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It’s 1662. Neddie commands HMS Resolute as the Dutch fleet attacks. But there’s espionage afoot. With Harry Secombe. From 1956.
It’s 1662. Neddie commands HMS Resolute as the Dutch fleet attacks. But there’s espionage afoot. With Harry Secombe. From 1956.
Groundbreaking, surreal ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Pat Dixon
First broadcast on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Service in November 1956.
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