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 Nine - Vintage Goons
Thirteen remastered episodes of the legendary series, plus bonus material. The Vintage Goons series was specially recorded by the BBC Transcription Services. All episodes were based on scripts from Series 4 (with some reworking) and were recorded alongside Series 8.
The included episodes are:
The Mummifies Priest
The Greatest Mountain In The World
The Giant Bombardon
The Kippered Herring Gang
The Vanishing Room
The Ink Shortage
The Mustard And Cress Shortage
The Internal Mountain
The Silent Bugler
The Great Bank Of England Robbery
The Dreaded Piano Clubber
The Siege Of Fort Night
The Albert Memorial
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking radio series changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this collection presents the available episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. In addition, there are some rare bonus archive items including extracts from cast rehearsals.
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 bound to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.
First released: Thursday 14th August 2014
- Released: Thursday 19th May 2022
- Distributor: BBC Digital Audio
- Minutes: 439
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- Distributor: BBC Physical Audio
- Discs: 7
- Minutes: 439
- Catalogue: 9781471331619
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