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  • S04E01 The Dreaded Piano Clubber

    • October 2, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-10-02 Recorded: 1953-09-27 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: The title given is that of the middle part of the show.

  • S04E02 The Man Who Tried to Destroy London's Monuments

    • October 9, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-10-09 Recorded: 1953-10-04 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: The title given is that of parts 2 and 3 of the show.

  • S04E03 The Ghastly Experiments of Dr. Hans Eidelburger

    • October 16, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-10-16 Recorded: 1953-10-11 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: The first part of the show is 'The Adventures of Fearless Harry Secombe', a 'serial' which appears at the start of several shows, the title given for the show is the subtitle of this first section. The remainder of the show is about the ascent of Mount Everest.

  • S04E04 The Building of Britain's First Atomic Cannon

    • October 23, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-10-23 Recorded: 1953-10-18 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as title. This is the first show in series 4 to have single plot lasting through all three parts.

  • S04E05 The Gibraltar Story

    • October 30, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-10-30 Recorded: 1953-10-25 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: The title given is that of parts 2 and 3 of the show.

  • S04E06 Through the Sound Barrier in an Airing Cupboard

    • November 6, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-11-06 Recorded: 1953-11-01 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S04E07 The First Albert Memorial to the Moon

    • November 13, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-11-13 Recorded: 1953-11-08 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton

  • S04E08 The Missing Bureaucrat

    • November 20, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-11-20 Recorded: 1953-11-15 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: The first part of the show is 'The Further Adventures of Fearless Harry Secombe - A Race to the Death'. 'The Missing Bureacrat' is parts 2 and 3.

  • S04E09 Operation Bagpipes

    • November 27, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-11-27 Recorded: 1953-11-22 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton

  • S04E10 The Flying Saucer Mystery

    • December 4, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-12-04 Recorded: 1953-11-29 Author: Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: The first part of the show is again 'The Adventures of Fearless Harry Secombe' (the title given on the BBC Script Library copy), however, the main part of the show is about flying saucers, and as Spike Milligan's copy of the script is missing the given title has been invented.

  • S04E11 The Spanish Armada

    • December 11, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-12-11 Recorded: 1953-12-06 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: In the first part of the show is 'Harry Proves he is Not a Dog', parts 2 and 3 are the story of the Armada.

  • S04E12 The British Way

    • December 18, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-12-18 Recorded: 1953-12-13 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Short insert in 'Christmas Crackers'

    • December 25, 1953

  • S04E13 The Giant Bombardon

    • December 26, 1953

    First Broadcast: 1953-12-26 Recorded: 1953-12-20 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: With Michael Bentine.

  • S04E14 Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe

    • January 1, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-01-01 Recorded: 1953-01-27 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton

  • S04E15 The Missing Prime Minister

    • January 8, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-01-08 Recorded: 1954-01-03 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Jacques Brown

  • S04E16 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Crun

    • January 15, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-01-15 Recorded: 1954-01-10 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'Crime Does Not Pay Income Tax'.

  • S04E17 The Mummified Priest

    • January 22, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-01-22 Recorded: 1954-01-17 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton

  • S04E18 The History of Communications

    • January 29, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-01-29 Recorded: 1954-01-24 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Part one of the script is 'The History of Communications', originally part of the 7th episode of the 1st series and later re-worked into 'The GPO Show'. Parts 2 and 3 are 'The Siege of Khartoum', originally part of the 18th episode of the 3rd series.

  • S04E19 The Kippered Herring Gang

    • February 5, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-02-05 Recorded: 1954-01-31 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton

  • S04E20 The Toothpaste Expedition

    • February 12, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-02-12 Recorded: 1954-02-07 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: The first part of the script was originally used in the 2nd episode of the 2nd series. 'The Toothpaste Expedition' was originally used in the 5th episode of the 3rd series.

  • S04E21 The Case of the Vanishing Room

    • February 15, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-02-15 Recorded: 1954-02-14 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton

  • S04E22 The Great Ink Drought of 1902

    • February 22, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-02-22 Recorded: 1954-02-21 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'Hansard Unexpurgated'.

