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 9 repeated Tuesday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
The Goon Show - Compendium Volume Seven - Series 8 - Part 1
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast.
This volume includes:
Spon
The Junk Affair
The Burning Embassy
The Great Regent's Park Swim
Treasure In Tower (AKA The Treasure In The Tower)
The Space Age
The Missing Battleship
The Policy
King Solomon's Mines
The Stolen Postman
The Great British Revolution
The Plasticine Man
African Incident
The Thing On The Mountain
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 will appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.
First released: Thursday 30th August 2012
- Released: Thursday 2nd June 2022
- Distributor: BBC Digital Audio
- Minutes: 444
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- Distributor: BBC Physical Audio
- Discs: 7
- Minutes: 435
- Catalogue: 9781445891330
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