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A 40th birthday celebration of the Goons.
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan and Michael Bentine. With guests including Eric Sykes; Graham Stark and George Chisholm. Producer Dirk Maggs : COMEDY: page 8 OFFER: page 9

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Peter Sellers
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Harry Secombe
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Spike Milligan
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Michael Bentine
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Eric Sykes
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Graham Stark
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George Chisholm.
Producer:
Dirk Maggs

with country music.
Producer Ray Harvey
Tonight Radio 2 begins its celebration of the world of jazz, the Radio 2 Jazz Season (10.00pm). Over the coming weeks there will be specially recorded concerts and other programmes showcasing the talents of some of the finest jazz musicians around.
Among the stars to be heard this week are the Humphrey Lyttelton Big Band, the Andy Sheppard Quintet, Stan Tracey , Cleo Laine and John Dankworth , and the Ronnie Scott Sextet.

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Andy Sheppard
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Stan Tracey
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Cleo Laine
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John Dankworth
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Ronnie Scott Sextet.

The first of five nightly reruns this week.
The Whistling Spy
Enigma (The 100th edition of the Goon Show)
How young Ned Seagoon is sent behind the Iron Curtain to sabotage the Hungarian football team - thus assuring a revival of Britain's prestige in the sporting world. Starring Peter Sellers , Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe. Producer Peter Eton
(First broadcast Sept 1954)

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Ned Seagoon
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Peter Sellers
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Spike Milligan
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Harry Secombe.
Producer:
Peter Eton

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