The Goon Show (Crazy People)

Last Edited: 12-Jan-2016 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

For the individual performers, see Bentine, Michael; Milligan, Spike; Secombe, Harry; Sellers, Peter

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Goon_Show_episodes
"Kendall" refers to the restorations by Ted Kendall commercially released by the BBC.

See also rare films shot by and featuring the Goon Show members.

Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
28-May1951 to
23-Jul-1951
Schedule change
02-Aug-1951 to
20-Sep-1951
1-1 to
1-17
The Crazy People
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Michael Bentine
no recordings
have survived
26-Dec-1951
special
Cinderella

45 mins
22-Jan-1952 to
15-Jul-1952 but
not 12-Feb-1952
2-1 to
2-24
The Goon Show
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Michael Bentine
all lost
except...
22-Jan-1952
2-1
untitled
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Michael Bentine
The Ray Ellington Quartet, The Stargazers,
Max Geldray
BBC Dance Orchestra, Stanley Black
announcer Andrew Timothy
written by Spike Milligan, Larry Stephens,
Jimmy Grafton
produced by Dennis Main Wilson
hobbyist
recording
Max Geldray
omitted
27:22, 6485, m
05-Feb-1952
2-3
untitled
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Michael Bentine
The Ray Ellington Quartet, The Stargazers,
Max Geldray
BBC Dance Orchestra, Stanley Black
announcer Andrew Timothy
written by Spike Milligan, Larry Stephens,
Jimmy Grafton
produced by Dennis Main Wilson
hobbyist
recording
27:53, 6507, m
11-Nov-1952 to
05-May-1953
but not
23 Dec-1952
3-1 to
3-25

Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
all lost
except...
28-Apr-1953
3-25
The Ascent of Mount Everest
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Andrew Timothy
written by Spike Milligan, Larry Stephens,
Jimmy Grafton
produced by Peter Eton
hobbyist
recording
fragment
14:59, 3514, m
26-Dec-1952
special
Robin Hood

45 mins
03-Jun-1953
special
Coronation Edition

40 mins
02-Oct-1953
4-1
The Dreaded Piano Clubber
(see instead VG-12)


09-Oct-1953
4-2
The Man Who Tried To
Destroy London’s Monuments
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Andrew Timothy
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Peter Eton
hobbyist
recording
27:08, 6333, m
16-Oct-1953
4-3
The Ghastly Experiments Of
Dr. Hans Eidelburger
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Andrew Timothy
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Peter Eton
hobbyist
recording
24:11, 5644, m
23-Oct-1953
4-4
The Building of Britain’s First
Atomic Cannon


30-Oct-1953
4-5
The Gibraltar Story


06-Nov-1953
4-6
Through the Sound Barrier in
an Airing Cupboard


13-Nov-1953
4-7
The First Albert Memorial on
the Moon (see instead VG-14)


20-Nov-1953
4-8
The Missing Bureaucrat


27-Nov-1953
4-9
Operation Bagpipes


04-Dec-1953
4-10
The Flying Saucer Mystery


11-Dec-1953
4-11
The Spanish Armada


18-Dec-1953
4-12
The British Way


25-Dec-1953
special
Short insert in: "Christmas
Crackers"


26-Dec-1953
4-13
The Giant Bombardon (see
instead VG-4)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Michael Bentine
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Peter
Eton
hobbyist
recording
fragment only
2:21, 552, m
01-Jan-1954
4-14
Ten Thousand Fathoms
Down in a Wardrobe


08-Jan-1954
4-15
The Missing Prime Minister
(see also VG-3)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Peter
Eton
hobbyist
recording
28:25, 6631, m
15-Jan-1954
4-16
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Crun


22-Jan-1954
4-17
The Mummified Priest
(see instead VG-1)


29-Jan-1954
4-18
The History Of Communications
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan (and Larry Stephens?)
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall
"Compendium 0"
29:59, 70229, s
05-Feb-1954
4-19
The Kippered Herring Gang
(see instead VG-5)


12-Feb-1954
4-20
The Toothpaste Expedition
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan (and Larry Stephens?)
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall
"Compendium 0"
29:03, 68044, s
15-Feb-1954
4-21
The Case of the Vanishing
Room (see instead VG-6)