  • S04E23 The Greatest Mountain in the World

    • March 1, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-03-01 Recorded: 1954-02-28 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton

  • S04E24 The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System

    • March 8, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-03-08 Recorded: 1954-03-07 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton

  • S04E25 The Silent Bugler

    • March 15, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-03-15 Recorded: 1954-03-14 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: The nearest to an announcement is 'Take the case of Agent X2...'

  • S04E26 Western Story

    • March 22, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-03-22 Recorded: 1954-03-21 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'Brain!' (inspired by the film, 'Shane').

  • S04E27 The Saga of the Internal Mountain

    • March 29, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-03-29 Recorded: 1954-03-28 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton

  • S04E28 The Invisible Acrobat

    • April 5, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-04-05 Recorded: 1954-04-04 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'Bulletto'. Ray Ellington was pre-recorded.

  • S04E29 The Great Bank of England Robbery

    • April 12, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-04-12 Recorded: 1954-04-11 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Ray Ellington was pre-recorded.

  • S04E30 The Siege of Fort Knight

    • April 19, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-04-19 Recorded: 1954-04-18 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Ray Ellington was pre-recorded.

  • S04E32 Special : Archie in Goonland

    • June 11, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-06-11 Recorded: 1954-05-06 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Roy Speer Notes: With Peter Brough and Archie Andrews, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Hattie Jacques and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.

  • S04E33 Special : The Starlings

    • August 31, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-08-31 Recorded: 1954-08-12 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: With Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan and Andrew Timothy. The show was unusual as it was performed without musicians or an audience, making it more of a radio play than a Goon Show. It was written as a satire on the efforts of the Ministry of Works to get rid of starlings on public buildings.

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Season 5

  • S05E01 The Whistling Spy Enigma

    • September 28, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-09-28 Recorded: 1954-09-26 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton

  • S05E02 The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)

    • October 5, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-10-05 Recorded: 1954-10-03 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'Death in the Desert'.

  • S05E03 The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)

    • October 12, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-10-12 Recorded: 1954-10-10 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'The Terror of Bexhill-on-Sea'.

  • S05E04 The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton)

    • October 19, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-10-19 Recorded: 1954-10-17 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton

  • S05E05 The Affair of the Lone Banana

    • October 26, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-10-26 Recorded: 1954-10-24 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton

  • S05E06 The Canal

    • November 2, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-11-02 Recorded: 1954-10-31 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: With Valentine Dyall.

  • S05E07 Lurgi Strikes Britain

    • November 9, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-11-09 Recorded: 1954-11-07 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S05E08 The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (Solved)

    • November 16, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-11-16 Recorded: 1954-11-14 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton

  • S05E09 The Last Tram (from Clapham)

    • November 23, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-11-23 Recorded: 1954-11-21 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton

  • S05E10 The Booted Gorilla (found?)

    • November 30, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-11-30 Recorded: 1954-11-28 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton

  • S05E11 The Spanish Suitcase

    • December 7, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-12-07 Recorded: 1954-12-05 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S05E12 Dishonoured, or The Fall of Neddie Seagoon

    • December 14, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-12-14 Recorded: 1954-12-12 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton

  • S05E13 Forog

    • December 21, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-12-21 Recorded: 1954-12-19 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton

  • S05E14 Ye Bandit of Sherwood Forest

    • December 28, 1954

    First Broadcast: 1954-12-28 Recorded: 1954-12-19 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: With Charlotte Mitchell.

  • S05E15 Nineteen-Eighty-Five

    • January 4, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-01-04 Recorded: 1955-01-02 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell. Inspired by George Orwell's '1984'. The show was such a sucess that it was re-performed as episode 20 later in the series.

  • S05E16 The Case of the Missing Heir

    • January 11, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-01-11 Recorded: 1955-01-09 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S05E17 China Story

    • January 18, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-01-18 Recorded: 1955-01-16 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton

  • S05E18 Under Two Floorboards - A Story of the Legion

    • January 25, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-01-25 Recorded: 1955-01-23 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'Beau Geste'.

  • S05E19 The Missing Scroll

    • February 1, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-02-01 Recorded: 1955-01-30 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'The Lost Music of Purdom'.

