The Goon Show Compendium Volume One: Series 5, Part 1
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (734 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1405678003 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Although he is over 80, Sykes continues to work, having starred in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.. He went on to become one of Britain's foremost comic writers and performers. His bestselling titles include Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, Puckoon, and Where have all the Bullets Gone? He died in 2002. Spike Milligan was perhaps best known as one of the Goons. Eric Sykes was first introduced to show business w
Together with the bonus material - Goon Show out-takes! - and extensive production and episode details this is a very good package Andrew Pixley, Ted Kendall and BBC Audiobooks deserve a lot of praise for this release." -- Ceri Laing zetaminor . In addition there are episodes which haven't been commercially released so far. "Some of the funniest episodes of the entire run of the show are included; there are hours of entertainment in this set the episodes have had further restoration done on them; they sound the best they have ever done, and feature more material
This volume includes: The Whistling Spy Enigma, The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte), The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea), The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton), The Affair of the Lone Banana, The Canal, Lurgi Strikes Britain! (aka Lurgi Strikes Again), The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved), The Last Tram (from Clapham), The Booted Gorilla (found?), The Spanish Suitcase, Dishonoured or The Fall of Neddie Seagoon, and Forog. The majority of the episodes on this first volume have been previously released on cassette and CD, but their sound has here been remastered using new source material and technology.7 CDs. Immensely popular and hugely influential, legendary series The Goon Show ch