22-Feb-1954
4-22
The Great Ink Drought of 1902
(see instead VG-7)


01-Mar-1954 4-23 The Greatest Mountain In The
World (see also VG02 below)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 8-1
30:40, 36460, s
08-Mar-1954
4-24
The Collapse Of The British
Railways Sandwich System
(see also SVGe08)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 23-1
29:42, 34785, s
15-Mar-1954
4-25
The Silent Bugler (see
also VG-10)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
hobbyist
recording
28:38, 6683, m
22-Mar-1954
4-26
Western Story
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall
"Compendium 0"
29:39, 69447, s
29-Mar-1954
4-27
Saga of the Internal Mountain
(see instead VG-9)


05-Apr-1954
4-28
The Invisible Acrobat (Bulletto)


12-Apr-1954
4-29
The Great Bank Of England
Robbery (see also VG-11)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall
"Compendium 0"
29:55, 70093, s
19-Apr-1954
4-30
The Siege of Fort Knight (see
instead VG-13)


11-Jun-1954
special
Archie in Goonland


31-Aug-1954
special
The Starlings
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
announcer Andrew Timothy
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
BBC R7
27:55, 26173, s



Transcription Service recordings begin with series 5
28-Sep-1954
5-1
The Whistling Spy Enigma
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 7-1
30:41, 36480, s
05-Oct-1954
5-2
The Lost Gold Mine of Charlotte
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 23-2
31:04, 36400, s
12-Oct-1954
5-3
The Dreaded Batter Pudding
Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 1-1
30:06, 35869, s

