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Classic Radio Comedy (1951 - 1960)

In 1951 Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe, friends from their Army days, together with two other ex-servicemen, Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine, launched a radio series that was to revolutionize British radio comedy…The Goon Show.

Milligan, the driving creative force of the team, is said to have gotten the Goon name from the Popeye comic strip Thimble Theatre's Goon Island. He wrote the scripts, and performed many of the characters. Thye were reluctant to air the show, and thought it was called the "Go-on Show!" The radio recordings were fuelled by generous helpings of brandy and the Goons own brand of audience warm-up. A regular diversion was for Harry to whip away Peters' braces (suspenders), whereupon Sellers' trousers would tumble. Once when Secombe pulled the prank, Peter realised too late that he wasn't wearing any underpants!

At the end of the second series, Bentine left, while announcer Andrew Timothy departed in 1953 stating that he feared for his sanity. During series three, Spike suffered a breakdown and had to miss 12 episodes. Sellers took over some of his characters while temporary replacements such as Dick Emery were called in to man the lifeboats.

For nine years this truly original and eccentric show ruled the comedy airwaves, influencing generations of comedians in its wake. The Goon Show was the first really out-of-control radio. Its absurd twists and turns buzzbombed the English Music Hall comedy that had come before it. The Goons humor crossed all boundaries of taste and class. Verbal and musical styles were sliced and diced. Great literature and popular entertainment were skewered. The later comedy groups Beyond the Fringe and Monty Python's Flying Circus would not have exceeded were it not for those who had Goon before them. The show eventually wound down in 1960 after a total of 243 shows.

Peter Sellers died in July 1980, following a lustrous movie career. Michael Bentine, who also enjoyed solo success, died in November 1996. Spike Milligan, who just recently shuffled off this mortal coil to great applause, was awarded a British Comedy award for Lifetime Achievement in 1995 and in 2001 received an honourary knighthood. The show still has a huge following throughout the world, and proves the timeless appeal of intelligent silliness and relentless mirth. Mirth? Yes, that is a mirth. But that's the Clousseau to another mystery.

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Macaugambling
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Dixon Of Dock Green
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Castaway
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Lucricia
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Bbc Sound Effects Dept
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Glyndbourne
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Joke School
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Toastmaster
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Invention Of Fire
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Treaty & The Pen
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Quiet Life In The Country
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Tower Of London
 1969-12-31  Goon Xxxxxx Last Goon Show Of All
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Agent X7
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Tibetan Confrontation
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Bbcnewsreaders
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Sallottaballs
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Trunk
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Show Jump
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Mystery Guest
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Loan
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Visitors
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Air Show
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Football Match
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Artist For Hire
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Demolition Man
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Model Maker
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Nato Exercise
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Tv Interviewer
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Bath Craftsman
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The British Reserve
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Pottlinibros
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit The Brussels Carpet
 1969-12-31  Goon Skit Nelly Drongo
 1952-01-22  201 The Goon Show
 1952-02-05  203 The Goon Show
 1953-04-28  The Ascent Of Mount Everest
 1953-10-09  S04e02 Manwho Triedtodestroy Lndns Monuments
 1953-10-16  403 Ghastly Experiments Ofdrhans Eidelburg
 1953-12-26  413 The Giant Bombardon
 1954-01-08  415 The Missing Prime Minister
 1954-01-29  418 The History Of Communications
 1954-02-15  421 Case Of The Vanishing Room

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Case Of The Vanishing Room". Syndicated rebroadcast date: March, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1954-03-01  S04e23 Greatest Mountain In The World

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Greatest Mountain In The World". Syndicated rebroadcast date: March 14, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1954-03-08  424 Collapse Of British Railway Sandwich S
 1954-03-15  S04e25 The Silent Bugler
 1954-03-29  S04e27 The Saga Of The Internal Mountain

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Saga Of The Internal Mountain". Syndicated rebroadcast date: March 24, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1954-04-12  S04e29 The Great Bank Of England Robbery

+ BBC. "The Great Bank Robbery". Sustaining. Possibly dated October 11, 1956. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Great Bank Of England Robbery". Syndicated rebroadcast date: March 31, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1954-08-31  Sp The Starlings
 1954-09-28  S05e01 The Whistling Spy Enigma [abc 20040604]

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Whistling Spy Enigma". Syndicated rebroadcast date: January 6, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1954-10-05  502 The Lost Gold Mine

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "Death In The Desert" ("The Lost Goldmine Of Charlotte"). Syndicated rebroadcast date: July 18, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1954-10-12  S05e03 The Dreaded Batterpudding Hurler

+ BBC. "The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1954-10-19  S05e04 The Phantom Head Shaver
 1954-10-26  S05e05 The Affair Of The Lone Banana

