'Vintage Goons' Series (1957-58)

The 'Vintage Goons' series was specially recorded by the BBC Transcription Services. All episodes were based on scripts from series 4 (with some reworking) and were recorded on the same day as series 8 shows. Six episodes were then broadcast on the BBC Home Service immediately prior to series 9. Cast includes Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray and Wallace Greenslade as announcer.

Episode Details:

1 : The Mummified Priest

First Broadcast: 1958-09-22
Recorded: 1957-10-06
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD] [Download]

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2 : The Greatest Mountain in the World

First Broadcast: 1958-09-29
Recorded: 1957-10-20
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD] [Download] [CD]

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3 : The Missing Ten Downing Street

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1957-11-03
Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens
Producer: Roy Speer
Notes: Announced as 'The Missing Prime Minister of 1953'.

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4 : The Giant Bombardon

First Broadcast: 1958-10-06
Recorded: 1957-11-17
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Roy Speer
Notes: With Valentine Dyall.
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD] [Download]

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5 : The Kippered Herring Gang

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1957-12-01
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Roy Speer
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD]

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6 : The Vanishing Room

First Broadcast: 1958-10-13
Recorded: 1957-12-15
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Roy Speer
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD] [Download]

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7 : The Ink Shortage

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1957-12-29
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Roy Speer
Notes: Announced as 'Hansard Unexpurgated'.
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD] [Download]

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8 : The Mustard and Cress Shortage

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1958-01-12
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Tom Ronald
Notes: Announced as 'The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System'.
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD] [Download]

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9 : The Internal Mountain

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1958-02-16
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD] [Download]

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10 : The Silent Bugler

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1958-02-23
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Notes: The nearest thing to an announcement is '...take the Case of Agent X2'.
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD] [Download]

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11 : The Great Bank of England Robbery

First Broadcast: 1958-10-20
Recorded: 1958-03-02
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Notes: Announced first as 'Open Casebook' and later by the official title.
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD]

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12 : The Dreaded Piano Clubber

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1958-03-09
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD] [Download]

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13 : The Siege of Fort Night

First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK
Recorded: 1958-03-16
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD]

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14 : The Albert Memorial

First Broadcast: 1958-10-27
Recorded: 1958-03-23
Author: Spike Milligan
Producer: Charles Chilton
Notes: Announced as 'The First Albert Memorial to the Moon'.
Available on: [CD Box Set] [CD]

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