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Start giftingThe Goon Show Compendium Volume Four: Series 6, Part 2
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Learn moreImmensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.
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', 'The Great Tuscan Salami Scandal', 'The Treasure in the Lake' (aka 'The Treasure of Loch Lomond'), 'Fear of the Wages' (aka 'The Fear of Wages'), 'Scradje', 'The Man Who Never Was', and 'China Story'.
In addition, there's a special live St David's Day performance, 'The Goons Hit Wales', and some rare archive bonus items, including Harry Secombe in The Laughtermakers. Also included is a PDF booklet of the bonus content which came with the original CD edition. Remastered using new 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.
©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Spike Milligan (Author, Reader)
Born in India in April 1918, Terence Alan ‘Spike’ Milligan was a comedy writer and performer who created The Goon Show which ran from 1951 to 1960. Milligan soon established his own fresh style of comedy. A poet and a campaigning humanitarian, Milligan was universally acclaimed for his published war memoirs. Amongst his radio series were The Omar Khayam Show and The Milligan Papers as well as his television series such as A Show Called Fred, The Idiot’sWeekly Price 2d and later the Q series from Q5 to Q9. He died in February 2002.
Spike Milligan (Author, Reader)
Born in India in April 1918, Terence Alan ‘Spike’ Milligan was a comedy writer and performer who created The Goon Show which ran from 1951 to 1960. Milligan soon established his own fresh style of comedy. A poet and a campaigning humanitarian, Milligan was universally acclaimed for his published war memoirs. Amongst his radio series were The Omar Khayam Show and The Milligan Papers as well as his television series such as A Show Called Fred, The Idiot’sWeekly Price 2d and later the Q series from Q5 to Q9. He died in February 2002.