19-Oct-1954
5-4
The Phantom Head Shaver (of
Brighton)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 12-1
30:56, 36244, s
26-Oct-1954
5-5
The Affair Of The Lone Banana
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 7-2
32:38, 38755, s
02-Nov-1954
5-6
The Canal
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Valentine Dyall
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 23-3
30:49, 36102, s
09-Nov-1954
5-7
Lurgi Strikes Britain
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 2-1
30:56, 36840, s
16-Nov-1954
5-8
The Mystery Of The Marie
Celeste (Solved)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 8-2
30:04, 35757, s
23-Nov-1954
5-9
The Last Tram (from Clapham)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 8-4
31:16, 27163, s
30-Nov-1954
5-10
The Booted Gorilla Found
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 22-1
30:17, 35466, s
07-Dec-1954
5-11
The Spanish Suitcase
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 8-3
30:21, 36079, s
14-Dec-1954
5-12
Dishonoured, or The Fall of
Neddie Seagoon
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall
Compendium 1
30:41, 71880, s
21-Dec-1954
5-13
Forog
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall
Compendium 1
30:22, 71120, s
28-Dec-1954
5-14
Ye Bandit Of Sherwood Forest
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Charlotte Mitchell
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 15-1
29:44, 34837, s
04-Jan-1955
5-15
1985 (first performance)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 5-3
30:00, 35751, s
18-Jan-1955
BBC R7
5-17
China Story (but see remake
as a special at the end of series 6)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
BBC R7
29:25, 27582, s
11-Jan-1955
5-16
The Case Of The Missing Heir
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 24-1
30:12, 35369, s
25-Jan-1955
5-18
Under Two Floorboards
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 9-1
30:18, 36030, s
01-Feb-1955
5-19
The Missing Scroll
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall
Compendium 2
30:05, 70466, s
08-Feb-1955
5-20
1985 (repeat performance of
5-15 by demand – not a
rebroadcast)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
John Snagge
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall
Compendium 2
29:03, 68066, s
15-Feb-1955
5-21
The Sinking Of Westminster Pier
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 9-2
30:58, 36802, s
22-Feb-1955
5-22
The Fireball Of Milton Street
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 25-1
30:48, 43274, s
01-Mar-1955
5-23
The Six Ingots Of Leadenhall
Street
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall
Compendium 2
30:19, 71021, s
08-Mar-1955
5-24
The Yehti
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 9-3
30:39, 36431, s
15-Mar-1955
5-25
The White Box Of Great
Bardfield
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 10-1
30:48, 36606, s
22-Mar-1955
5-26
The End (The Confessions
of a Secret Senna-pod Drinker)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 25-2
30:41, 43102,s
20-Sep-1955
6-1
The Man Who Won the War
(Seagoon MCC)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall
Compendium 3
30:03, 70403, s
27-Sep-1955
6-2
The Secret Escritoire
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 24-2
30:12, 35370, s
04-Oct-1955
6-3
The Lost Emperor
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 12-2
29:35, 34661, s
11-Oct-1955
6-4
Napoleon's Piano
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 2-3
29:11, 34779, s
18-Oct-1955
6-5
The Case Of The Missing CD
Plates (A Strange Case of
Diplomatic Immunity)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 4-2
30:36, 36457, s
25-Oct-1955
6-6
Rommel’s Treasure
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 6-1
32:03, 38081, s
01-Nov-1955
BBC R7
6-7
Foiled By President Fred
(In Honour Bound)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
BBC R7
29:08, 27348, s
08-Nov-1955
6-8
Shangri-La Again
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 19-3
30:21, 35561, s
15-Nov-1955
6-9
The International Christmas
Pudding
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 2-2
29:24, 35034, s
scheduled for
22-Nov-1955
postponed to
03-Apr-1956
6-10
The Pevensey Bay Disaster
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 19-1
31:51, 37301, s
29-Nov-1955
6-11
The Sale of Manhattan
(aka The Lost Colony)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 22-2
32:04, 37564, s
06-Dec-1955
6-12
The Terrible Revenge of Fred
Fu-Manchu (Fred Fu-Manchu
and His Bamboo Saxophone)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 25-3
31:04, 43636, s
13-Dec-1955
6-13
The Lost Year (The Lost Colony)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter Eton
Kendall 26-1
31:46, 44616, s
20-Dec-1955
6-14
The Greenslade Story
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, John Snagge
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 3-2
31:33, 37576, s
27-Dec-1955
6-15
The Hastings Flyer – Robbed
(equivalent to “The Pevensey
Bay Disaster 6/10)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall
Compendium 4
29:22, 68807, s
03-Jan-1956
6-16
The Mighty Wurlitzer
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 15-2
29:30, 34553, s
10-Jan-1956
6-17
The Raid of the International
Christmas Pudding
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall
Compendium 3
28:46, 67411, s
17-Jan-1956
6-18
Tales Of Montmartre
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Charlotte Mitchell
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 10-2
29:00, 34507, s
24-Jan-1956
6-19
The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 1-3
30:32, 36379, s
31-Jan-1956
6-20
The House Of Teeth
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Valentine Dyall
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter
Eton
Kendall 23-4
33:05, 38750, s
07-Feb-1956
BBC R7
6-21
Tales Of Old Dartmoor
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Peter Eton
BBC R7
27:23, 25682, s
14-Feb-1956
6-22
The Choking Horror
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 22-3
29:55, 35038, s
21-Feb-1956
6-23
The Great Tuscan Salami
Scandal
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, John Snagge
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Pat Dixon
Kendall 7-3
29:27, 35034, s
28-Feb-1956
6-24
The Treasure in the Lake
(The Treasure Of Loch Lomond)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Pat Dixon
Kendall 3-1
30:16, 26065, s
unknown, after
01-Mar-1956
special
The Goons Hit Wales
[Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
script by Spike Milligan
producer unknown] no credits
hobbyist
recording
5:25, 1272, m
06-Mar-1956
6-25
The Fear Of Wages
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 20-1
31:14, 36593, s
13-Mar-1956
6-26
Scradgje
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, John Snagge
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 7-4
31:50, 37827, s
20-Mar-1956
6-27
The Man Who Never Was
(see also S08e21)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall
Compendium 4
30:35, 71640, s
08-Dec-1955
special
segment


