea To Stardom
Hour-long documentary celebrating the career of Peter Sellers, 90 years since his birth.
Spike Milligan Offers A Series Of Unrelated Incidents At Current Market Value
Sketch show starring Spike Milligan, in his first solo vehicle for British TV.
It's A Square World
Groundbreaking, surreal sketch show starring and written by Michael Bentine.
Secombe And Friends
Harry Secombe and friends star in these comedy and music programmes, including contributions from the likes of Tony Hancock and Secombe's fellow ex-Goons.
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
The first attempt at bringing Goon Show humour to TV, this mix of sketches and sitcom-esque formulae was set around Victorian paper, The Idiot Weekly.
Radio Five
Eric Idle parodies BBC radio with his own station, presenting shows on the (then non-existant) Radio Five.
Oh In Colour
Sketch show starring Spike Milligan.
Milligna (Or Your Favourite Spike)
Sketch show starring and written by Spike Milligan.
It's A Stereophonic World
Michael Bentine brings us an experiment in sound for "people with ears six feet apart".
The Best Of Bentine
The ultimate one-man show, written and performed by Michael Bentine.
The Omar Khayyam Show
Sketch show written by and starring Spike Milligan, based on his earlier radio shows for the Australian Broadcasting Commission.
The Case Of The Mukkinese Battle-Horn
Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Dick Emery srar in this Goon-inspired film in which a rare Mukkinese Battle-horn is stolen from the Metropolitan Museum in the dead of night.
The Goon Show
The Goons reunite for a unique television appearance.
What The Dickens!
Festive special written by and starring Spike Milligan, loosely based on A Christmas Carol.
Eric Sykes Presents Peter Sellers
Sketch show starring Peter Sellers and Eric Sykes, written by Sykes and including Goon Show character Bloodnok.
Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show!
Sketch show starring and written by Michael Bentine, with fellow Goon Peter Sellers.
Forces Gala Night
A special programme to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the British Forces Broadcasting Service.
The Wow Show
Surreal comedy show written by and starring Mark Arden, Lee Cornes, Paul Mark Elliott and Stephen Frost.