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
10▶Digital Media: 1956 Special
11▶Digital Media: 7th Series
12▼Digital Media: 8th Series
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11957-08-22: The Goon Show, “The Reason Why”
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 Reason Why (1957-08-22: Series 7, Special)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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21957-09-30: The Goon Show, “Spon”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet
guest spoken vocals:
Dick Emery (English comedian and comic actor)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader)
live recording of:
Spon (1957-09-30: Series 8, Episode 1)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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3unaired: The Goon Show, “The Mummified Priest”
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 Mummified Priest (1958-09-22: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 1)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Mummified Priest (1954-01-22: Series 4, Episode 17)
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41957-10-07: The Goon Show, “The Junk Affair”
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 Junk Affair (1957-10-07: Series 8, Episode 2)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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51957-10-14: The Goon Show, “The Burning Embassy”
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 Burning Embassy (1957-10-14: Series 8, Episode 3)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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6unaired: The Goon Show, “The Greatest Mountain in the World”
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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71957-10-21: The Goon Show, “The Great Regent's Park Swim”
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 Great Regent’s Park Swim (1957-10-21: Series 8, Episode 4)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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81957-10-28: The Goon Show, “The Treasure in the Tower”
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 Treasure in the Tower (1957-10-28: Series 8, Episode 5)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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9unaired: The Goon Show, “The Missing Ten Downing Street”
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 Missing No. 10 Downing Street
writer:
Spike Milligan
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101957-11-04: The Goon Show, “The Space Age”
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 Space Age (1957-11-04: Series 8, Episode 6)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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111957-11-11: The Goon Show, “The Red Fort”
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 Red Fort (1957-11-11: Series 08, Episode 07) (on 1957-11-10)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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12unaired: The Goon Show, “The Giant Bombardon”
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 Giant Bombardon (1958-10-06: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 4)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Giant Bombardon (1953-12-26: Series 4, Episode 13)
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131957-11-18: The Goon Show, “The Missing Battleship”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
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 Missing Battleship (1957-11-18: Series 8, Episode 8)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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141957-11-25: The Goon Show, “The Policy”
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 Policy (1957-11-25: Series 8, Episode 9)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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15unaired: The Goon Show, “The Kippered Herring Gang”
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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161957-12-02: The Goon Show, “King Solomon's Mines”
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:
King Solomon’s Mines (1957-12-02: Series 8, Episode 10)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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171957-12-09: The Goon Show, “The Stolen Postman”
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 Stolen Postman (1957-12-09: Series 8, Episode 11)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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181957-12-16: The Goon Show, “The Great British Revolution”
harmonica:
Max Geldray
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 Great British Revolution (1957-12-16: Series 8, Episode 12)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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191957-12-23: The Goon Show, “The Plasticine Man”
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 Plasticine Man (1957-12-23: Series 8, Episode 13)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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201957-12-30: The Goon Show, “African Incident”
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:
African Incident (1957-12-30: Series 8, Episode 14)
writer:
Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show)
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211958-01-06: The Goon Show, “The Thing on the Mountain”
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 Thing on the Mountain (1958-01-06: Series 8, Episode 15)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
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221958-01-13: The Goon Show, “The String Robberies”
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 String Robberies (1958-01-13: Series 8, Episode 16)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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231958-01-20: The Goon Show, “The Moriarty Murder Mystery”
harmonica:
Max Geldray (on 1958-01-19)
instruments:
The Ray Ellington Quartet (on 1958-01-19)
spoken vocals:
Spike Milligan (on 1958-01-19), Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter) (on 1958-01-19) and Peter Sellers (English actor and comedian) (on 1958-01-19)
spoken vocals [Announcer]:
Wallace Greenslade (BBC Radio announcer and newsreader) (on 1958-01-19)
live cover recording of:
Once in Love With Amy (Where’s Charly?) (on 1958-01-19)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
live cover recording of:
Stomp, Look and Listen (on 1958-01-19)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
live recording of:
The Moriarty Murder Mystery (1958-01-20: Series 8, Episode 17) (on 1958-01-19)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
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241958-01-27: The Goon Show, “The Curse of Frankenstein”
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 Curse of Frankenstein (1958-01-27: Series 8, Episode 18)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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251958-02-03: The Goon Show, “The White Neddie Trade”
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 White Neddie Trade (1958-02-03: Series 8, Episode 19)
writer:
Larry Stephens (writer for The Goon Show) and Maurice Wiltshire (Goon Show script writer)
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261958-02-10: The Goon Show, “Ten Snowballs That Shook the World”
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:
Ten Snowballs That Shook the World (1958-02-10: Series 8, Episode 20)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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27unaired: The Goon Show, “The Internal Mountain”
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 Internal Mountain (Not Broadcast in UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 9)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Saga of the Internal Mountain (1954-03-29: Series 4, Episode 27)
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281958-02-17: 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 (1958-02-17: Series 8, Episode 21)
writer:
Spike Milligan
version of:
The Man Who Never Was (1953-03-31: Series 3, Episode 20)
version of:
The Man Who Never Was (1956-03-20: Series 6, Episode 27)
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29unaired: The Goon Show, “The Silent Buglers”
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)
?:??
301958-02-24: The Goon Show, “World War One (a.k.a. _____!)”
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:
World War One (1958-02-24: Series 8, Episode 22)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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31unaired: The Goon Show, “The Great Bank of England Robberys”
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 Great Bank of England Robbery (1954-04-12: Series 4, Episode 29)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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321958-03-03: The Goon Show, “The Spon Plague”
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 Spon Plague (1985-03-03: Series 8, Episode 23)
writer:
John Antrobus (English playwright and screenwriter) and Spike Milligan
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33unaired: The Goon Show, “The Dreaded Piano Clubber”
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 Dreaded Piano Clubber (Not broadcast in UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 12)
writer:
Spike Milligan
revision of:
The Dreaded Piano Clubber (1953-10-02: Series 4, Episode 1)
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341958-03-10: The Goon Show, “Tiddleywinks”
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)
?:??
35unaired: The Goon Show, “The Siege of Fort Night”
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 Siege of Fort Night (Not broadcast in UK: 'Vintage Goons' Series, Episode 13)
writer:
Spike Milligan
is based on:
The Siege of Fort Night (1954-04-19: Series 4, Episode 30)
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361958-03-17: The Goon Show, “The Evils of Bushey Spon”
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 Evils of Bushey Spon (1958-03-17: Series 8, Episode 25) (on 1958-03-16)
writer:
Spike Milligan
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37unaired: The Goon Show, “The Albert Memorial”
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)
?:??
381958-03-24: The Goon Show, “The Great Statue Debate”
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 Great Statue Debate (1958-03-24: Series 8, Episode 26)
writer:
John Antrobus (English playwright and screenwriter) and Spike Milligan
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13▶Digital Media: 9th Series
14▶Digital Media: 10th Series
15▶Digital Media: Later Specials