The Goon Show

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Annotation

This is a complete list of The Goon Show episodes (originally taken from http://epguides.com/GoonShow/).

Performer details and recording dates from http://www.thegoonshow.net/shows.asp
https://web.archive.org/web/20230227200454/http://www.thegoonshow.net/shows.asp
https://goonshow.org/goonshow/episodes/

Many of these episodes are regularly available on BBC Sounds and repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra. But this will end in March 2025.

Annotation last modified on 2025-03-15 11:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: 1st Series “The Crazy People”
2▶Digital Media: Christmas Pantomime 1951
3▶Digital Media: 2nd Series
4▶Digital Media: 3rd Series
5▶Digital Media: Coronation Special
6▶Digital Media: 4th Series
7▶Digital Media: 1954 Specials
8▶Digital Media: 5th Series
9▼Digital Media: 6th Series
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11955-09-20: The Goon Show, “The Man Who Won the War (a.k.a. Seagoon MCC)”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
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21955-09-27: The Goon Show, “The Secret Escritoire”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Secret Escritoire (1955-09-27: Series 6, Episode 2)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
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31955-10-04: The Goon Show, “The Lost Emperor”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Lost Emperor (1955-10-04: Series 6, Episode 3)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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41955-10-11: The Goon Show, “Napoleon's Piano”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
Napoleon’s Piano (1955-10-11: Series 6, Episode 4) (on 1955-10-09)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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51955-10-18: The Goon Show, “The Case of the Missing CD Plates”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Case of the Missing CD Plates (1955-10-18: Series 6, Episode 5)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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61955-10-25: The Goon Show, “Rommel's Treasures”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
?:??
71955-11-01: The Goon Show, “Foiled by President Fred”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
?:??
81955-11-08: The Goon Show, “Shangri-La Again”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
Shangri-La Again (1955-11-08: Series 6, Episode 8) (on 1955-11-06)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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91955-11-15: The Goon Show, “The International Christmas Puddings”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The International Christmas Pudding (1955-11-15: Series 6, Episode 9) (on 1955-11-13)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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101955-11-29: The Goon Show, “The Sale of Manhattan (a.k.a The Lost Colony)”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Sale of Manhattan (The Lost Colony) (1955-11-29: Series 6, Episode 11)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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111955-12-06: The Goon Show, “The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu-Manchu”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu-Manchu (1955-12-06: Series 6, Episode 12)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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121955-12-08: Children’s Hour, “The Missing Christmas Parcel: Post Early”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
15:00
131955-12-13: The Goon Show, “The Lost Year”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Lost Year (1955-12-13: Series 6, Episode 13)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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141955-12-20: The Goon Show, “The Greenslade Story”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Greenslade Story (1955-10-20: Series 6, Episode 14) (on 1955-12-18)
writer:
Spike Milligan
dedicated to:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
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151955-12-27: The Goon Show, “The Hastings Flyer - Robbed”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
?:??
161956-01-03: The Goon Show, “The Mighty Wurlitzer”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Mighty Wurlitzer (1956-01-03: Series 6, Episode 16)
writer:
Spike Milligan
?:??
171956-01-10: The Goon Show, “The Raid of the International Christmas Pudding”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
?:??
181956-01-17: The Goon Show, “Tales of Montmartre”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
Tales of Montmartre (1956-01-17: Series 06, Episode 18) (on 1956-01-15)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
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191956-01-24: The Goon Show, “The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI (1956-01-24: Series 6, Episode 19) (on 1956-10-22)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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201956-01-31: The Goon Show, “The House of Teeth”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The House of Teeth (1956-01-31: Series 6, Episode 20)
writer:
Spike Milligan
?:??
211956-02-07: The Goon Show, “Tales of Old Dartmoor”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
Tales of Old Dartmoor (1956-02-07: Series 6, Episode 21)
writer:
Spike Milligan
?:??
221956-02-14: The Goon Show, “The Choking Horror”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Choking Horror (1956-02-14: Series 6, Episode 22)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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231956-02-21: The Goon Show, “The Great Tuscan Salami Scandal”
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
I’m Walking Backwards for Christmas
writer:
Spike Milligan and Tony Carbone (The Goon Show song writer) (in 1956)
live recording of:
The Great Tuscan Salami Scandal (1956-02-21: Series 6, Episode 23)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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241956-02-28: The Goon Show, “The Treasure in the Lake”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
I’m Walking Backwards for Christmas (on 1956-02-26)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Tony Carbone (The Goon Show song writer) (in 1956)
live recording of:
The Treasure in the Lake (1956-02-28: Series 6, Episode 24) (on 1956-02-26)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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251956-03-01: The Goon Show Special, “The Goons Hit Wales“
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
6:00
261956-03-06: The Goon Show, “The Fear of Wages”
harmonica:
Max Geldray (on 1956-03-04)
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet (on 1956-03-04)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1956-03-04), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1956-03-04) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1956-03-04)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader) (on 1956-03-04)
live cover recording of:
Side by Side (on 1956-03-04)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter) (in 1927)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
live recording of:
The Fear of Wages (1956-03-06: Series 06, Episode 25) (on 1956-03-04)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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271956-03-13: The Goon Show, “Scradje”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
Scradje (1956-03-13: Series 6, Episode 26)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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281956-03-20: The Goon Show, “The Man Who Never Was”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Man Who Never Was (1956-03-20: Series 6, Episode 27)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
version of:
The Man Who Never Was (1953-03-31: Series 3, Episode 20)
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291956-04-04: The Goon Show, “The Pevensey Bay Disaster (postponed from Nov 22 55)”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
The Pevensey Bay Disaster (1955-11-20: Series 6, Episode 10)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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10▶Digital Media: 1956 Special
11▶Digital Media: 7th Series
12▶Digital Media: 8th Series
13▶Digital Media: 9th Series
14▶Digital Media: 10th Series
15▶Digital Media: Later Specials