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Radio 4 Extra,29 Dec 1957,30 mins

SeriesVintage Goons

The Ink Shortage

The Goon Show

Available for 29 days

Sir Bernard Seagoon sets out to corner the world market for writing materials. Ground-breaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan. Starring: Peter Sellers Harry Secombe Spike Milligan Vintage Goons is a series of re-recorded episodes made by the original cast for sale overseas. With The Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray. Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott. Announcer: Wallace Greenslade Producer: Roy Speer First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1954. Re-recording from December 1957 by the BBC Transcription Service made for broadcast overseas. First broadcast in the UK on BBC Radio 7 in 2008.

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