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  • Published: 10 November 2016
  • ISBN: 9781785294488
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 11 hr 51 min
  • Narrators: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe

The Goon Show Compendium Volume 12: The Last Goon Show of All & More

Episodes from the classic BBC radio comedy series




Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers star in 10 rare episodes of the groundbreaking radio comedy, plus a plethora of bonus features.

Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers star in 10 rare episodes of The Goon Show, plus a plethora of bonus features.

Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.

This twelfth collection includes the episodes 'China Story', 'Foiled by President Fred', 'Tales of Old Dartmoor', 'The Macreekie Rising of '74', 'Robin Hood', 'Six Charlies in Search of an Author', 'Insurance - The White Man's Burden', 'The Red Fort' and 'The Missing Ten Downing Street' (aka 'Ten Downing Street Stolen'), along with the 1972 reunion 'The Last Goon Show of All'.

Also included are numerous bonus archive items, including celebratory programmes Parkinson Meets The Goons and Heroes for a Time: 6 - The Goons. Here, too, are interviews and features taken from The Best of British Laughs: Peter Sellers, Robbie Vincent's Late Night London, It Takes All Sorts and more, as well as extracts from unedited studio recordings and rehearsals.

Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings. Remastered using newly sourced 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.

The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.
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  • Published: 10 November 2016
  • ISBN: 9781785294488
  • Imprint: BBC DL
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 11 hr 51 min
  • Narrators: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe

About the author

Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan (1918–2002) was a famous British comedian, poet, writer and musician. His wild imagination and madcap humour had a timeless appeal that continues to delight audiences of all ages to this day.
Spike (Terence Alan) was born to British parents in India, where his father, an army captain, was stationed in Poona (Pune). The family lived in India and Rangoon (Yangon) before returning to Britain when Spike was twelve.
When the Second World War (as Spike called it, the Adolf Hitler Show) began, he enlisted and served in the 56th Heavy Regiment as a signaller. During his time in the army he joined the Bill Hall Trio and performed for the troops.
He is perhaps best known for creating, writing and performing the popular 1950s BBC Radio show The Goon Show. He has written several story books and poetry for children. His novels include Puckoon, and he produced seven volumes of war memoirs.
Badjelly the Witch, which Spike wrote for his daughter Jane, was first published in 1973. It was performed on BBC radio in England, and later on Radio New Zealand’s Sunday morning children’s programme.
Spike was awarded an honorary knighthood and CBE for his services to entertainment, and also the British Comedy Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award. A BBC poll voted him as the ‘funniest person of the last 1000 years’. His poem ‘On the Ning Nang Nong’ was voted Britain’s funniest poem.
Spike died at the age of 83 and his tombstone inscription – ‘I told you I was ill’ – ensures that he will forever be remembered first and foremost as a comic genius.

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