The Goon Show Compendium Volume 12: The Last Goon Show of All & More
Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
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Harry Secombe
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Peter Sellers
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Spike Milligan
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Spike Milligan
About this listen
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers star in 10 rare episodes of The Goon Show, plus a plethora of bonus features.
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.
This twelfth collection includes the episodes 'China Story', 'Foiled by President Fred', 'Tales of Old Dartmoor', 'The Macreekie Rising of '74', 'Robin Hood', 'Six Charlies in Search of an Author', 'Insurance - The White Man's Burden', 'The Red Fort' and 'The Missing Ten Downing Street' (aka 'Ten Downing Street Stolen'), along with the 1972 reunion 'The Last Goon Show of All'.
Also included are numerous bonus archive items, including celebratory programmes Parkinson Meets The Goons and Heroes for a Time: 6 - The Goons. Here, too, are interviews and features taken from The Best of British Laughs: Peter Sellers, Robbie Vincent's Late Night London, It Takes All Sorts and more, as well as extracts from unedited studio recordings and rehearsals.
Remastered using newly sourced material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are sure to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.
The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.
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Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this bundle collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This fifth volume includes: 'The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis', 'Drums Along the Mersey', 'The Nadger Plague', 'The Spectre of Tintagel', 'The Sleeping Prince', 'The Great Bank Robbery', 'Personal Narrative', 'The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoons' (a.k.a. 'The Case of the Fake Neddie Seagoons') and more.
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- By Ferguson95 on 12-20-24
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume Two: Series 5, Part 2
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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Immensely popular and hugely influential, legendary series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order of original broadcast date.
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume Four: Series 6, Part 2
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Original Recording
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Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This fourth volume includes: 'The Hastings Flyer - Robbed', 'The Mighty Wurlitzer', 'The Raid of the International Christmas Pudding', 'The Tales of Montmartre', 'The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI', 'The House of Teeth', 'The Choking Horror' and more.
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume Seven: Series 8, Part 1
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This volume includes: 'Spon', 'The Junk Affair', 'The Burning Embassy', 'The Great Regent's Park Swim', 'Treasure in Tower' (aka 'The Treasure in the Tower'), 'The Space Age', 'The Missing Battleship', 'The Policy', 'King Solomon's Mines', 'The Stolen Postman', 'The Great British Revolution', 'The Plasticine Man' and more.
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume 14: Series 4, Part 2
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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Immensely popular and hugely influential, The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. This 14th and final collection returns to the programme's fourth series and includes the episodes 'The History of Communications', 'The Kippered Herring Gang', 'The Tooth-Paste Expedition', 'The Case of the Vanishing Room', 'The Greatest Mountain in the World', 'Collapse of the British Railways Sandwich System', 'The Case of Agent X2 (aka The Silent Bugler)', 'The Story of Brain [sic] (aka Western Story)', 'The Saga of the Internal Mountain' and 'Bank of England Robbery'.
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I’m Walking Backwards For Goon Shows
- By David Alexander McDonald on 01-06-22
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume Eight: Series 8, Part 2
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Original Recording
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Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This volume includes: 'The String Robberies', 'The Moriarty Murder Mystery', 'The Curse of Frankenstein', 'The White Neddie Trade', 'Ten Snowballs That Shook the World', 'The Man Who Never Was', 'World War One', 'The Spon Plague', 'Tiddlywinks', 'The Evils of Bushey Spon' and 'The Great Statue Debate'.
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume Five: Series 7, Part 1
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
- Original Recording
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Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this bundle collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This fifth volume includes: 'The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis', 'Drums Along the Mersey', 'The Nadger Plague', 'The Spectre of Tintagel', 'The Sleeping Prince', 'The Great Bank Robbery', 'Personal Narrative', 'The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoons' (a.k.a. 'The Case of the Fake Neddie Seagoons') and more.
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Missing Episode
- By Ferguson95 on 12-20-24
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume Two: Series 5, Part 2
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall
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Story
Immensely popular and hugely influential, legendary series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order of original broadcast date.