  • S05E20 Nineteen-Eighty-Five

    • February 8, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-02-08 Recorded: 1955-01-30 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: This is a repeat of episode 15. It is a new performance of the same script, which was re-typed, incorporating all but one of the timing cuts made for the first version. In this show John Snagge (pre-recorded) reads the telescreen announcement near the beginning.

  • S05E21 The Sinking of Westminster Pier

    • February 15, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-02-15 Recorded: 1955-02-13 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Billed in Radio Times (and Programme Index) as 'The Six Ingots of Leadenhall Street'. The script was changed at short notice to a story inspired by a photograph of the floating pier at Westminster under several feet of water with an 'Out of Order' notice pinned to it. Greenslade tries to announce the show as 'The Six Ingots of Leadenhall Street' (insisting that the Radio Times is never wrong). Finally Sellers announces it as 'The Port of London Authority's valuable hand-carved, oil-painted, valuable floating pier'.

  • S05E22 The Fireball of Milton Street

    • February 22, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-02-22 Recorded: 1955-02-20 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: 'Milton Street' is the name of a village in Sussex.

  • S05E23 The Six Ingots of Leadenhall Street

    • March 1, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-03-01 Recorded: 1955-02-27 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: The title situation for this show can best be described as confusing. The front of the script, Radio Times, Programme Index and the 'Programme as Broadcast' files give the title as 'The Terrible Blasting of Moreton's Bank'. However, the show is in fact 'The Six Ingots of Leadenhall Street', the script postponed from 15th February 1955, is announced as such, and titled as such by TS. Strictly speaking, the title ought to match the official files, but since the 'Six Ingots' title makes more sense, and in fact would have been the official title of the script had not the last-minute change of plan happened. Hence the given title.

  • S05E24 Yehti

    • March 8, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-03-08 Recorded: 1955-03-06 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton

  • S05E25 The White Box of Great Bardfield

    • March 15, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-03-15 Recorded: 1955-03-13 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S05E26 The End

    • March 22, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-03-22 Recorded: 1955-03-20 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'The Confessions of a Secret Senna-pod Drinker'.

Season 6

  • S06E01 The Man Who Won the War

    • September 20, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-09-20 Recorded: 1955-09-18 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'Seagoon MCC'.

  • S06E02 The Secret Escritoire

    • September 27, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-09-27 Recorded: 1955-0Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes9-25 Author: Producer: Peter Eton

  • S06E03 The Lost Emperor

    • October 4, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-10-04 Recorded: 1955-10-02 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S06E04 Napoleon's Piano

    • October 11, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-10-11 Recorded: 1955-10-09 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: The script and the Programme Index entry are wrongly titled 'The Sale of Manhattan'.

  • S06E05 The Case of the Missing CD Plates

  • S06E06 Rommel's Treasure

  • S06E07 Foiled by President Fred

    • November 1, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-11-01 Recorded: 1955-10-30 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'In Honour Bound'.

  • S06E08 Shangri-La Again

    • November 8, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-11-08 Recorded: 1955-11-06 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'Lost Horizon'.

  • S06E09 The International Christmas Pudding

    • November 15, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-11-15 Recorded: 1955-11-13 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'The Great International Christmas Pudding'.

  • S06E10 The Pevensey Bay Disaster

    • April 3, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-04-03 Recorded: 1955-11-20 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: On the day the show was recorded there was a serious train crash. Due to the fact that the show contains a train crash, the episode was not broadcast until two weeks after the end of the series. Despite this, it is still refered to as episode 10. The script was also reused for episode 15 under the title 'The Hastings Flyer - Robbed'.

  • S06E11 The Sale of Manhattan

    • November 29, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-11-29 Recorded: 1955-11-27 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'The Lost Colony'.

  • S06E12 The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu-Manchu

    • December 6, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-12-06 Recorded: 1955-12-04 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Announced as 'Fred Fu-Manchu and his Bamboo Saxophone'.

  • S06E13 The Lost Year

    • December 13, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-12-13 Recorded: 1955-12-11 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton

  • S06E14 The Greenslade Story

    • December 20, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-12-20 Recorded: 1955-12-18 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: With John Snagge.

