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, a title inspired, according to Spike Milligan, by a Popeye character. The Starlings, a song by The Goons on Spotify We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. For a goonatic such as myself I was miffed to find that two of the four episodes were previous releases "The Starlings" is on Milligan at the BBC (which I already have) and 1985 is a rehash of a show on Goons Volume 5 which of course I already have as well. 0 Goon Show scripts here All these scripts were, of course, originally written by Spike Milligan (with the occasional co-writer) to be performed by The Goons, and as it has been pointed out, they are rather documentations of what is actually heard in the shows, including ad libs, gaffes, and what have you, than mere reproductions of the original scripts.

For a goonatic such as myself I was miffed to find that two of the four episodes were previous releases "The Starlings" is on Milligan at the BBC (which I already have) and 1985 is a rehash of a show on Goons Volume 5 which of course I already have as well. ( John Lennon specifically credited the Goons as an influence.) However Amazon did not list the titles of the shows on the CD's (well not so I could see). Check out The Starlings by The Goons on Amazon Music. Sign in. 1 : No Title (1951-05-28) 2 : No Title (1951-06-04) 3 : No Title (1951-06-11) Also included is the special satirical show The Starlings, recorded without an audience or orchestra, plus radio programmes including Vivat Milligna!, Growing Up with the Goons and Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy Part 7. 9 (Vintage Goons)-- (ISBN 978-1-4713-3161-9) [CD], 2014 Contains 13 of the 14 Goon Shows specially recorded for overseas broadcast in 1957-58, based on scripts from the 4th Series, but extensively rewritten and updated. The Best of the Goon Shows: The Great Statue Debate / The Starlings, an album by The Goons on Spotify We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The Goons / Peter Sellers: The Best Of The Goons (CD) Sale price £4.99 £4.99 Regular price £9.99 £9.99 Save £5 P.D.

The Goon Show was 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, a title inspired, according to Spike Milligan, by a Popeye character.