15 mins
01-Mar-1956
special
segment


5 mins
29-Aug-1956
special
China Story
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
produced by
Dennis Main Wilson
Kendall
Compendium 4
29:54, 70062, s
04-Oct-1956
7-1
The Nasty Affair At The Burami
Oasis
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Peter Eton
Kendall 4-4
30:31, 36350, s
11-Oct-1956
7-2
Drums Along The Mersey
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Valentine Dyall
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Peter Eton
Kendall 12-3
30:21, 35553, s
18-Oct-1956
7-3
The Great Nadger Plague
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Pat Dixon
Kendall 20-1
31:24, 36778, s
25-Oct-1956
BBC R7
7-4
The Macreekie Rising Of '74
(EMI)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, George Chisholm
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Pat Dixon
BBC R7
29:09, 27336, s
01-Nov-1956
7-5
The Spectre Of Tintagel
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Valentine Dyall
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Pat Dixon
Kendall 19-2
30:10, 35342, s
postponed to
14-Feb-1957
7-6
The Sleeping Prince
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Pat Dixon
Kendall
Compendium 5
30:36, 57421, s
15-Nov-1956
7-7
The Great Bank Robbery
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Pat Dixon
Kendall 10-4
31:16, 37163, s
22-Nov-1956
7-8
Personal Narrative (of Captain
Neddie Seagoon, RN)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall
Compendium 5
30:18, 56861, s
29-Nov-1956
7-9
The Mystery Of The Fake
Neddie Seagoons
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Pat Dixon
Kendall 10-3
31:47, 47768, s
05-Dec-1956
7-10
What's My Line
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Pat Dixon
Kendall
Compendium 5
30:07, 56521, s
13-Dec-1956
7-11
The Telephone
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Pat Dixon
Kendall
Compendium 5
29:53, 56074, s
20-Dec-1956
7-12
The Flea
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 2-4
29:49, 35535, s
recorded
02-Dec-1956
broadcast
22-Dec-1956
special
Robin Hood (and His Merry Men)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Valentine Dyall, Dennis Price
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
BBC R7
29:09, 27337, s
24-Dec-1956
special
Operation Christmas Duff
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 15-3
30:19, 35522, s
26-Dec-1956
BBC R7
7-13
Six Charlies In Search Of
An Author (EMI)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
BBC R7
28:04, 26320, s
03-Jan-1957
7-14
Emperor Of The Universe
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall
Compendium 6
29:30, 55320, s
10-Jan-1957
7-15
Wings Over Dagenham
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
George Chisholm
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 3-3
29:57, 35692, s
17-Jan-1957
7-16
The Rent Collectors
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Bernard Miles
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 3-4
30:12, 25986, s
24-Jan-1957
7-17
Shifting Sands
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Jack Train
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 5-4
31:19, 27292, s
31-Jan-1957
7-18
The Moon Show
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall
Compendium 6
30:39, 57457, s
07-Feb-1957
7-19
The Mysterious Punch-up-the-
Conker
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 9-4
32:05, 38110, s
21-Feb-1957
7-20
Around The World In 80 Days
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall
Compendium 6
30:48, 57814, s
28-Feb-1957
7-21
Insurance The White Man’s
Burden (EMI)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
BBC R7
28:37, 26842, s
07-Mar-1957
7-22
The Africa Ship Canal
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall
Compendium 6
30:57, 58080, s
14-Mar-1957
7-23
Ill Met By Goonlight
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 6-2
32:02, 38052, s
21-Mar-1957
7-24
The Missing Boa Constrictor
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall
Compendium 6
30:12, 56672, s
28-Mar-1957
7-25
The Histories Of Pliny The Elder
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Pat Dixon
Kendall 1-2
31:33, 37576, s
22-Aug-1957
special
The Reason Why
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Valentine Dyall
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Jacques Brown
Kendall 17-2
30:01, 35154, s


Vintage Goons
Early episodes remade for overseas markets
and not broadcast in the UK until much later