  • S06E15 The Hastings Flyer - Robbed

    • December 27, 1955

    First Broadcast: 1955-12-27 Recorded: 1955-12-18 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: This script is identical to that of episode 10 'The Pevensey Bay Disaster', incorporating the timing cuts made for that occasion. Only the announcements are changed to 'The Hastings Flyer'.

  • S06E16 The Mighty Wurlitzer

    • January 3, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-01-03 Recorded: 1956-01-01 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton

  • S06E17 The Raid of the International Christmas Pudding

    • January 10, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-01-10 Recorded: 1956-01-08 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S06E18 Tales of Montmartre

    • January 17, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-01-17 Recorded: 1956-01-15 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Peter Eton Notes: With Charlotte Mitchell.

  • S06E19 The Jet-Propelled Guided NAAFI

    • January 24, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-01-24 Recorded: 1956-01-22 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S06E20 The House of Teeth

    • January 31, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-01-31 Recorded: 1956-01-29 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: With Valentine Dyall. Not coherently announced.

  • S06E21 Tales of Old Dartmoor

    • February 7, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-02-07 Recorded: 1956-02-05 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell.

  • S06E22 The Choking Horror

    • February 14, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-02-14 Recorded: 1956-02-12 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell.

  • S06E23 The Great Tuscan Salami Scandal

    • February 21, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-02-21 Recorded: 1956-02-19 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: With John Snagge (pre-recorded). Without Musicians because there was a musicians' strike on at the time. In common with other Variety shows, the cast made do without music. This show and the next include Milligan's famous ballad 'I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas'.

  • S06E24 The Treasure in the Lake

    • February 28, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-02-28 Recorded: 1956-02-26 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Announced as 'The Treasure of Loch Lomond'. Orchestra conducted by Bruce Campbell.

  • S06E25 The Fear of Wages

    • March 6, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-03-06 Recorded: 1956-03-04 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Inspired by the film 'The Wages of Fear'.

  • S06E26 Scradje

    • March 13, 1956

    irst Broadcast: 1956-03-13 Recorded: 1956-03-11 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: With John Snagge (pre-recorded).

  • S06E27 The Man Who Never Was

    • March 20, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-03-20 Recorded: 1956-03-18 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: This is an expanded version of the script from part of episode 20 in the 3rd series. It is also reworked later in series 8.

  • S06E28 The Goons Hit Wales

    • March 1, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-03-01 Recorded: 1956-02-26 Author: Spike Milligan Notes: 5½ minute insert in St. David's Day programme.

  • S06E29 China Story

    • August 29, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-08-29 Recorded: 1956-08-24 Author: Spike Milligan and Eric Sykes Producer: Dennis Main Wilson Notes: This is a new production of episode 17 of the 5th series - the script is almost identical. It was recorded at the National Radio Show.

  • S06E99 The Missing Christmas Parcel - Post Early for Christmas

Season 7

  • S07E01 The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis

    • October 4, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-10-04 Recorded: 1956-09-30 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Peter Eton Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S07E02 Drums Along the Mersey

    • October 11, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-10-11 Recorded: 1956-10-07 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Peter Eton Notes: With Valentine Dyall.

  • S07E03 The Nadger Plague

    • October 18, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-10-18 Recorded: 1956-10-14 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Announced as 'The Great Nadger Plague'.

  • S07E04 The MacReekie Rising of '74

    • October 25, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-10-25 Recorded: 1956-10-21 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Without Spike Milligan, with George Chisholm.

  • S07E05 The Spectre of Tintagel

    • November 1, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-11-01 Recorded: 1956-10-28 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: With Valentine Dyall.

  • S07E06 The Sleeping Prince

    • February 14, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-02-14 Recorded: 1956-11-04 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: This show, which parodies a Latin-American revolution, was postponed 3 months owing to the international situation at the time (among other things, the Hungarian uprising was taking place). Despite this it is still referred to as episode 6.

  • S07E07 The Great Bank Robbery

    First Broadcast: 1956-11-15 Recorded: 1956-11-11 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E08 Personal Narrative

    • November 22, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-11-22 Recorded: 1956-11-18 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Announced as 'The Personal Narrative of Captain Neddie Seagoon R.N.'.

