The Goon Show

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BBC Radio 7

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: The Lost Emperor

The Lost Emperor

Series 6

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Goon Show, Series 6, The Lost Emperor

Archaeologist, Neddie Seagoon, hunts for the missing treasure of Genghis Khan.

Archaeologist Seagoon hunts for the missing treasure of Genghis Khan. Stars Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers. From October 1955.

Archaeologist Neddie Seagoon hunts for the missing treasure of Genghis Khan. 

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 October 1955.

The Goon Show: Series 6

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Classic material from one of the all-time radio comedy greats.

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