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume Four: Series 6, Part 2
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This fourth volume includes: 'The Hastings Flyer - Robbed', 'The Mighty Wurlitzer', 'The Raid of the International Christmas Pudding', 'The Tales of Montmartre', 'The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI', 'The House of Teeth', 'The Choking Horror' and more.
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume Seven: Series 8, Part 1
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This volume includes: 'Spon', 'The Junk Affair', 'The Burning Embassy', 'The Great Regent's Park Swim', 'Treasure in Tower' (aka 'The Treasure in the Tower'), 'The Space Age', 'The Missing Battleship', 'The Policy', 'King Solomon's Mines', 'The Stolen Postman', 'The Great British Revolution', 'The Plasticine Man' and more.
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume 14: Series 4, Part 2
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall
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Performance
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Immensely popular and hugely influential, The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. This 14th and final collection returns to the programme's fourth series and includes the episodes 'The History of Communications', 'The Kippered Herring Gang', 'The Tooth-Paste Expedition', 'The Case of the Vanishing Room', 'The Greatest Mountain in the World', 'Collapse of the British Railways Sandwich System', 'The Case of Agent X2 (aka The Silent Bugler)', 'The Story of Brain [sic] (aka Western Story)', 'The Saga of the Internal Mountain' and 'Bank of England Robbery'.
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I’m Walking Backwards For Goon Shows
- By David Alexander McDonald on 01-06-22
By: Spike Milligan
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The Goon Show Compendium Volume Eight: Series 8, Part 2
- Episodes from the Classic BBC Radio Comedy Series
- By: Spike Milligan
- Narrated by: Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This volume includes: 'The String Robberies', 'The Moriarty Murder Mystery', 'The Curse of Frankenstein', 'The White Neddie Trade', 'Ten Snowballs That Shook the World', 'The Man Who Never Was', 'World War One', 'The Spon Plague', 'Tiddlywinks', 'The Evils of Bushey Spon' and 'The Great Statue Debate'.
By: Spike Milligan
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- Joseph R. Schwartz
- 04-15-20
Absurd vs Nonsense
Sometimes it's best( and very funny) to answer a question, with a question. For example, Call: "Any question(s)? Response: Do you play the saxophone?" With the incredible talents of these men, that becomes an elegant joke.
Being able to hear what they created more than 60 yrs ago is a joy. But, why this 11 plus hr compilation contains only 6 hrs of original material, has no funny follow up.
I may be mistaken, but I believe this recording plays several of the same pieces, more than once. So 6 hrs of original work is presented over almost twice that time.
Presenting these geniuses of the absurd in this way makes no sense. It's a disservice that leaves the listener "hanging."
If Spike Milligan heard this, he might wonder: was this edited, by Ned C Goon?
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- David Alexander McDonald
- 01-24-22
Speak, Though You Only Say Eeee Yackaboo!
So, here we are…the end of it all, more or less — until the next volume and we go back towards the beginning.
“Do you play the saxophone?” “Only in the mating season.”
These collections have been exhaustive…and, I dare say, exhausting at times. The earliest volumes are mostly episodes, well restored (as they are here), and a tiny bit of bonus material, plus booklets (which most of the digital versions fail to provide.) At some point the compilers realized there was a ton of extra material available — documentaries, interviews, examples of other work by the core trio (though Ray Ellington gets his due here and there), excised continuity announcements and even outtakes and rehearsal material.
This set goes deep into the rehearsal vaults — unfortunately for “The Last Goon Show Of All,” an ill-advised attempt to revive and pay tribute to the series. The final show suffers badly from bloat and lethargy, and that goes double for the behind the scenes material. Two and a half hours goes to Parkinson and the droning “Late Night With Ian Vincent.” Not the most engaging package, then.
Lack of a PDF booklet is *very* annoying, as is the lack of chapter titling (an unfortunately standard issue with Audible releases.)
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