Goon Show Classics: You Can't Get the Wood, You Know! (Radio Collection, Vol. 10)
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0563381388 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 2 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said The best. One of the shows in this collection "The Mystery of the Fake NeddieSeagoons", may be the best show they ever put together, I don't think this particular show gets near enough recognition. It is not only creative, but damn funny as well. Just one of the best radio shows of any kind. I have listened to this particular show for almost "The best" according to Amazon Customer. One of the shows in this collection "The Mystery of the Fake NeddieSeagoons", may be the best show they ever put together, I don't think this particular show gets near enough recognition. It is not only creative, but damn funny as well. Just one of the best radio shows of any kind. I have listened to this particular show for almost 20 years, which I found a copy on cassette and didn't know who . 0 years, which I found a copy on cassette and didn't know who . "Stirling early days of British 'anarchy' comedy" according to Paul Lawrence. Influential to British comedy as the Goon Show was (broadcast from 1952 to 1960 with a couple of specials thrown in later) the BBC radion series suffers from not being chronological order and periodically only seeming to have certain titles availabe in cassette form.No such problem here, volume 10 being available in CD format with two of the comedy troupes 1/2 hour shows per CD.The White Box of
He is probably best known as co-writer of many Goon Show episodes, along with Spike Milligan. . Although he is over eighty, Sykes continues to work, having recently starred in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He died in 1959. Born in Oldham in 1923 Eric Sykes was first introduced to showbusiness whilst in the RAF and went on to write for hit BBC radio shows and appear in TV variety shows whilst writing for comedy greats such as Peter Sellers and Frankie Howerd. His bestselling titles include Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, Puckoon and Where have all the Bullets Gone? He died in 2002. He went on to become one of Britain's foremost comic writers and performers. About the Author Spike Milligan was perhaps best known as one of the Goons. Larr
2 hrs 3 mins.. Or help sell snow to the Sudan, track down the fake Neddie Seagoon or hunt the Great Bank Robber in a horse-hair stuffed Zeppelin disguised as the 7.20 to Bradford. 2 CDs. It's The Goon Show. Goon but not forgotten. GO ON - take a trip to Montmartre with Neddie Toulouse-Lautrec, the famous French impressionist (all right, do Al Jolson). From 1951 to 1960 the Goons ruled the airwaves, the most celebrated and influential clowns in the history of radio. Accept no substitutes. Yes, you can do all this through another crazy qu
. He went on to become one of Britain's foremost comic writers and performers. Born in Oldham in 1923 Eric Sykes was first introduced to showbusiness whilst in the RAF and went on to write for hit BBC radio shows and appear in TV variety shows whilst writing for comedy greats such as Peter Sellers and Frankie Howerd. His b