The Goon Show

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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 6: Sale of Manhattan

Sale of Manhattan

Series 6

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Goon Show, Series 6, Sale of Manhattan

Neddie Seagoon learns he is the rightful owner of New York and sets off to reclaim it.

Neddie learns that he is the rightful owner of New York and tries to reclaim his land. Stars Harry Secombe. From November 1955.

Neddie Seagoon learns that he is the rightful owner of New York and tries to reclaim his land. 

Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.  

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

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: Peter Eton

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in  November 1955.

The Goon Show: Series 6

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