  • S07E09 The Mystery of the Fake Neddie Seagoons

    • November 29, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-11-29 Recorded: 1956-11-25 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Announced as 'The Great Art Mystery, or The Case of the Fake Neddie Seagoon'.

  • S07E10 What's My Line?

    • December 5, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-12-05 Recorded: 1956-12-02 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E11 The Telephone

    • December 13, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-12-13 Recorded: 1956-12-09 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E12 The Flea

    • December 20, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-12-20 Recorded: 1956-12-16 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E13 Six Charlies in Search of an Author

    • December 26, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-12-26 Recorded: 1956-12-23 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E14 Emperor of the Universe

    • January 3, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-01-03 Recorded: 1956-12-23 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E15 Wings Over Dagenham

    • January 10, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-01-10 Recorded: 1956-12-30 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: With George Chisholm.

  • S07E16 The Rent Collectors

    • January 17, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-01-17 Recorded: 1956-12-30 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: With Bernard Miles.

  • S07E17 Shifting Sands

    • January 24, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-01-24 Recorded: 1957-01-20 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Not coherently announced. With Jack Train as Colonel Chinstrap (from 'ITMA'). It is interesting that this character, although from a different show a decade earlier, fitted into the Goon Show framework with no sense of strain.

  • S07E18 The Moon Show

    • January 31, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-01-31 Recorded: 1957-01-27 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E19 The Mysterious Punch-up-the-Conker

    • February 7, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-02-07 Recorded: 1957-02-03 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Not coherently announced. This show contains the well known 'What time is it Eccles?' sketch.

  • S07E20 Round the World in Eighty Days

    • February 21, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-02-21 Recorded: 1957-02-17 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E21 Insurance, the White Man's Burden

    • February 28, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-02-28 Recorded: 1957-02-24 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E22 The Africa Ship Canal

    • March 7, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-03-07 Recorded: 1957-03-03 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Announced as 'The Great Trans-Africa Canal'.

  • S07E23 Ill Met by Goonlight

    • March 14, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-03-14 Recorded: 1957-03-10 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E24 The Missing Boa Constrictor

    • March 21, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-03-21 Recorded: 1957-03-17 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S07E25 The Histories of Pliny the Elder

    • March 28, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-03-28 Recorded: 1957-03-24 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon

  • S07E26 Robin Hood

    First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK Recorded: 1956-12-02 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: With Valentine Dyall and Dennis Price. Not broadcast in Britain.

  • S07E27 Operation Christmas Duff

    • December 24, 1956

    First Broadcast: 1956-12-24 Recorded: 1956-12-09 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Pat Dixon Notes: A BBC General Overseas Service (GOS) only overseas edition. The GOS was at this time broadcasting entirely on short waves, so that this show could only have been heard in the UK by listeners equipped with short-wave receivers. The show was aimed largely at the British Armed Forces overseas.

  • S07E28 The Reason Why

    • August 22, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-08-22 Recorded: 1957-08-11 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Jacques Brown Notes: With Valentine Dyall. Music pre-recorded, no audience.

Season 8

  • S08E01 Spon

    • September 30, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-09-30 Recorded: 1957-09-29 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: Without Harry Secombe, with Dick Emery.

  • S08E02 The Junk Affair

    • October 7, 1957

    First Broadcast: 1957-10-07 Recorded: 1957-10-06 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Charles Chilton

  • S08E03 The Burning Embassy

    • October 14, 1957

    The Burning Embassy First Broadcast: 1957-10-14 Recorded: 1957-10-13 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Charles Chilton

  • S08E04 The Great Regents Park Swim

    • October 21, 1957

    1957-10-21 Recorded: 1957-10-20 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Charles Chilton

  • S08E05 The Treasure in the Tower

    • October 28, 1957

    1957-10-28 Recorded: 1957-10-27 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Charles Chilton

  • S08E06 The Space Age

    • November 4, 1957

    1957-11-04 Recorded: 1957-11-03 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Roy Speer

  • S08E07 The Red Fort

    • November 11, 1957

    1957-11-11 Recorded: 1957-11-10 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Roy Speer Notes: Announced as 'A Tale of India'.

  • S08E08 The Missing Battleship

    • November 18, 1957

    1957-11-18 Recorded: 1957-11-17 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Roy Speer Notes: Without Max Geldray. Not coherently announced.

