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Radio 4 Extra,11 Jan 1955,30 mins

SeriesSeries 5

The Case of the Missing Heir

The Goon Show

Available for 36 days

As a Dimberger, Neddie Seagoon sets out to dethrone a Heidelberger... Groundbreaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan. 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 January 1955.

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