The Goon Show Preservation Society
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We are the official Goon Show Preservation Society! Founded in 1972, our aims are to preserve, promote and research all things Goon. HM King Charles III is our patron.
Our AGM takes place on 10 October 2026 at Stephens House & Gardens, N3 3QE. Our special guest will be author @stephenauthor.bsky.social; there’ll be 75th anniversary cake to eat; books & CDs will be given away; & time permitting we’ll see a live performance of forgotten Galton and Simpson sketches!
The joint birthday of #PeterSellers & #HarrySecombe is the ideal day to suggest you join us to celebrate 75 years of #TheGoonShow on 17th October. TWO recreated shows, rarely seen archives and all in support of @ageukyork.bsky.social & York 50+ Festival: tftv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
GSPS magazine no. 194 is out now, folks! If you're not a member yet, why not join today? goonshow.org/gsps/join/
I received a package today, wrapped up in a 5-pound note, actually it was simply a photo of a five-pound note, so I exchanged it for a photo of some Chocolate Hobnobs. It was my September issue of Goon Show News from @thegsps.bsky.social #thegoonshow #DrawingFunnyPictures #NonsensicalOrnithology
The joint birthday of #PeterSellers & #HarrySecombe is the ideal day to suggest you join us to celebrate 75 years of #TheGoonShow on 17th October. TWO recreated shows, rarely seen archives and all in support of @ageukyork.bsky.social & York 50+ Festival: tftv.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Hello folks! Calling folks! We're celebrating 75 years of The Goon Show with two classic radio scripts LIVE on stage in York. All profits are going to @age-uk.bsky.social Tickets are on sale now. For further information see: goonshow.org/2026/08/21/g...
Hello folks! Calling folks! We're celebrating 75 years of The Goon Show with two classic radio scripts LIVE on stage in York. All profits are going to @age-uk.bsky.social Tickets are on sale now. For further information see: goonshow.org/2026/08/21/g...
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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Hello folks! Calling folks! We're trying to track down the Telegoons. Can you help? If you have any information, please get in touch: goonshow.org/2026/06/30/w... And we'd be most grateful if you could share this post please. Thank you!
Spike Milligan's copy of a Goon Show script from November 1956 with (presumably) a scribbled self-portrait
NED: I resign! WINNICK: Resignation accepted on grounds of incompetence. Anyone else want the old job there? NED: I’ll take it on. WINNICK: Right. Name? NED: Ned Seagoon. WINNICK: Same as the last bloke. (The Sinking of Westminster Pier by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes)
Hello folks! Calling folks! We're trying to track down the Telegoons. Can you help? If you have any information, please get in touch: goonshow.org/2026/06/30/w... And we'd be most grateful if you could share this post please. Thank you!
This will be a wonderful event, and I am really looking forward to bringing two long forgotten #GoonShow scripts to life on stage. Needle-Nardle-Noo!
Talking Pictures TV@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 4mo agoHave you got your tickets for The #TPTV FESTIVAL OF FILM & TV at a NEW VENUE: #RedditchPalace Theatre Sun-13-Sept. Star guests inc #BrittEkland & #JohnCooperClarke plus lost films, music, comedy & more! To book call 0808 178 8212 or online: buff.ly/1SPQOHw
Kismet, fate, serendipity, Alphonse. Call it what you will, but the very week that The Goon Show celebrates its 75th Anniversary, is the same week that I should receive the current issue of the Goon Show News, periodical of @thegsps.bsky.social. (you should join) Coincidence? #TheGoonShow75
"Pull your chair up to the ceiling, fill up your glass with potassium cyanide & let the Goons do the rest!" Crazy People - later renamed the Goon Show - was first broadcast on 28 May 1951. Happy 75th birthday, Goon Show!
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/
GSPS magazine no. 193 is out now, folks! If you're not a member yet, why not join today? goonshow.org/gsps/join/
Hello folks! Calling folks! Tickets are available for The Goon Show 75! at St Elvan's Church, Aberdare on 28th May at 7:00PM, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the first ever broadcast of the iconic Goon Show! More details here: www.ticketsource.com/whats-on/abe...
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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
This very good. If you also listen to the Goon Pods with Gavin Sutherland and Louis Barfe then across the three podcasts you’ll get a ton of insight into why The Goon Show music is so special.
Goon Pod@goonpod.bsky.social · 6mo agoNew! NEIL BRAND pod.link/1569929507 This week's special guest neilkbrand.bsky.social on Goon Show music and how it enlivened & 'structured' the programme, why the Goons with their freewheeling 'jazz comedy' were in harmony with Max, Ray and the boys in the band, and the genius of Angela Morley.
New! NEIL BRAND pod.link/1569929507 This week's special guest neilkbrand.bsky.social on Goon Show music and how it enlivened & 'structured' the programme, why the Goons with their freewheeling 'jazz comedy' were in harmony with Max, Ray and the boys in the band, and the genius of Angela Morley.
Harry Secombe reading his autobiography this week on Radio 4 Extra @goonpod.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio 4 Extra - Goon Abroad by Sir Harry Secombe, 1. Childhood Memories
Goon Show star Sir Harry Secombe recalls his Swansea childhood.
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#OnThisDay 11 April 1973 It's the turn of #SpikeMilligan to receive the Big Red Book from Eamonn Andrews in This Is Your Life. Amongst those paying 'tribute' is #PeterSellers.
@goonpod.bsky.social @thegsps.bsky.social Just seen that an episode of The Milligan Papers is on BBCRadio4extra next Saturday.
The formatting of this Beckett quote does still represent resilience and determination, just of a very different sort.