  • S08E09 The Policy

    • November 25, 1957

    1957-11-25 Recorded: 1957-11-24 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Roy Speer

  • S08E10 King Solomon's Mines

    • December 2, 1957

    1957-12-02 Recorded: 1957-12-01 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Roy Speer

  • S08E11 The Stolen Postman

    • December 9, 1957

    1957-12-09 Recorded: 1957-12-08 Author: Larry Stephens Producer: Roy Speer

  • S08E12 The Great British Revolution

    • December 16, 1957

    1957-12-16 Recorded: 1957-12-15 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Roy Speer

  • S08E13 The Plasticine Man

    • December 23, 1957

    1957-12-23 Recorded: 1957-12-22 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Roy Speer Notes: Without Ray Ellington.

  • S08E14 African Incident

    • December 30, 1957

    1957-12-30 Recorded: 1957-12-29 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Roy Speer

  • S08E15 The Thing on the Mountain

    • January 6, 1958

    1958-01-06 Recorded: 1958-01-05 Author: Larry Stephens and Maurice Wiltshire Producer: Roy Speer

  • S08E16 The String Robberies

    • January 13, 1958

    1958-01-13 Recorded: 1958-01-12 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Roy Speer Notes: With George Chisholm. Announced as 'The Great String Robberies'.

  • S08E17 The Moriarty Murder Mystery

    • January 20, 1958

    1958-01-20 Recorded: 1958-01-19 Author: Larry Stephens and Maurice Wiltshire Producer: Charles Chilton

  • S08E18 The Curse of Frankenstein

    • January 27, 1958

    1958-01-27 Recorded: 1958-01-19 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: Without Ray Ellington, with George Chisholm. Announced as 'The Curse of Frankenstein - BLAST!' and then continues as a story entitled 'My Heart's in the Highlands'.

  • S08E19 The White Neddie Trade

    • February 3, 1958

    1958-02-03 Recorded: 1958-02-02 Author: Larry Stephens and Maurice Wiltshire Producer: Charles Chilton

  • S08E20 Ten Snowballs that Shook the World

    • February 10, 1958

    1958-02-10 Recorded: 1958-02-09 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton

  • S08E21 The Man Who Never Was

    • February 17, 1958

    1958-02-17 Recorded: 1958-02-16 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: This script is a re-working of episode 27 and of the 6th series, itself an expanded version from part of episode 20 of the 3rd series.

  • S08E22 World War One

    • February 24, 1958

    1958-02-24 Recorded: 1958-02-23 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: The script is titled '_____!' as are the BBC Transcription Services issues: the announced title is written as '_____!' and pronounced as a faint murmur - Milligan's interpretation of illegible writing on a faded manuscript.

  • S08E23 The Spon Plague

    • March 3, 1958

    1958-03-03 Recorded: 1958-03-02 Author: Spike Milligan and John Antrobus Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: With George Chisholm. Announced as 'The Great Spon Plague'.

  • S08E24 Tiddleywinks

    • March 10, 1958

    1958-03-10 Recorded: 1958-03-09 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: With John Snagge. Not coherently announced.

  • S08E25 The Evils of Bushey Spon

    • March 17, 1958

    1958-03-17 Recorded: 1958-03-16 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: With A. E. Matthews. Inspired by a real-life row A. E. Matthews was having with his local council about a concrete lamp-post they wanted to put outside his house. (There is also a reference to this in the previous show). Mr Matthews appears only in the last five minutes of the show, which are ad-libbed by all concerned owing to Mr Mathews's utter refusal to stick to the plot.

  • S08E26 The Great Statue Debate

    • March 24, 1958

    1958-03-24 Recorded: 1958-03-23 Author: Spike Milligan and John Antrobus Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: Not coherently announced.

Season 9

  • S09E01 The Sahara Desert Statue

    • November 3, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-11-03 Recorded: 1958-11-02 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S09E02 I Was Monty's Treble

    • November 10, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-11-10 Recorded: 1958-11-06 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell

  • S09E03 The £1,000,000 Penny

    • November 17, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-11-17 Recorded: 1958-11-16 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Announced as 'The Story of a Crime-Type Murder'. After the first musical break it becomes 'Ned the Miser' - it is this plan which is the story of the £1,000,000 Penny. The BBC Transcription Services publicity for their re-issue of this as 'Pick of the Goons' No. 81 wrongly describes it as 'The £1,000 Penny'.

