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The Goon Show

Specials 1953 - 1972

  • 1953-12-25T00:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 8h 30m (17 episodes)
  • United Kingdom

17 episodes

Special 2 The Last Goon Show of All

  • 1972-10-04T23:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: 1972-10-05
Recorded: 1972-04-30
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: John Browell
Notes: Specially written and performed as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the BBC. With Andrew Timothy as announcer.

1958-09-21T23:00:00Z

Special 3 The Mummified Priest

Special 3 The Mummified Priest

  • 1958-09-21T23:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: 1958-09-22
Recorded: 1957-10-06
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton

First Broadcast: 1958-09-29
Recorded: 1957-10-20
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton

Special 5 The Missing Ten Downing Street

  • 1957-11-03T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1957-11-03
Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
Producer: Roy Speer
Notes: Announced as 'The Missing Prime Minister of 1953'.

1958-10-06T00:00:00Z

Special 6 The Giant Bombardon

Special 6 The Giant Bombardon

  • 1958-10-06T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: 1958-10-06
Recorded: 1957-11-17
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Roy Speer
Notes: With Valentine Dyall.

Special 7 The Kippered Herring Gang

  • 1957-12-01T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1957-12-01
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Roy Speer

1958-10-13T00:00:00Z

Special 8 The Vanishing Room

Special 8 The Vanishing Room

  • 1958-10-13T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: 1958-10-13
Recorded: 1957-12-15
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Roy Speer

1957-12-29T00:00:00Z

Special 9 The Ink Shortage

Special 9 The Ink Shortage

  • 1957-12-29T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1957-12-29
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Roy Speer
Notes: Announced as 'Hansard Unexpurgated'.

Special 10 The Mustard and Cress Shortage

  • 1958-01-12T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1958-01-12
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Tom Ronald
Notes: Announced as 'The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System'.

Special 11 The Internal Mountain

  • 1958-02-16T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1958-02-16
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton

1958-02-23T00:00:00Z

Special 12 The Silent Bugler

Special 12 The Silent Bugler

  • 1958-02-23T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1958-02-23
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Notes: The nearest thing to an announcement is '...take the Case of Agent X2'.

First Broadcast: 1958-10-20
Recorded: 1958-03-02
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Notes: Announced first as 'Open Casebook' and later by the official title.

Special 14 The Dreaded Piano Clubber

  • 1958-03-09T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1958-03-09
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton

Special 15 The Siege of Fort Night

  • 1958-03-16T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1958-03-16
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton

1958-10-27T00:00:00Z

Special 16 The Albert Memorial

Special 16 The Albert Memorial

  • 1958-10-27T00:00:00Z30m

First Broadcast: 1958-10-27
Recorded: 1958-03-23
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Notes: Announced as 'The First Albert Memorial to the Moon'.

Special 17 Tales Of Men's Shirts

  • 1968-08-07T23:00:00Z30m

Starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Written by Spike Milligan. Announcer John Cleese.

A televised radio production of an original Goon Show script, "Tales of Men's Shirts", broadcast by Thames Television. The three Goons reunited with the addition of John Cleese as announcer. This followed two years after the Goons re-enacted "The Whistling Spy Enigma" for inclusion in a broadcast of "Secombe and Friends".

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