recorded
06-Oct-1957
VG-1
The Mummified Priest
(remade 4-17)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 12-4
31:08, 36477, s
recorded
20-Oct-1957
VG-2
The Greatest Mountain in the
World (see 4-23)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 27-1
30:21, 56973, s
recorded
03-Nov-1957
VG-3
The Missing Ten Downing Street
(remade 4-15)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan (and Larry Stephens?)
produced by
Roy Speer
hobbyist
recording
23:52, 5570, M
musical
interludes
omitted
recorded
17-Nov-1957
VG-4
The Giant Bombardon
(remade 4-13)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
Valentine Dyall
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Roy Speer
Kendall 18-3
31:55, 37395, s
01-Dec-1957
VG-5
The Kippered Herring Gang
(remade 4-19)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Roy Speer
Kendall 27-2
29:32, 55451, s
recorded
15-Dec-1957
VG-6
The Vanishing Room
(remade 4-21)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Roy Speer
Kendall 13-4
29:13, 34230, s
recorded
29-Dec-1957
VG-7
The Ink Shortage
(Hansard Unexpurgated)
(remade 4-22)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Roy Speer
Kendall 22-4
29:50, 34952, s
recorded
12-Jan-1958
VG-8
The Mustard and Cress
Shortage (The Collapse of
the British Railway
Sandwich System)
(remade 4-24)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Tom Ronald
hobbyist
recording
26:21, 6148, M
recorded
16-Feb-1958
VG-9
The Internal Mountain
(remade S04e27)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 25-4
29:54, 42012, s
recorded
23-Feb-1958
VG-10
The Silent Bugler
(remade S04e25)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Roy Speer
Kendall 17-1
30:23, 35590, s
recorded
02-Mar-1958
VG-11
The Great Bank Of England
Robbery (remade S04e29)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 26-2
29:28, 41390, s
recorded
09-Mar-1958
VG-12
The Dreaded Piano Clubber
(remade S04e01)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 24-3
29:46, 34865, s
recorded
16-Mar-1958
VG-13
The Siege Of Fort Night
(remade S04e30)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 26-3
31:22, 44073, s
recorded
23-Mar-1958
VG-14
The Albert Memorial
(remade S04e07)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 27-3
31:32, 59518, s
30-Sep-1957
8-1
Spon
Peter Sellers, Dick Emery, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Charles Chilton
Kendall 16-1
30:29, 25714, s
07-Oct-1957
8-2
The Junk Affair
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 21-1
30:26, 35647, s
14-Oct-1957
8-3
The Burning Embassy
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 21-2
31:21, 36725, s
21-Oct-1957
8-4
The Great Regent's Park Swim
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 28-1
31:02, 58156, s
28-Oct-1957
8-5
The Treasure In The Tower
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 17-3
30:49, 26096, s
04-Nov-1957
8-6
The Space Age
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Roy Speer
Kendall 28-2
30:17, 56748, s
11-Nov-1957
8-7
The Red Fort (EMI)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by
Roy Speer
hobbyist
recording
30:12, 7080, s
18-Nov-1957
8-8
The Missing Battleship
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Roy Speer
Kendall 21-3
29:51, 34968, s
25-Nov-1957
8-9
The Policy
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Roy Speer
Kendall 28-3
30:48, 57763, s
02-Dec-1957
8-10
King Solomon's Mines
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Roy Speer
Kendall 13-2
30:15, 35436, s
09-Dec-1957
8-11
The Stolen Postman
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Larry Stephens
produced by Roy Speer
Kendall 28-4
30:16, 56765, s
16-Dec-1957
8-12
The Great British Revolution
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Roy Speer
Kendall 20-3
29:21, 34373, s
23-Dec-1957
8-13
The Plasticine Man
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Roy Speer
Kendall 17-4
33:22, 39085, s
30-Dec-1957
8-14
African Incident
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Cécile Chevreau
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Roy Speer
Kendall 18-1
28:28, 33349, s
06-Jan-1958
8-15
The Thing On The Mountain
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Larry Stephens and Maurice Wiltshire
produced by Tom Ronald
Kendall 29-1
30:26, 57118, s
13-Jan-1958
8-16
The String Robberies
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
George Chisholm
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Tom Ronald
Kendall 11-1
29:53, 34997, s
20-Jan-1958
8-17
The Moriarty Murder Mystery
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Larry Stephens and Maurice Wiltshire
produced by Charles Chilton
Kendall 13-1
31:02, 36358, s
27-Jan-1958
8-18
The Curse Of Frankenstein
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
George Chisholm
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Charles Chilton
Kendall 16-2
29:44, 34839, s
03-Feb-1958
8-19
The White Neddie Trade
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Larry Stephens and Maurice Wiltshire
produced by Charles Chilton
Kendall 11-2
31:07, 36457, s
10-Feb-1958
8-20
Ten Snowballs That Shook
The World
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Charles Chilton
