The Goon Show by Spike Milligan
From 1951 to 1960 the Goons ruled the airwaves, the most celebrated and influential clowns in the history of radio. GO ON - join Ned as he blasts off in a rocket to extinguish the fire in the sun in The Fireball of Milton Street (22 February 1955). Learn all about Seagoon's shameful senna-pod addiction in The End, or Confessions of a Secret Senna-Pod Drinker (22 March 1955). Thrill to the story of Fu-Manchu's curious concoction in The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu-Manchu (6 December 1955) and listen to Neddie's inspired plan to drill through Everest in order to climb it from the inside in The Saga of the Internal Mountain (29 March 1954). Goon but not forgotten! 2 CDs. 2 hrs 2 mins.
Spike Milligan was perhaps best known as one of the Goons. He went on to become one of Britain's foremost comic writers and performers. His bestselling titles include Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, Puckoon and Where have all the Bullets Gone? He died in 2002. Born in Oldham in 1923 Eric Sykes was first introduced to showbusiness whilst in the RAF and went on to write for hit BBC radio shows and appear in TV variety shows whilst writing for comedy greats such as Peter Sellers and Frankie Howerd. Although he is over eighty, Sykes continues to work, having recently starred in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| EAN | 9781405677721 |
| Title | The Goon Show |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Studio | BBC Physical Audio |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Note | Unavailable |
| By (author) | Spike Milligan |
| By (author) | Larry Stephens |
| Read by | Harry Secombe |