  • S09E04 The Pam's Paper Insurance Policy

    • November 24, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-11-24 Recorded: 1958-11-23 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S09E05 The Mountain Eaters

    • December 1, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-12-01 Recorded: 1958-11-30 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S09E06 The Childe Harolde Rewarde

    • December 8, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-12-08 Recorded: 1958-12-07 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S09E07 The Seagoon Memoirs

    • December 15, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-12-15 Recorded: 1958-12-14 Author: Larry Stephens and Maurice Wiltshire Producer: John Browell Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S09E08 Queen Anne's Rain

    • December 22, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-12-22 Recorded: 1958-12-21 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S09E09 The Battle of Spion Kop

    • December 29, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-12-29 Recorded: 1958-12-28 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Not coherently announced.

  • S09E10 Ned's Atomic Dustbin

    • January 5, 1959

    First Broadcast: 1959-01-05 Recorded: 1959-01-04 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Not coherently announced. With John Snagge (pre-recorded).

  • S09E11 Who Is Pink Oboe?

    • January 12, 1959

    First Broadcast: 1959-01-12 Recorded: 1959-01-11 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Without Peter Sellers but with Kenneth Connor, Valentine Dyall, Graham Stark, Jack Train and John Snagge (pre-recorded). Announced as 'The Spy, or . . .'. Sellers developed throat trouble shortly before the recording and the other four actors were brought in by John Browell at very short notice. They take the various parts written for Sellers, with minimal re-writing. Dyall replaces Gryptype-Thynne, Connor replaces Willium and a few others, Stark replaces Henry Crun (the Min and Henry episode becomes an Irish couple who are not as successful as the other replacements) and Train as Colonel Chinstrap, replaces Major Bloodnok.

  • S09E12 The Call of the West

    • January 20, 1959

    First Broadcast: 1959-01-20 Recorded: 1959-01-18 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Announced as 'Captain Stingo, or Goon Law, or Anythinggggggg (Hern)'.

  • S09E13 Dishonoured - Again

    • January 26, 1959

    First Broadcast: 1959-01-26 Recorded: 1959-01-25 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Announced as 'I Knew Terence Nuke' ('From the book, I Knew Terence Nuke, by Eileen Beardsmore-Lewisham, tiddley-doo spot, we present the play, 'I Knew Terence Nuke', from the book by Eileen Beardsmore-Lewisham'). This show is a new production of the script 'Dishonoured' from episode 12 of the 5th series; there are only slight variations in the text. It is this later version which was issued on Parlophone Record (PMC 1108), despite their title of 'Dishonoured'.

  • S09E14 The Scarlet Capsule

    • February 2, 1959

    First Broadcast: 1959-02-02 Recorded: 1959-02-01 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: With Andrew Timothy (pre-recorded). Announced as 'Quatermass O.B.E.'. This show is a parody of the highly successful BBC-TV serial 'Quatermass and the Pit'. Andrew Timothy reads announcements at the beginning and end of the show that were originally intended to be read by John Snagge.

  • S09E15 The Tay Bridge

    • February 9, 1959

    First Broadcast: 1959-02-09 Recorded: 1959-02-08 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: With George Chisholm. Not coherently announced.

  • S09E16 The Gold Plate Robbery

    • February 16, 1959

    First Broadcast: 1959-02-16 Recorded: 1959-02-15 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Announced (eventually) as 'The Kleens of Blenchinghall, the story of an ordinary English comedy half-hour'.

  • S09E17 The £50 Cure

    • February 23, 1959

    First Broadcast: 1959-02-23 Recorded: 1959-02-22 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Without Harry Secombe, with Kenneth Connor. Not coherently announced.

Season 10

  • S10E01 The Christmas Carol

    • December 24, 1959

    First Broadcast: 1959-12-24 Recorded: 1959-12-20 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Announced as 'A Merry Christmas and Custard'.