Kendall 21-4
29:16, 34291, s
17-Feb-1958
8-21
The Man Who Never Was
remake of 3-20 and 6-27
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
produced by Charles Chilton
Kendall 4-1
29:25, 35064, s
24-Feb-1958
8-22
World War One
(Transcription Service: ____!)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Charles Chilton
Kendall 4-3
29:52, 35594, s
03-Mar-1958
8-23
The Spon Plague
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
George Chisholm
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 11-3
30:12, 35387, s
10-Mar-1958
8-24
Tiddlywinks
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, John Snagge
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by
Charles Chilton
Kendall 18-2
29:00, 33972, s
17-Mar-1958
8-25
The Evils Of Bushey Spon Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, AE Matthews
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by Charles Chilton
Kendall 1-4
30:04, 35829, s
24-Mar-1958
8-26
The Great Statue Debate
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus
produced by Charles Chilton
Kendall
Compendium 8
34:11, 80089, s
03-Nov-1958
9-1
The Sahara Desert Statue
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 20-4
31:25, 36807, s
10-Nov-1958
9-2
I Was Monty's Treble
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, John Snagge
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 6-3
29:59, 35649, S
17-Nov-1958
9-3
The £1,000,000 Penny
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 13-3
31:09, 36492, s
24-Nov-1958
9-4
The Pam's Paper
Insurance Policy
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 24-4
30:11, 35361, s
01-Dec-1958
9-5
The Mountain Eaters
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 11-4
29:55, 35037, s
08-Dec-1958
9-6
The Childe Harolde Rewarde
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 14-1
31:35, 36900, s
15-Dec-1958
9-7
The Seagoon Memoirs
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, John Snagge
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Larry Stephens, Maurice Wiltshire
produced by John Browell
Kendall 6-4
30:00, 35679, s
22-Dec-1958
9-8
Queen Anne's Rain
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 14-2
29:46, 34879, s
29-Dec-1958
9-9
The Battle Of Spion Kop
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 14-3
31:01, 36341, s
05-Jan-1959
9-10
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, John Snagge
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Larry Stephens
produced by John Browell
Kendall 19-4
33:53, 39694, s
12-Jan-1959
9-11
The Spy, or Who Is Pink Oboe?
Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Kenneth Connor, Valentine
Dyall, Graham Stark, Jack Train, John Snagge
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 16-3
29:45, 34853, s
20-Jan-1959
9-12
Call Of The West
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 5-1
32:26, 38616, s
26-Jan-1959
BBC R7
9-13
Dishonoured---Again
(Re-production of 5-12)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
BBC R7
28:27, 26674, s
02-Feb-1959
BBC R7
9-14
Quatermass O.B.E.
(The Scarlet Capsule)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Andrew Timothy
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
BBC R7
28:22, 26604, s
09-Feb-1959
9-15
The Tay Bridge
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
George Chisholm
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 18-4
30:30, 35729, s
16-Feb-1959
9-16
The Gold Plate Robbery
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 14-4
30:31, 35741, s
23-Feb-1959
9-17
The £50 Cure
Peter Sellers, Kenneth Connor, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 16-4
29:53, 35011, s
24-Dec-1959
10-1
A Christmas Carol
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 15-4
30:59, 36290, s
31-Dec-1959
apparently
re-performed
08-08-1968
BBC R7
10-2
The Tale of Men's Shirts
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
BBC R7
30:26, 28538, s
07-Jan-1960
10-3
The Chinese Legs
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, John Snagge
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 26-4
30:27, 42769, s
14-Jan-1960
10-4
Robin's Post
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 27-4
29:36, 55586, s
21-Jan-1960
BBC R7
10-5
The Silver Doubloons
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan,
Valentine Dyall
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
BBC R7
26:58, 25290, s
28-Jan-1960
10-6
The Last Smoking Seagoon
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, John Snagge
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott
announcer Wallace Greenslade
script by Spike Milligan
produced by John Browell
Kendall 5-2
30:12, 35986, s
05-Oct-1972
BBC R7
07-Oct-2007
special
The Last Goon Show Of All (For
the BBC 50th Anniversary Celebration)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray
Orchestra conducted by Peter Knight
announcer Andrew Timothy
script by Spike Milligan
introduced and produced by John Browell
BBC R7
56:59, 53438, S
29-May-2001
special
Goon Again: the 50th Anniversary
Cardboard Replica Goon Show
Lizzie Glassborough, Andrew Secombe, Jon Glover,
Mister Timothy, Geoffrey Holland
John Wilson and His Orchestra
Produced by Dirk Maags
63:37, 89341, S

