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The Goon Show is a British radio comedy programme, originally produced and broadcast by the BBC Home Service from 1951 to 1960, with occasional repeats on the BBC Light Programme. The first series, broadcast from 28 May to 20 September 1951, was titled Crazy People; subsequent series had the title The Goon Show.
The show's chief creator and main writer was Spike Milligan, who performed the series alongside Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and (for the first two series) Michael Bentine. The scripts mixed ludicrous plots with surreal humour, puns, catchphrases and an array of bizarre sound effects. There were also light music interludes. Some of the later episodes feature electronic effects devised by the fledgling BBC Radiophonic Workshop, many of which were reused by other shows for decades. Many elements of the show satirised contemporary life in 1950s Britain, parodying aspects of show business, commerce, industry, art, politics, diplomacy, the police, the military, education, class structure, literature and film.
The show was released internationally through the BBC Transcription Services (TS). It aired regularly from the 1950s in Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, India, and Canada, although these TS versions were frequently edited to avoid controversial subjects. In the United States, NBC began broadcasting the programme on its radio network from the mid-1950s.
Subversive and absurdist, The Goon Show exercised a considerable influence on the development of British and American comedy and popular culture. It was cited as a major influence by the Beatles, the American comedy troupe the Firesign Theatre, and the British comedy troupe Monty Python.
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186 - The Treasure in the Tower Sun, 01 Sep 2024 - 0h
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185 - Meet the Churchgoers - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 24 Aug 2024 - 0h
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184 - The Vanishing Room - The Goon Show Sat, 17 Aug 2024 - 0h
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183 - Operation Christmas Duff Sat, 17 Aug 2024 - 0h
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182 - The Histories Of Pliny The Elder Sat, 10 Aug 2024 - 0h
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181 - ExperTeam versus Communism! - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Wed, 07 Aug 2024 - 0h
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180 - The Missing Boa Constrictor Sat, 03 Aug 2024 - 0h
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179 - Ill Met By Goonlight - The Goon Show Sat, 29 Jun 2024 - 0h
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178 - The Giant Bombardon - The Goon Show Sat, 22 Jun 2024 - 0h
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177 - The Kippered Herring Gang - The Goon Show Sat, 15 Jun 2024 - 0h
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176 - The Missing 10 Downing Street - The Goon Show Sat, 08 Jun 2024 - 0h
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175 - The Greatest Mountain in the World - The Goon Show Sat, 01 Jun 2024 - 0h
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174 - The Mummified Priest - The Goon Show Sat, 25 May 2024 - 0h
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173 - The Last Smoking Seagoon - The Goon Show Sat, 18 May 2024 - 0h
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172 - The Spanish Suitcase - The Goon Show Sat, 11 May 2024 - 0h
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171 - The Man Who Tried to Destroy London's Monuments - The Goon Show Sat, 04 May 2024 - 0h
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170 - UP YOUR EIFFEL TOWER: An ExperTeam Adventure - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 08 Oct 2022 - 0h
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169 - The “HOW to WRITE YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 13 Jan 2024 - 0h
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168 - The Moon Show Mon, 08 Jan 2024 - 0h
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167 - Round The World In 80 Days Fri, 22 Dec 2023 - 0h
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166 - The Mysterious Punch-Up-The Conker Fri, 15 Dec 2023 - 0h
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165 - The “RED-HOT JAZZ SCENE of the 1920s” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 09 Dec 2023 - 0h
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164 - The “HANDWRITING ANALYSIS” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 02 Dec 2023 - 0h
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163 - The “SEA MONKEY ATTACK” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 30 Jul 2022 - 0h
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162 - Wings Over Dagenham - The Goon Show Fri, 17 Nov 2023 - 0h
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161 - The EXOTIC ICE-WINE Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 12 Feb 2022 - 0h
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160 - The Chinese Legs - The Goon Show Fri, 10 Nov 2023 - 0h
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159 - The “MELON BALLER” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 13 Aug 2022 - 0h
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158 - The “HAUNTED OUTHOUSE” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 29 Oct 2022 - 0h
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157 - The SKYDIVING COWS Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 28 Oct 2023 - 0h
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156 - The Telephone - Goon Show Wed, 25 Oct 2023 - 0h
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155 - The Great Bank Robbery - Goon Show Wed, 18 Oct 2023 - 0h
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154 - The “New, Mellow Season 2” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 14 Oct 2023 - 0h
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153 - The “DEARLY DEPARTED” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 07 Oct 2023 - 0h
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152 - The Sleeping Prince Mon, 02 Oct 2023 - 0h
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151 - POISON at the Expertease Offices??? - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Fri, 29 Sep 2023 - 0h
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150 - The “BRITISH SEASIDE” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 30 Sep 2023 - 0h
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149 - The Spectre Of Tintagel Mon, 25 Sep 2023 - 0h
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148 - The CRYPTOZOOLOGY Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 24 Sep 2022 - 0h
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147 - The “BOARD GAMES” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 16 Sep 2023 - 0h
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146 - The “DAINTY LITTLE BALLERINA” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 23 Jul 2022 - 0h
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145 - The Macreekie Rising Of '74 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 - 0h
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144 - The “AGE of NAPOLEON” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 09 Jul 2022 - 0h
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143 - The Tale Of Men's Shirts - The Goon Show Fri, 01 Sep 2023 - 0h
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142 - The “GHOST TOWNS of the OLD WEST” Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 11 Jun 2022 - 0h
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141 - The Christmas Carol - The Christmas Carol Fri, 25 Aug 2023 - 0h
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140 - The CROQUET IS OK Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 23 Apr 2022 - 0h
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139 - The Gold Plate Robbery - The Goon Show Fri, 18 Aug 2023 - 0h
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138 - The ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA Expertease - Expertease - Knowledge, Not Comedy Sat, 30 Apr 2022 - 0h
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137 - The Scarlet Capsule - The Goon Show Fri, 11 Aug 2023 - 0h