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Radio 4 Extra,26 Dec 1953,30 mins

Series Vintage Goons

Giant Bombardon

The Goon Show

Available for 16 days

With the war going badly, Neddie Seagoon is tasked with finding a huge leather cannon. Groundbreaking, surreal Âé¶¹Éç radio comedy written by Spike Milligan. Starring: Peter Sellers Harry Secombe Spike Milligan Valentine Dyall First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive. With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray. Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott. Announcer: Wallace Greenslade Producer: Roy Speer The original show was first broadcast on the Âé¶¹Éç Home Service in January 1954 with special guest Michael Bentine. This is a re-recording from October 1958 with an edited script - made by the Âé¶¹Éç Transcription Service for broadcast overseas. First Âé¶¹Éç broadcast on Âé¶¹Éç Radio 7 in October 2009.

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