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Affair Of The Lone Banana". Syndicated rebroadcast date: January 20, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1954-11-02  S05e06 The Canal
 1954-11-09  S05e07 Lurgi Strikes Britain

+ BBC. "The Lurgi Strikes Again". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1954-11-16  S05e08 The Mystery Of The Marie Celeste

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Mystery Of The Marie Celeste". Syndicated rebroadcast date: August 1, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1954-11-23  S05e09 The Last Tram

+ BBC. "The Last Tram". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1954-11-30  510 Booted Gorilla Found

+ BBC. "The Booted Gorilla". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1954-12-07  S05e11 The Spanish Suitcase

+ BBC. "The Spanish Suitcase". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1954-12-14  S05e12 Dishonoured
 1954-12-21  S05e13 Forog

+ BBC. "Forog". Sustaining. Possibly dated December 21, 1954. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1954-12-28  S05e14 Ye Bandit Of Sherwood Forest

+ BBC. "Ye Bandit Of Sherwood Forest". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-01-04  S05e15 1985
 1955-01-11  S05e16 The Case Of The Missing Heir

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Case Of The Missing Heir" ("The Rightful Heir"). Syndicated rebroadcast date: August 4, 1956. See cat. #5964 for the NBC net rebroadcast of this program, in poorer audio condition. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 

+ BBC origination, NBC net rebroadcast. "The Rightful Heir". Sustaining. See cat. #7856 for a quality upgrade rebroadcast on WRVR-FM, New York. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-01-18  517 China Story
 1955-01-25  S05e18 Under Two Floorboards
 1955-02-01  519 The Missing Scroll Aka Lost Music

+ BBC. "The Lost Music Of Purdum". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-02-08  520 1985 Remake
 1955-02-15  S05e21 The Sinking Of Westminster Pier

+ BBC origination/syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City rebroadcast. "The Sunken-Floating Pier At Westminster". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-02-22  S05e22 The Fireball Of Milton Street

+ BBC. "The Fireball Of Milton Street". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-03-01  S05e23 The Six Ingots Of Ledenhall Street
 1955-03-08  S05p24 Yehti

+ BBC. "Yehti". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-03-15  S05e26 The End
 1955-03-15  S05e25 The White Box Of Great Barfield
 1955-03-22  S05e26 Confessionsofasecretsennapoddrinker(ts)

+ BBC. "Confessions Of A Secret Senapod Drinker". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-03-26  526 Confessions Of A Secret Senna Pod Drin

+ BBC. "Confessions Of A Secret Senapod Drinker". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-09-20  601 Man Who Won The War

+ BBC. "Seagoon M. C. C." ("The Man Who Won The War"). Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-09-27  S06e02 The Secret Escritoire

+ BBC. "The Secret Escritoire". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1955-10-04  S06e03 The Lost Emperor
 1955-10-11  S06e04 Napoleon's Piano [abc 20040618]

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "Napoleon's Piano". Syndicated rebroadcast date: January 27, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-10-18  S06e05 The Case Of The Missing Cd Plates
 1955-10-25  S06e06 Rommel's Treasure

+ BBC. "Rommel's Treasure". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1955-11-01  S06e07 Foiledbypresidentfred (in Honour Bound)

+ BBC Light Programme. "In Honor Bound" ("Foiled By President Fred"). Sustaining. Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan (performer, writer), Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra, Peter Eton (producer). 
 1955-11-08  S06e08 Shangrila Again

+ BBC. "Lost Horizontally". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-11-15  S06e09 The International Christmas Pudding

+ BBC. "The Great International Christmas Pudding". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1955-11-20  S06e10 The Pevensey Bay Disaster

+ BBC. "The Pevensey Bay Disaster". Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan (writer, performer), Max Geldray, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wally Stott and His Orchestra, Wallace Greenslade. 
 1955-11-22  610 China Story Repeat
 1955-11-29  611 Sale Of Manhattan

+ BBC. "The Lost Colony" ("The Sale Of Manhattan"). Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1955-12-06  S06e12 Fredfumanchu N His Bamboo Saxophone
 1955-12-13  S06e13 The Lost Year
 1955-12-20  S06e14 The Greenslade Story
 1955-12-27  615 The Hastings Flyer (robbed)
 1956-01-03  S06e16 The Mighty Wurlitzer
 1956-01-10  S06e17 Raidofthe International Xmas Pudding
 1956-01-17  S06e18 Tales Of Montmatre

+ BBC. "Tales Of Montmartre". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1956-01-24  S06e19 The Jetpropelled Guided Naafi

+ BBC. "The Jet Propelled Guided Naafi". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1956-01-31  S06e20 The House Of Teeth
 1956-02-07  S06e21 Tales Of Old Dartmoor
 1956-02-14  S06e22 The Choking Horror
 1956-02-21  S06e23 The Great Tuscan Salami Scandal
 1956-02-28  624 Treasure Of Loc Lomond

