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The Goon Show Compendium Volume Six: Series 7, Part 2
- Author
- Spike Milligan
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 19 May 2022
- Run Time
- 6 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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: 'Emperor of the Universe', 'Wings over Dagenham', 'The Rent Collectors', 'Shifting Sands', 'The Moon Show', 'The Mysterious Punch-up-the-Conker', 'Round the World in Eighty Days', 'Africa Ship Canal', 'Ill Met by Goonlight', 'The Missing Boa Constrictor', 'The Histories of Pliny the Elder', and the special episode, 'The Reason Why'.
Also, there are some rare archive bonus items, including alternate sequences of The Goon Show and It's That Man Again. Additionally, a PDF booklet of the bonus content which accompanied the original CD edition is included. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings will 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.
©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Spike Milligan
- Narrator
- Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers
- Duration
- 6 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 May 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529195279
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Humorous fiction, Film, television, radio genres: Comedy and humour, Television screenplays, scripts and performances, Media tie-in humour
Synopsis
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: 'Emperor of the Universe', 'Wings over Dagenham', 'The Rent Collectors', 'Shifting Sands', 'The Moon Show', 'The Mysterious Punch-up-the-Conker', 'Round the World in Eighty Days', 'Africa Ship Canal', 'Ill Met by Goonlight', 'The Missing Boa Constrictor', 'The Histories of Pliny the Elder', and the special episode, 'The Reason Why'.Also, there are some rare archive bonus items, including alternate sequences of The Goon Show and It's That Man Again. Additionally, a PDF booklet of the bonus content which accompanied the original CD edition is included. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings will 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.©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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