British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
The Goon Show. Image shows from L to R: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Copyright: BBC
The Goon Show

The Goon Show

  • Radio sitcom / sketch show
  • BBC Home Service
  • 1951 - 1960
  • 231 episodes (10 series)

Highly surreal radio adventures that helped take British comedy into a new age. Starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe. Also features Michael Bentine.

  • Series 9, Episode 10 repeated tomorrow at 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra

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Q. Spike Milligan. Copyright: BBC TV

Q

Highly surreal, subversive and offbeat sketch show written by and starring Spike Milligan.

Monty Python's Flying Circus. Image shows from L to R: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam. Copyright: BBC TV

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Highly influential off-the-wall 1970s sketch series, starring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman and Terry Jones.

The Last Goon Show Of All. Copyright: BBC Radio

The Last Goon Show Of All

Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Ray Ellington and Max Geldray reunite for a final fling in October 1972.

Down Among The Z Men. Image shows from L to R: Professor Osric Pureheart (Michael Bentine), Harry Jones (Harry Secombe) Film

Down Among The Z Men

The four original Goons star as Prof. Osric Pureheart misplaces a secret military formula.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC TV

The Telegoons

BBC Radio's world-famous Goons in a new puppet series for television.

The Bed Sitting Room. Mate (Spike Milligan) Film

The Bed Sitting Room

Surreal post-apocalyptic satire set in London after a nuclear war, following the last 20 people alive.

The Last Goon Show Of All. Image shows from L to R: Count Jim Moriarty (Spike Milligan), Hercules Grytpype-Thynne (Peter Sellers), Neddie Seagoon (Harry Secombe). Copyright: BBC TV

The Last Goon Show Of All

A special edition of the classic surreal comedy recorded to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the BBC.

Radio 2 logo Radio

At Last The Go On Show

A documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Goon Show, featuring interviews and archive footage with the stars and people behind it.

Perspectives: Sergeant On Spike. John Sergeant. Copyright: Silver River TV

Perspectives: Sergeant On Spike

Broadcaster John Sergeant delves into the influence of Spike Milligan both on himself, and on the whole nation.

Spike Milligan TV

Spike Milligan: Love, Light And Peace

Feature length documentary profiling the career of Spike Milligan.

Q Milligan. Spike Milligan TV

Spike Milligan: Assorted Q

Highlights from Spike Milligan's surreal and controversial sketch series Q.

Peter Sellers: From Southsea To Stardom. Peter Sellers. Copyright: BBC Radio

Peter Sellers: From Southsea To Stardom

Hour-long documentary celebrating the career of Peter Sellers, 90 years since his birth.

Spike Milligan Offers A Series Of Unrelated Incidents At Current Market Value. Spike Milligan. Copyright: BBC TV

Spike Milligan Offers A Series Of Unrelated Incidents At Current Market Value

Sketch show starring Spike Milligan, in his first solo vehicle for British TV.

It's A Square World. Michael Bentine. Copyright: BBC TV

It's A Square World

Groundbreaking, surreal sketch show starring and written by Michael Bentine.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV TV

Secombe And Friends

Harry Secombe and friends star in these comedy and music programmes, including contributions from the likes of Tony Hancock and Secombe's fellow ex-Goons.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV TV

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

The first attempt at bringing Goon Show humour to TV, this mix of sketches and sitcom-esque formulae was set around Victorian paper, The Idiot Weekly.

Radio Five. Eric Idle. Copyright: BBC Radio

Radio Five

Eric Idle parodies BBC radio with his own station, presenting shows on the (then non-existant) Radio Five.

BBC Two TV

Oh In Colour

Sketch show starring Spike Milligan.

Radio 4 Radio

Milligna (Or Your Favourite Spike)

Sketch show starring and written by Spike Milligan.

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC Radio

It's A Stereophonic World

Michael Bentine brings us an experiment in sound for "people with ears six feet apart".

The Michael Bentine Show Radio

The Best Of Bentine

The ultimate one-man show, written and performed by Michael Bentine.

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC Radio

The Omar Khayyam Show

Sketch show written by and starring Spike Milligan, based on his earlier radio shows for the Australian Broadcasting Commission.

The Case Of The Mukkinese Battle-Horn. Image shows from L to R: Dick Emery, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan Film

The Case Of The Mukkinese Battle-Horn

Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Dick Emery srar in this Goon-inspired film in which a rare Mukkinese Battle-horn is stolen from the Metropolitan Museum in the dead of night.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV TV

The Goon Show

The Goons reunite for a unique television appearance.

Radio 4 Radio

What The Dickens!

Festive special written by and starring Spike Milligan, loosely based on A Christmas Carol.

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Eric Sykes Presents Peter Sellers

Sketch show starring Peter Sellers and Eric Sykes, written by Sykes and including Goon Show character Bloodnok.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV TV

Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show!

Sketch show starring and written by Michael Bentine, with fellow Goon Peter Sellers.

BBC radio microphone. Copyright: BBC Radio

Forces Gala Night

A special programme to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the British Forces Broadcasting Service.

Radio 4 Radio

The Wow Show

Surreal comedy show written by and starring Mark Arden, Lee Cornes, Paul Mark Elliott and Stephen Frost.

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