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Treasure Of Loch Lomond". Syndicated rebroadcast date: September 29, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1956-03-01  Sp The Goon Hit Wales
 1956-03-06  625 Fear Of Wages
 1956-03-06  Goonhow Snnenn Thefearofwages7s
 1956-03-13  626 Scradje
 1956-03-20  S06e27 The Man Who Never Was

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Man Who Never Was". Syndicated rebroadcast date: April 7, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1956-04-03  The Pevensey Bay Disaster
 1956-08-29  Sp The China Story (special, Recorded At Th
 1956-09-04  701 Nasty Affair At The Burami Oasis
 1956-09-11  702 Drums Along The Mersey
 1956-09-18  703 The Nadger Plague
 1956-09-25  704 Macreekie Rising Of '74
 1956-10-01  705 Spectre Of Tintagel
 1956-10-04  S07e01 The Nasty Affair At The Burami Oasis
 1956-10-08  706 The Sleeping Prince
 1956-10-11  S07e02 Drums Along The Mersey
 1956-10-15  S07e07 The Great Bank Robbery
 1956-10-18  S07e03 The Nadger Plague

+ BBC. "The Nadger Plague". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1956-10-25  S07e04 The Macreekie Rising Of '74
 1956-11-01  S07e05 The Spectre Of Tintagel
 1956-11-04  S07e06 The Sleeping Prince
 1956-11-15  S07e07 The Grea Tbank Robbery
 1956-11-22  S07e08 Personal Narrative Of Capt N Seagoon

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "Personal Narrative". Syndicated rebroadcast date: October 13, 1970. If the correct story title of this program is "Captain Seagoon R. N.," the original broadcast date is then November 22, 1956. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1956-11-29  S07e09 Mystery Of The Fake Neddie Seagoon
 1956-12-02  Sp Robin Hood And His Mirry Mon
 1956-12-05  S07e10 What's My Line

+ BBC. "What's My Line". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1956-12-13  S07e11 The Telephone

+ BBC. "The Telephone". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1956-12-20  S07e12 The Flea

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Flea". Syndicated rebroadcast date: April 21, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1956-12-24  S07esp Operation Christmas Duff
 1956-12-26  S07e13 Six Charlies In Search Of An Author

+ BBC origination. "Six Charlies In Search Of An Author". Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-01-03  S07e14 Emperor Of The Universe

+ BBC. "Emperor Of The Universe" ("Bulldog Seagoon's First Case"). Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1957-01-10  S07e15 Wings Over Dagenham

+ BBC origination. "Wings Over Dagenham". Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-01-17  S07e16 The Rent Collectors

 1957-01-24  717 Shifting Sands India

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Shifting Sands Of Waziristan". Syndicated rebroadcast date: October 27, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-01-31  E07e18 The Moon Show

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Moon Show". Syndicated rebroadcast date: May 3, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-02-07  S07e19 The Mysterious Punchuptheconker

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Mysterious Punch-Up-The-Conker" ("The Leather Omnibus"). Syndicated rebroadcast date: May 6, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1957-02-14  The Sleeping Prince
 1957-02-20  721 Insurance,the White Mans Burden

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "Insurance, The White Man's Burden". Syndicated rebroadcast date: May 19, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-02-21  Round The World In Eighty Days
 1957-02-28  S07e21 Insurance The White Mans Burden
 1957-03-07  722 The Africa Ship Canal

+ BBC. "The Great Trans-Africa Aeroplane Canal". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-03-14  S07e23 Ill Met By Goonlight

+ BBC. "Ill Met By Goonlight". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-03-21  S07e24 The Missing Boa Constrictor

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Missing Boa Constrictor". Syndicated rebroadcast date: November 10, 1970. Alternate title: "The Birmingham Ring Road Construction." Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1957-03-28  S07e25 The Histories Of Pliny The Elder

+ BBC. "The Histories Of Pliny The Elder". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1957-08-02  Spl The Reason Why
 1957-09-30  S08e01 Spon
 1957-10-06  Svg(t)e01the Mummified Priest

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Mummified Priest". Syndicated rebroadcast date: February 3, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-10-07  S08e02 The Junk Affair
 1957-10-14  S08e03 The Burning Embassy

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Burning Embassy" ("Firechief Seagoon"). Syndicated rebroadcast date: December 15, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-10-21  S08e04 The Great Regents Park Swim

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Great Regent's Park Swim". Syndicated rebroadcast date: June 2, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-10-28  805 Treasure In The Tower
 1957-11-03  Svge03 The Missing Ten Downing Street
 1957-11-04  S08e06 The Space Age

