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The Goon Show

Comedy: Sketch

Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers star in the groundbreaking classic comedy.

Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers star in BBC radio's groundbreaking classic comedy.

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The Goon Show: Series 10: The Last Smoking Seagoon

The Last Smoking Seagoon

Series 10

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Goon Show, Series 10, The Last Smoking Seagoon

Ned is quitting nicotine, but Grytpype-Thynne has other ideas. End of the regular series.

Ned is quitting nicotine, but Grytpype-Thynne has other ideas. End of the regular series. With Spike Milligan. From January 1960.

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.

The Goon Show: Series 10

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