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The Fireball of Milton Street
Episode 22 of 24
Neddie springs into action when he learns that the sun is on fire. Stars Harry Secombe. From February 1955.
Neddie Seagoon springs into action when he discovers the sun is on fire.
Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Peter Eton
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1955.
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