Four episodes of the groundbreaking BBC radio comedy starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and Harry Secombe. Goon but not forgotten Here is a chance to enjoy more surreal clowning from one of the greatest comedy teams on radio. During the course of these four digitally-remastered episodes, London is besieged by birds, and Winston Seagoon battles the Big Brother Corporation. The episodes included are: The Starlings Series 4 Special (31 August 1954), The Missing Scroll Series 5, Episode 19 (1 February 1955), Nineteen Eighty-Five Series 5, Episode 20 (8 February 1955), and The Man Who Won the War (AKA Seagoon MCC) Series 6, Episode 1 (20 September 1955). Please note: Nineteen Eighty-Five is a remake of the same titled episode from 4 January 1955, previously available on "The Goon Show Volume 5."
2 CDs, 118 minutes.

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. Eric Sykes was first introduced to show business 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 80, Sykes continues to work, having starred in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."

Categories

• Radio - General
• General
• Popular Culture

Product Details

ISBN: 9781785290695
ISBN-10: 178529069X
Publisher: BBC Books
Publication Date: May 21st, 2015
Pages: 1
Language: English