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Thread #34615   Message #467940
Posted By: Les from Hull
22-May-01 - 12:51 PM
Thread Name: Goons Night on BBC Radio 2 29/5/01
Subject: RE: Goons Night on BBC Radio 2 29/5/01
Right, Moriarty - just slip this modern-type copy of the Radio Times into your cardboard and string scanner, will you? Now press certain butuons. Another 85p saved!

7.00-10.30 Goons Night

Introduction

7.10 Spike's Pick of the Goons Spike Milligan presents his favourite edition, The Fear of Wages, originally broadcast in March 1956 Starring Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan. With the Ray Ellington Quartet, Max Geldray and the Wally Stott Orchestra. The announcer is Wallace Greenslade.

7.40 Comedian's Goons Today's comics pick their favourite Goon Showclips. Including Harry Hill, Al Murray and Lee Hurst. Producers Steve Doherty and John Pidgeon.

8.00 At Last the Go On Show A revised edition of the programme celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Goons. Featuring Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine and Peter Sellers With Graham Stark, Eric Sykes, Dennis Main Wilson, Charles Chilton, John Browell, George Chisholm and Angela Morley. Producer Dirk Muggy (R)

9.00 Just before Goonrise Denis Norden looks back at comedy on the radio during the years following the Second World War and traces the early broadcasting careers of The Goons members. Producer Richard Edis

9.30 Goon Again: the 50th Anniversary Cardboard Replica Goon Show Ten years in preparation, this recording from March 2001 rescues some of Spike Milligan's best Goons scripts which would otherwise remain unperformed and unread. It also uses Angela Morley band arrangements and was recorded at an original Goon Showvenue. Starring Andrew Secombe, Jon Glover, Jeffrey Holland and Christopher Timothy.