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The Goon Show Compendium Volume 11: Series 9, Part 2 & Series 10

By: Spike Milligan
Narrated by: Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan
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Summary

Twelve classic episodes of The Goon Show, plus the complete series of The Omar Khayyam Show, The Army Show, The Naughty Navy Show and a wealth of bonus material.

Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast.

This eleventh volume includes: 'Dishonoured - Again', 'The Scarlet Capsule', 'The Tay Bridge', 'The Gold Plate Robbery', 'The £50 Cure', 'A Christmas Carol', 'The Tale of Men's Shirts', 'The Chinese Legs', 'Robin's Post', 'The Silver Dubloons', 'The Last Smoking Seagoon', 'The GPO Show', 'The Omar Khayyam Show: Ned Kelly', 'The Omar Khayyam Show: The Ashes', 'The Omar Khayyam Show: The PM's Trousers', 'The Omar Khayyam Show: The Flying Dustman'; 'The Omar Khayyam Show: The America Cup', 'The Omar Khayyam Show: Waltzing Matilda', The Army Show and The Naughty Navy Show.

In addition, there are some rare bonus archive items, including interviews with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan and a rehearsal sequence from the soundtrack recording of 'The Lost Colony'.

The Goons is a classic comedy which reflects the broadcast standards, language and attitudes of its time.

©2015 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2015 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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90 pure goon

Only the last four hours fall short of the real thing. These Australian episodes lack Neddy and also a clear narrative story upon which the Goonishness hangs. What you have is lots of unstructured silliness. It does show the genius of the authentic episodes. And included at the end are some radio documentaries and interviews; yet these are not why I bought this download however, and I have to admit to being a bit disappointed. However, you can't sneeze at eight hours of great Goon fun, so I won't be returning it. But a heads up, downloading one of the classic 2 hour Goon shows will give better value for money, even if shorter, the satisfaction will be greater. 90% proof.

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Essential Comedy Listening

Listen to The Goon Show for long enough and you will hear the template for just about every successful 1/2 hour comedy show from here on in. True it was recorded 60 years or so ago, but even so, it still feels fresh, zappy and relevant. It should come as no surprise though, when you consider the writers and performers. Sellers, Milligan, Secombe et al. all hit Peak form and were given free range to hone their skills during the 1951-60 golden years. If you also add to this, the use of revolutionary sound effects (that have since become the norm), the perfect deployment of numerous catchphrases, an almost endless supply of running gags and countless fully rounded side-splittingly funny characters, that seem to oscillate between your real world and the crazy, manic, bizarre and Loveable world created by the Goons, then it’s no wonder that what plays out is a Pioneering, Highly Influential and above all downright Hilarious slice of Legendary BBC Comedy.

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