  • S10E02 The Tale of Men's Shirts

    • December 31, 1959

    First Broadcast: 1959-12-31 Recorded: 1959-12-27 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Announced as 'Tales of Men's Shirts (a story of down under).'

  • S10E03 The Chinese Legs

    • January 7, 1960

    First Broadcast: 1960-01-07 Recorded: 1960-01-03 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Not coherently announced. With John Snagge (pre-recorded).

  • S10E04 Robin's Post

    • January 14, 1960

    First Broadcast: 1960-01-14 Recorded: 1960-01-10 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Announced as 'The Story of Lord Seagoon, Playboy of the Western Approaches'.

  • S10E05 The Silver Dubloons

    • January 21, 1960

    First Broadcast: 1960-01-21 Recorded: 1960-01-17 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: With Valentine Dyall. Not coherently announced.

  • S10E06 The Last Smoking Seagoon

    • January 28, 1960

    First Broadcast: 1960-01-28 Recorded: 1960-01-24 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: With John Snagge (pre-recorded). Announced as 'The Last of the Smoking Seagoons'.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x2 The Last Goon Show of All

    • October 5, 1972

    First Broadcast: 1972-10-05 Recorded: 1972-04-30 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: John Browell Notes: Specially written and performed as part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the BBC. With Andrew Timothy as announcer.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 The Mummified Priest

    • September 22, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-09-22 Recorded: 1957-10-06 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton

  • SPECIAL 0x4 The Greatest Mountain in the World

    • September 29, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-09-29 Recorded: 1957-10-20 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton

  • SPECIAL 0x5 The Missing Ten Downing Street

    • November 3, 1957

    First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK Recorded: 1957-11-03 Author: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens Producer: Roy Speer Notes: Announced as 'The Missing Prime Minister of 1953'.

  • SPECIAL 0x6 The Giant Bombardon

    • October 6, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-10-06 Recorded: 1957-11-17 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Roy Speer Notes: With Valentine Dyall.

  • SPECIAL 0x7 The Kippered Herring Gang

    • December 1, 1957

    First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK Recorded: 1957-12-01 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Roy Speer

  • SPECIAL 0x8 The Vanishing Room

    • October 13, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-10-13 Recorded: 1957-12-15 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Roy Speer

  • SPECIAL 0x9 The Ink Shortage

    • December 29, 1957

    First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK Recorded: 1957-12-29 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Roy Speer Notes: Announced as 'Hansard Unexpurgated'.

  • SPECIAL 0x10 The Mustard and Cress Shortage

    • January 12, 1958

    First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK Recorded: 1958-01-12 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Tom Ronald Notes: Announced as 'The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System'.

  • SPECIAL 0x11 The Internal Mountain

    • February 16, 1958

    First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK Recorded: 1958-02-16 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton

  • SPECIAL 0x12 The Silent Bugler

    • February 23, 1958

    First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK Recorded: 1958-02-23 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: The nearest thing to an announcement is '...take the Case of Agent X2'.

  • SPECIAL 0x13 The Great Bank of England Robbery

    • October 20, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-10-20 Recorded: 1958-03-02 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: Announced first as 'Open Casebook' and later by the official title.

  • SPECIAL 0x14 The Dreaded Piano Clubber

    • March 9, 1958

    First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK Recorded: 1958-03-09 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton

  • SPECIAL 0x15 The Siege of Fort Night

    • March 16, 1958

    First Broadcast: Not broadcast in UK Recorded: 1958-03-16 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton

  • SPECIAL 0x16 The Albert Memorial

    • October 27, 1958

    First Broadcast: 1958-10-27 Recorded: 1958-03-23 Author: Spike Milligan Producer: Charles Chilton Notes: Announced as 'The First Albert Memorial to the Moon'.

  • SPECIAL 0x17 Tales Of Men's Shirts

    • August 8, 1968
    • ITV1

    Starring Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe. Written by Spike Milligan. Announcer John Cleese. A televised radio production of an original Goon Show script, "Tales of Men's Shirts", broadcast by Thames Television. The three Goons reunited with the addition of John Cleese as announcer. This followed two years after the Goons re-enacted "The Whistling Spy Enigma" for inclusion in a broadcast of "Secombe and Friends".