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The Goon Show

Series 10

The Last Smoking Seagoon

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for 4 months

Neddie Seagoon is quitting nicotine, but Grytpype-Thynne has other ideas.

The final regular episode of the classic, long-running BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:

Spike Milligan
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Ellis Powell

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: John Browell

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1960. Show less

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