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The Goon Show was broadcast on BBC Radio from 1951 to 1960. It was mainly written by Spike Milligan and starred Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. Enormously popular, it helped pave the way for a generation of British comedy, including Monty Python.

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Regional > Europe > United Kingdom > Arts and Entertainment > Radio > Programmes and Presenters > Goon Show, The

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U.S. Goon Show Archives

Introduction to The Goons plus access to the archives.
http://www.goon.org/

Goon Show Preservation Society

History, articles from the newsletter, subscription information, and episode guide.
http://www.goonshow.org.uk/

The Missing Goon Shows

BBC hunt for recordings that have been lost.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/treasurehunt/missing/goons.shtml

Robert Dickson's Goon Show Page

Fan site including .wav audio clips and rotating episodes in MP3 format.
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~robertd/GoonShow.html

Comparison of Goon Show scripts and broadcasts

Contains annotated scripts comparing written work with broadcast material.
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/ajwills/

The Goon Show Depository

An information source for Spike Milligan's 50's radio show providing episode listings, transcriptions, MP3 format show availability, also media links both written and audio. Also includes resources for other BritCom radio shows.
http://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/

The TeleGoons

A tribute to The Telegoons, a puppet version of the 1950s radio Goon Show, this web site explores an overlooked chapter in the history of British television puppetry.
http://www.telegoons.org

Great Lollops of Splunge, it's The Goon Show

Fan site with episode guide, characters, and sound clips.
http://www.apathy.demon.co.uk/goon/goon.htm

AAWgoon presents The Goon Show

Brief Peter Sellers biography, episode guide, scripts and sound clips.
http://home.cfl.rr.com/ruintherain/goonindex.htm

Goon Show Listings

Listing of shows, including up-to-date list of upcoming sightings of the Goons on TV and Radio. Scripts available for download.
http://www.spidersweb.freeserve.co.uk/goons/goonlist.htm

Goon Summary

Character overviews with sound clips to educate further.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/graeme.chambers/goon.htm

modified by vang.net

The Goon Show Scripts

Transcriptions of selected scripts.
http://www.rzweb.net/Goons/

Goonlog

Weblog containing polls, guess the soundclip competitions and links to episodes.
http://homepage.mac.com/waynestewart/iblog/

The Goon Show Site

Fan site including downloads, MP3s, photos, articles, cartoons, scripts, cast and character information.
http://thegoonshow.net

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