THE SEAGOON MEMOIRS pod.link/1569929507 The last Goon Show script Larry Stephens ever worked on (he co-wrote it with Maurice Wiltshire) this edition sometimes sounds like fan-fic but there are a number of highlights (& some none-too-subtle innuendo). Andy Bell returns to try & make sense of it all
The new, packed with goodness, Goon Show Preservation Society quarterly newsletter is on its way to our members. Membership costs as little as £9 for a year. What a bargain. wp.me/pe48YE-6uX
Our September Newsletter is on its way
Issue number 194 of Goon Show news has been printed, posted and is generally on its way to our members. Hopefully, it’s a collectible rather than a recyclable. Whatever you do with yours, we …
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The Goon Show Preservation Society is celebrating this 75th anniversary year of the show with an event in York on 17th October. I've got my tickets already.. goonshow.org/2026/08/21/g...
Goon Show 75th Anniversary event
Hello Folks! Calling Folks! Huge news for The Goon Show Preservation Society! We are delighted to announce a special event to mark the 75th anniversary of The Goon Show! The G…
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Newly added to the GSPS website, a look at the Goons 1951 cinema appearance goonshow.org/features/lon...
London Entertains – the Goons in a Movie
by Duncan Grayarticle originally published in issue 186 of Goon Show News One of the great gaps in the Goon Show archives is any film of a show actually being recorded. That would be fascinating. I…
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News of what's coming up on the Radio 4 Extra Goon Show slot.... goonshow.org/2026/07/27/w...
What’s coming up on 4 Extra?
BBC Radio 4 Extra’s regular Tuesday Goon Show slot is on the verge of competing it’s run through the series. It reaches the end of the Vintage Goons series with The Albert Memorial epis…
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The opportunity to perform these very funny #GaltonAndSimpson #GoonShow sketches on stage is a dream gig. #PeterSellers did it in 1954, and I get to bring them back to life and laughs in 2026, what an honour 🙏🏻🎙️🎭 #voiceactor #actorslife
Talking Pictures TV@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 2mo agoPerforming long-lost #PeterSellers sketches #RichardUsher is live on stage at #TPTV FESTIVAL OF FILM & TV at #RedditchPalace Sunday 13th Sept. Star guests, lost films, good old fashioned live entertainment and more! To book call 0808 178 8212 or online here! buff.ly/1SPQOHw
New! WORLD WAR ONE (aka "________!") pod.link/1569929507 In which your genial host opines that the show contains one of Milligan's career-best performances. We also wonder why Sellers thought Spike was better looking, why Harry played seven parts, and WHY Hughie Green? With @graemelf.bsky.social
HARRY: Eccles! Where the...? Er... At this point, Timothy, a door should open. TIM: Then why doesn't it? HARRY: Er... Well... TIM: You've had a row with the Sounds Effects men again, haven't you? (Goon Show S2 E23, 1 Jul 1952. Script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens. Edited by Jimmy Grafton.)
THE GOON SHOW at 75 pod.link/1569929507 As it celebrates its three-quarters-of-a-century anniversary (and Goon Pod turns 5!) this week a special episode with listeners from all over the world sharing their stories, memories & thoughts on the Goon Show's legacy & how it has influenced their lives!
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first broadcast of the Goon Show on 28 May 1951 we have a special offer for those of you who wish to join us! Sign up by the 4th of June to take advantage of the discount! goonshow.org/gsps/join/
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the first broadcast of the most innovative radio comedy ever, the Goon Show Preservation Society has new offerings on the website. If you'd be interested in becoming a paid-up member of the Society, there's an offer on this week too. goonshow.org/2026/05/28/g...
The Goon Show 75th Anniversary
The first Goon Show was broadcast on the BBC Home Service on 28th May 1951. Hello Folks! Calling Folks! Are you celebrating the 75th anniversary of our beloved show in style? Sadly, it wasn’t possi…
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New! THE MISSING SCROLL pod.link/1569929507 A Goon Show classic as Seagoon goes in search of an ancient manuscript for the BBC Home Service. We also eavesdrop on a conversation about a parrot on a bus from Oldham. PLUS a fascinating behind-the-scenes peek at the making of a Goon Show from 1955.
"The Goons Go To Africa - the History & Legacy of the Goon Show" : full cover reveal on Thursday 28th May, folks! And it's a goodie. Yours faithfully, Honest Wal Greenslade of Ye Olde London Town. #TheGoonShow #Goons #SpikeMilligan #MichaelBentine #PeterSellers #HarrySecombe.
Really looking forward to performing some long forgotten #GoonShow material in the 75th anniversary year. These #TPTV events are wonderful, so do grab a ticket if you can @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social @thegsps.bsky.social @goonshow.org @tonyhancock.bsky.social
Talking Pictures TV@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 5mo agoDo you have your tickets? The #TPTV FESTIVAL OF FILM & TV at a NEW VENUE: Redditch Palace Sunday 13th Sept. Star guests, lost films, music, comedy & more! A whole day of good old fashioned Film & TV fun! To book call 0808 178 8212 or online here! buff.ly/1SPQOHw
The Goon Shows playing on the next two Tuesdays on Radio 4 Extra will be on the BBC airwaves for the first time since 1960. goonshow.org/2026/03/24/t...