Goon Show Songs and Music
Date
Title
Cast
Parameters

The World of the Goons
  1. Bluebottle Blues
  2. I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas
  3. Teddy Bears Picnic
  4. The Ying Tong Song
  5. Bloodnok's Rock n' Roll Call
  6. Slow Coach
  7. Blues
  8. I Love You
  9. Eeh' Ah Oh Ooh
  10. Sally
  11. My Melancholy Baby
  12. A Russian Love Song
  13. Whistle Your Cares Away
  14. Little Red Riding Hood
  15. The Raspberry Song
  16. Rhymes
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Max Geldray
singles or album?
  1. 3:26, 3235, s
  2. 3:22, 3157, s
  3. 2:44, 2579, s
  4. 3:31, 3313, s
  5. 3:15, 3063, s
  6. 2:41, 2532, s
  7. 3:22, 4157, s
  8. 3:26, 3235, s
  9. 2:40, 2516, s
  10. 2:19, 2188, s
  11. 3:19, 3110, s
  12. 3:51, 3626, s
  13. 2:53, 2709, s
  14. 2:31, 2371, s
  15. 3:49, 3494, s
  16. 4:41, 4397, s

She Loves You (X rated)
Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan 1:10, 551, m

Dance with Me, Henry
Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan 3:16, 768, m

Telegoons
A puppet show in two series on BBC TV, with the voices of Secombe, Sellers, and Milligan and adapted versions of the original scripts. These video recordings are grainy, low resolution and black and white.

Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
05-Oct-1963
1-1
The Ascent of Mount Everest
(original 3-24)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephans
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
13:57, 153545
12-Oct-1963
1-2
The Lost Colony
(original 6-11)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:19, 153718
19-Oct-1963
1-3
The Fear of Wages
(original 6/25)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephans
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:31, 153645
26-Oct-1963
1-4
Napoleon's Piano
(original 6-4)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:18, 153650
02-Nov-1963
1-5
The Last Tram
(original 5-9)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:37, 153708
16-Nov-1963
1-6
The China Story
(original 5-17)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
13:58, 153640
23-Nov-1963
1-7
The Canal
(original 5-6)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:32, 40552
07-Dec-1963
1-8
The Hastings Flyer
(original 6-15)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:26, 41502
14-Dec-1963
1-9
The Mystery of the Marie Celeste
-- Solved
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:25, 41478
21-Dec-1963
1-10
The International Christmas Pudding
(original 6-9)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:29, 41670
29-Dec-1963
1-11
The Choking Horror
(original 6-22)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:14, 40918
28-Mar-1964
2-1
Scradge
(original 6-26)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephans
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:29, 41667
04-Apr-1964
2-2
The Booted Gorilla
(original 5-10)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:26, 41496
11-Apr-1964
2-3
The Underwater Mountain
(original 4-23)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:34, 27571
18-Apr-1964
2-4
The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler
of Bexhill-on-Sea
(original 5-3)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:07, 40614
25-Apr-1964
2-5
Tales of Old Dartmoor
(original 6-21)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:33, 46129
02-May-1964
2-6
Lurgi Strikes Britain
(original 5-7)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:17, 41102
09-May-1964
2-7
Captain Seagoon R.N.
(original 7-8)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephans
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:15, 153453
16-May-1964
2-8
The First Albert Memorial to the Moon
(original 4-7)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephans
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:33, 38212
23-May-1964
2-9
The Whistling Spy Enigma
(original 5-1)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:25, 37868
30-May-1964
2-10
Tales of Montmartre
(original 6/18)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:36, 42001
06-Jun-1964
2-11
The Africa Ship Canal
(original 7-22)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephans
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:28, 35212
13-Jun-1964
2-12
The Affair of the Lone Banana
(original 5-5)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:27, 30964
27-Jun-1964
2-14
The Nadger Plague
(original 7-3)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephans
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:27, 38338
18-Jul-1964
2-15
The Siege of Fort Knight
(original 4-30)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
14:32, 38260
01-Aug-1964
postponed
from
20-Jun-1964
2-13
The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu-Manchu
(original 6-12)
Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
written by Spike Milligan
adapted by Maurice Wiltshire
produced and directed by Tony Young
AVI VIDEO B&W
13:48, 28536

Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date
Title
Cast
Parameters
1972
Parkinson Meets The Goons
Michael Parkinson, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe,
Peter Sellers
48:24, 22347, M

What Goes On
Interview with the Goons from Coventry

5:44, 6740, s

The Laughter Makers --
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan, Jimmy Grafton,
written by Gayan Frederick
produced by Tom Ronald
3:56, 4612, S
2:58, 3496, S
3:18, 3883, S
2:08, 2505, S
2:23, 2810, S
2:25, 2835, S
2:30, 2948, S
5:09, 6046, S
3:53, 4556, S
c. 1976
Canadian interview with Spike

23:04, 27046, S
poor sound

 Curiouser and curiouser
  1. The railway bridge of the silvery Tay
  2. Reading a proposal
  3. Nicholas Nickleby (excerpt)
  4. Der Meistergenossenschaft
    (by Robert Benchley)
  5. Mr Preble gets rid of his wife
    (by James Thurber)
  1. Spike Milligan
  2. Peter Sellers, June Whitfiled, Carol Carr
  3. Peter Sellers, Beryl Reid and Pearl Carr
  4. Peter Sellers
  5. Peter Sellers, Beryl Reid, Pearl Carr, Miriam Karlin


2:23, 2812, S
5:35, 6552, S
4:29, 5266, S
4:23, 5156, S
5:44, 6728, S

low volume

ABC RN
28-May-1981
30th Anniversary Of The Goons
Doug Foley
19:29, 4567, m
27-May-1991
At Last The Go On Show (Documentary)
(The 40th Anniversary of the Goons)
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Michael
Bentine
Eric Sykes, Graham Stark, George Chisholm, John
Browell, Charles Chilton, Dennis Main Wilson, Angela
Morley (formerly Wally Stott)
Produced by Dirk Maags
68:48. 16053, m
unknown
pre-2000
RTE Radio
The Comedians --
The Goons
Dan McKabe
30:22, 7118, m
BBC R2
29-May-2001
Goon Night
  1. Introduction
  2. <missiing?>
  3. Comedians Goons
  4. At Last the Go On Show
  5. Just Before Goonrise
  6. Goon Again
  7. A Special Fan

5:26, 1276, m

20:28, 4800, m
57:51, 13560, m
27:30, 6449, m
54:56, 12878, m
5:20, 1254, m
ABC
2001
50th Anniversary CDs

68:34, 80364, S
73:14, 85839, S
some CD
defects
(hesitation)
BBC R4
24-May-2007
Larry Stephens - Man who Never Was
tribute to Goon Show co-creator
John Antrobus
written by Mike Haskins
produced by Angela Sherwin
27:54, 26169, S
BBC R2
25-Dec-2008
Growing Up with the Goons
Andy Secombe
56:44, 66494, S
static
unknown
Barclays Bank Ads
  1. Balls Pond Road
  2. Barclaycard
  3. Beautiful Motor Car
  4. Blow Your Own Tootler
  5. Chancellor of the Exchequer
  6. Equals
  7. House on Fire
  8. Inland Revenue
  9. Student Business Officer
  10. Student Cash Card
  11. Student Loan
  12. Tower Bridge



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1:19, 309, m
1:18, 205, m
0:51, 202, m
1:19, 309, m
1:18, 305, m
1:18, 305, m
1:17, 302, m
1:19, 309, m
1:20, 313, m
1:18, 305, m
1:18, 305, m