The episodes included music interludes by The Stargazers ... The show was notable for the use of sound effects. When The Goon Show started, most sound effects had to played live on gramophone records, ...

The Goon Show had a loose formula to it ... The task of writing all of these dense episodes basically by himself took quite a toll on his psyche and resulted in a number of mental breakdowns ...

Previously unknown material that legendary comedy writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson created for The Goon Show has been unearthed in their archive. The material - short, tightly written scripts ...

The Goon Show burst on to the airwaves in 1951 and ... Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe by re-enacting one of three chosen episodes, namely Tales of Men’s Shirts, The Phantom Head Shaver of ...

Penrith Players are set to bring three classic episodes of The Goon Show, first aired by the BBC in the 1950s, to life. The show, scheduled to run from April 16 to 19, will feature live musical ...

May 28 marks the 70th anniversary of the influential British radio comedy program “The Goon Show,” which inspired fans from the Monty Python group to John Lennon. The Jewish content of The ...

Driven by the (literally) manic energy of Milligan's scripts and a shared sense of humour, The Goon Show was unlike anything ... with most of its 200-plus episodes written by Milligan (often ...

Crazy People, later The Goon Show The first Crazy People episode included many features that became typical of the Goons, such as ridiculous sound effects and extravagantly named characters.

As part of the BBC 100 - Lost Gems collection, a classic episode has been located, previously unheard on 4 Extra, in its original, broadcast form. The Goon Show has been a staple British radio ...

Radio sitcom / sketch show BBC Home Service 1951 - 1960 231 episodes (10 series) A small, fat, affable but idiotic Welshman, Neddie is always looking for a way to make money and to be either famous or ...