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 5, Episode 8 repeated Tuesday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
The Goon Show - Compendium Volume Five - Series 7 - Part 1
This box set collection presents the episodes of The Goon Show in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast.
This fifth volume includes:
The Nasty Affair At The Burami Oasis
Drums Along The Mersey
The Nadger Plague
The Spectre Of Tintangel
The Sleeping Prince
The Great Bank Robbery
Personal Narrative
The Mystery Of The Fake Neddie Seagoons
What's My Line?
Operation Christmas Duff
The Telephone
The Flea
In addition, there are some rare archive bonus items, including a rare effects reel from The Spectre Of Tintangel and continuity announcements from The Mackreekie Uprising and The Telephone. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are sure to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.
First released: Thursday 7th October 2010
- Released: Thursday 19th May 2022
- Distributor: BBC Digital Audio
- Minutes: 390
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- Distributor: BBC Audiobooks
- Discs: 7
- Catalogue: 9781408427286
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