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 6, Episode 21 repeated Tuesday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra

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Video clips

The Ying Tong Song

The most famous song to have come out from The Goon Show.

What time is it, Eccles?

Bluebottle wants to ask Eccles what the time is. Luckily he has it - on a piece of paper.

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