Two Goon Shows getting 4 Extra debuts
The Tuesday Goon Show slot on BBC Radio 4 Extra has reached the tenth and final series. (Hopefully they’ll loop round to some earlier shows next.) With that comes what will be the first time two of…
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Yes folks! Calling folks of world! And here is Peter Sellers naughty version of that from the @goonshow.org archive here @uoyborthwick.bsky.social!
Goon Pod@goonpod.bsky.social · 7mo agoRecorded OTD 60 years ago: The Whistling Spy Enigma Harry Secombe roped his his erstwhile Goon Show colleagues to perform a new version of the classic Series 5 show for his ATV show 'Secombe & Friends'. In the end only a short section was televised.
The latest issue of the Goon Show Preservation Society @thegsps.bsky.social newsletter is in the post to members. If you're not one of them, you're missing out. goonshow.org/2026/02/27/g...
Goon Show News – March Edition
Grytpype-Thynne: Good news Moriarty, the March issue of Goon Show News has been posted out to the membership.Moriarty: Sapristi Grytpype, it’s still only February, or if you’re in the C…
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The @thegsps.bsky.social will be represented at the @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social Roadshow in St Albans on 22nd March. We'll have a stall, come and say hello, and there will be a showing of a newly restored reel of Thames TV's Tales of Men's Shirts from 1968. There's lots of other stuff on too...
Here's news of a newly published book which will pique the interest of Goon Show enthusiasts. A Lifetime in Television by Marjorie Graham looks as far back as her 1950s experiences working for Richard Lester, with Milligan, Sellers et al. on the 'Fred' TV shows. goonshow.org/2026/02/02/n...
New Marjorie Graham Book
We’re excited and delighted that a book just been published which brings stories from the world of the Goons in the 1950s. The book is A Lifetime in Television, it’s the memoirs of Marjorie G…
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Hello folks! Calling Folks! Look what popped up on my EweTube channels tonight!! #TheGoonShow circa 1951 with Michael Ben time. @thegsps.bsky.social @goonshow.org @goonpod.bsky.social #SpikeMilligna #SirNeddySeagoon #PeterBirdyNumNumSellers 😁😁🤣🤣 youtu.be/E8J3RnHK9ms?...
The Goons: London Entertains (1951)
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The Goon Show Preservation Society wishes a Happy New Year to everyone and has an exciting bit of news to share. goonshow.org/2026/01/01/r...
The Goon Show Preservation Society Retains Royal Patronage
Happy New Year everybody. To begin the year, we have excellent news to share in the form of the following press release: Our “Highly Esteemed” organisation has received its own version of a New Yea…
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New on The Goon Show Preservation Society website, there’s the Multiple Choice Quiz and the Peter Sellers Picture Quiz which were set for our annual meeting. Also, stories taken from a 1996 meeting where John Browell, John P Hamilton and Brian Wiley talked of their days working with the Goons.
Christmas Reading from the GSPS
A Very Merry Christmas to everyone from the Goon Show Preservation Society. If you’re looking to pass some time over the festive season, have a go at the quizzes which were set for this year’s annu…
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Sad news that the last of the original contributors to the Goon Show and GSPS Honorary President has passed away.
RIP John Antrobus
Sad news to report from the world of the Goon Show. John Antrobus, the esteemed writer and honorary president of the GSPS, passed away on 15th December at the age of 92. John was probably the last …
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The new edition of Goon Show News is on its way to @thegsps.bsky.social members. It's a good one. goonshow.org/2025/12/02/g...
Goon Show News issue 191
It’s that Christmassy-themed time again, and the final issue of our newsletter for 2025 is on its way to members. Things in this issue include: John Browell recalls the Last Goon Show Of AllM…
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Are you missing out on the benefits of being a full Goon Show Preservation Society member? Our members receive a quarterly magazine: Goon Show News, and a new issue will be landing on doormats in the next few days. Visit goonshow.org/gsps/newslet... to download a sample copy of a recent issue.
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Goon Show News is our members’ newsletter. It’s a quarterly magazine, usually about 40 pages, printed on good quality, glossy A5 paper. Alternatively, it can be sent electronically as a PDF f…
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New! THE SALE OF MANHATTAN With Tom Salinsky @tomsalinsky.bsky.social pod.link/1569929507 The one where Seagoon is approached at the Athenæum Club by two chisellers, duped into believing he owns New York and paddles all the way there in a zinc bath tub to claim his birthright. It doesn't go well.
The Peter Sellers Centenary events are still going. There's a filmshow in Birmingham on 15th November. goonshow.org/2025/11/04/s...
New episode! THE POLICY pod.link/1569929507 With Andy Bell @rhaglencymru.bsky.social The Goon Show had several fixations - plagues and disease, World War Two, the decline of Empire - and, as with this week's episode, insurance policies. Join us under a short, fat tent for The Indigestion Waltz!
