Series 6 (1955-56)

Cast includes Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray and Wallace Greenslade as announcer.

Episode Details:

1 : The Man Who Won the War

First Broadcast: 1955-09-20
Recorded: 1955-09-18
Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Announced as 'Seagoon MCC'.
Available on: [CD Box Set]

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2 : The Secret Escritoire

First Broadcast: 1955-09-27
Recorded: 1955-09-25
Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
Producer: Peter Eton
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3 : The Lost Emperor

First Broadcast: 1955-10-04
Recorded: 1955-10-02
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Not coherently announced.
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4 : Napoleon's Piano

First Broadcast: 1955-10-11
Recorded: 1955-10-09
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: The script and the Programme Index entry are wrongly titled 'The Sale of Manhattan'.
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5 : The Case of the Missing CD Plates

First Broadcast: 1955-10-18
Recorded: 1955-10-16
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Announced as 'A Strange Case of Diplomatic Immunity'.
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6 : Rommel's Treasure

First Broadcast: 1955-10-25
Recorded: 1955-10-23
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Announced as 'The Search for Rommel's Treasure'.
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7 : Foiled by President Fred

First Broadcast: 1955-11-01
Recorded: 1955-10-30
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Announced as 'In Honour Bound'.

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8 : Shangri-La Again

First Broadcast: 1955-11-08
Recorded: 1955-11-06
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Announced as 'Lost Horizon'.
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9 : The International Christmas Pudding

First Broadcast: 1955-11-15
Recorded: 1955-11-13
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Announced as 'The Great International Christmas Pudding'.
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10 : The Pevensey Bay Disaster

First Broadcast: 1956-04-03
Recorded: 1955-11-20
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: On the day the show was recorded there was a serious train crash. Due to the fact that the show contains a train crash, the episode was not broadcast until two weeks after the end of the series. Despite this, it is still refered to as episode 10. The script was also reused for episode 15 under the title 'The Hastings Flyer - Robbed'.
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11 : The Sale of Manhattan

First Broadcast: 1955-11-29
Recorded: 1955-11-27
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Announced as 'The Lost Colony'.
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12 : The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu-Manchu

First Broadcast: 1955-12-06
Recorded: 1955-12-04
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Announced as 'Fred Fu-Manchu and his Bamboo Saxophone'.
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13 : The Lost Year

First Broadcast: 1955-12-13
Recorded: 1955-12-11
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
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14 : The Greenslade Story

First Broadcast: 1955-12-20
Recorded: 1955-12-18
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: With John Snagge.
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15 : The Hastings Flyer - Robbed

First Broadcast: 1955-12-27
Recorded: 1955-12-18
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: This script is identical to that of episode 10 'The Pevensey Bay Disaster', incorporating the timing cuts made for that occasion. Only the announcements are changed to 'The Hastings Flyer'.
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD]

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16 : The Mighty Wurlitzer

First Broadcast: 1956-01-03
Recorded: 1956-01-01
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
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17 : The Raid of the International Christmas Pudding

First Broadcast: 1956-01-10
Recorded: 1956-01-08
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Not coherently announced.
Available on: [CD Box Set]

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18 : Tales of Montmartre

First Broadcast: 1956-01-17
Recorded: 1956-01-15
Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: With Charlotte Mitchell.
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19 : The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI

First Broadcast: 1956-01-24
Recorded: 1956-01-22
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Not coherently announced.
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20 : The House of Teeth

First Broadcast: 1956-01-31
Recorded: 1956-01-29
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: With Valentine Dyall. Not coherently announced.
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21 : Tales of Old Dartmoor

First Broadcast: 1956-02-07
Recorded: 1956-02-05
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Peter Eton
Notes: Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell.

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22 : The Choking Horror

First Broadcast: 1956-02-14
Recorded: 1956-02-12
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Pat Dixon
Notes: Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell.
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23 : The Great Tuscan Salami Scandal

First Broadcast: 1956-02-21
Recorded: 1956-02-19
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Pat Dixon
Notes: With John Snagge (pre-recorded). Without Musicians because there was a musicians' strike on at the time. In common with other Variety shows, the cast made do without music. This show and the next include Milligan's famous ballad 'I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas'.
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24 : The Treasure in the Lake

First Broadcast: 1956-02-28
Recorded: 1956-02-26
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Pat Dixon
Notes: Announced as 'The Treasure of Loch Lomond'. Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell.
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25 : The Fear of Wages

First Broadcast: 1956-03-06
Recorded: 1956-03-04
Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
Producer: Pat Dixon
Notes: Inspired by the film 'The Wages of Fear'.
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26 : Scradje

First Broadcast: 1956-03-13
Recorded: 1956-03-11
Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
Producer: Pat Dixon
Notes: With John Snagge (pre-recorded).
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27 : The Man Who Never Was

First Broadcast: 1956-03-20
Recorded: 1956-03-18
Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
Producer: Pat Dixon
Notes: This is an expanded version of the script from part of episode 20 in the 3rd series. It is also reworked later in series 8.
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Special : The Missing Christmas Parcel - Post Early for Christmas

First Broadcast: 1955-12-08
Recorded: 1955-11-27
Author: Eric Sykes
Producer: Peter Eton and John Lane
Notes: A 15 minutes broadcast in Children's Hour. Without musicians.

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Special : The Goons Hit Wales

First Broadcast: 1956-03-01
Recorded: 1956-02-26
Author: Spike Milligan
Notes: 5½ minute insert in St. David's Day programme.
Available on: [CD Box Set]

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Special : China Story

First Broadcast: 1956-08-29
Recorded: 1956-08-24
Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes
Producer: Dennis Main Wilson
Notes: This is a new production of episode 17 of the 5th series - the script is almost identical. It was recorded at the National Radio Show.
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD]

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