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Space Age". Syndicated rebroadcast date: November 17, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-11-11  S08e07 The Red Fort
 1957-11-18  S08e08 The Missing Battleship
 1957-11-18  808 Giant Bombardon
 1957-11-25  809 The Policy

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Policy". Syndicated rebroadcast date: June 14, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-12-01  Svge05 The Kippered Herring Gang
 1957-12-02  810 King Solomon's Mines
 1957-12-09  811 Stolen Postman

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Stolen Postman". Syndicated rebroadcast date: December 1, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-12-15  Vg06 Case Of The Vanishing Room
 1957-12-16  812 Great British Revolution

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Great British Revolution". Syndicated rebroadcast date: December 8, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1957-12-23  S08e13 The Plasticine Man
 1957-12-30  S08e14 African Incident
 1957-12-30  814 The Ink Shortage
 1958-01-06  S08e15 The Thing On The Mountain

+ BBC. "The Thing On The Mountain". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1958-01-13  816 Mustard And Cress Shortage
 1958-01-13  S08e16 The String Robberies
 1958-01-20  S08e17 The Moriarity Murder Mystery
 1958-01-27  S08e18 The Curse Of Frankenstein

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Curse Of Frankenstein" ("My Heart's In The Highlands"). Syndicated rebroadcast date: January 5, 1971. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1958-02-02  S09p14 The Scarlet Capsule
 1958-02-03  S08e19 The White Neddie Trade
 1958-02-10  S08e20 Ten Snowballs That Shook The World

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "Ten Snowballs That Shook The World". Syndicated rebroadcast date: December 29, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1958-02-16  Svge09 The Internal Mountain
 1958-02-17  821 The Man Who Never Was
 1958-02-23  Svge10 The Silent Bugler
 1958-02-24  822 World War One

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "World War One" (!). Syndicated rebroadcast date: January 12, 1971. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1958-03-02  Vg11 The Great Bank Of England Robbery
 1958-03-02  Svge11 Great Bank Of England Robbery
 1958-03-03  S08e23 The Spon Plague
 1958-03-09  Svge12 The Dreaded Piano Clubber
 1958-03-10  S08e24 Tiddleywinks
 1958-03-16  Vi13 Siege Of Fort Night
 1958-03-17  S08e25 The Evils Of Bushey Spon
 1958-03-23  Vg14 The First Albert Memorial To The Moon

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Albert Memorial". Syndicated rebroadcast date: March 3, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1958-03-24  S08e26 The Great Statue Debate

+ BBC. "The Great Statue Debate". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1958-10-03  Svge06 The Vanishing Room (tlo65471)
 1958-11-01  S09e02 I Was Monty's Treble

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "I Was Monty's Treble". Syndicated rebroadcast date: January 24, 1971. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1958-11-03  S09e01 The Sahara Desert Statue
 1958-11-17  S09e03 The £1,000,000 Penny
 1958-11-24  S09e04 Pam's Paper Insurance Policy
 1958-12-01  S09e05 The Mountain Eaters
 1958-12-08  S09e06 The Childe Harolde Rewarde
 1958-12-15  S09e07 The Seagoon Memoirs

+ BBC. "The Seagoon Memoirs". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1958-12-22  S09e08 Queen Anne's Rain

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "Queen Anne's Reign". Syndicated rebroadcast date: June 27, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1958-12-29  S09p09 The Battle Of Spion Kop
 1959-01-05  910 Ned's Atomic Dustbin
 1959-01-12  S09e11 Who Is Pink Oboe
 1959-01-20  S09e12 Call Of The West

+ BBC origination, WRVR-FM, New York rebroadcast. "The Call Of The West". Syndicated rebroadcast date: July 5, 1970. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra.
 1959-01-26  S09e13 Dishonouredagain
 1959-02-02  914 Quatermass Obe (scarlet Capsule)
 1959-02-09  915 The Tay Bridge
 1959-02-16  S09e19 The Gold Plate Robbery
 1959-02-23  S09e17 The Fifty Pound Cure
 1959-12-24  S10e01 A Christmas Carol

+ BBC. "A Christmas Carol" ("Christmas Tales...You Lose"). Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1959-12-31  S10e02 The Tale Of Mens Shirts
 1960-01-01  S10e04 Robin's Post

+ BBC. "Robin's Post". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1960-01-07  S10e03 The Chinese Legs

+ BBC. "The Chinese Legs". Sustaining. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 
 1960-01-14  1004 Personal Narrative Of Captain Seagoon
 1960-01-21  S10e0goon 5 The Silver Doubloons
 1960-01-28  S10e06 The Last Smoking Seagoon

+ BBC. "The Last Of The Smoking Seagoons". Sustaining. The last show of the series. Harry Secombe, Max Geldray (vocal), Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, The Ray Ellington Quartet, Wallace Greenslade (announcer), Wally Stott and His Orchestra. 

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