Peter Sellers with Tony Hancock

Causing much excitement, an until-now lost recording of a Peter Sellers performance has been found, and it’s being broadcast in a restored state on BBC Radio 4 on 18th October. The show is an episode from the first series of Hancock’s Half Hour which was only ever broadcast once, in February 1955. In it, Sellers stood in for an absent Kenneth Williams.

Radio 4 are also running a documentary about the search for old recordings and finding the lost episode. It’s called Raiders of the Lost Archive, and it’s available to stream on BBC Sounds.

After its first airing on Radio 4, the Hancock episode, which is titled The Marriage Bureau, will also be available to stream here.

Our favourite podcast – Goon Pod – is onto the story this week. Tyler’s guest is voice actor and restorer Keith Wickham, who presented and co-produced the Raiders of the Lost Archive programme.

Goon Pod Film Club: Great News For All Listeners! – Goon Pod

On the occasion of Kenneth Williams’ 100th birthday it seemed an ideal opportunity to introduce people to the glories of Goon Pod Film Club. Inspired by Mr Fiddler in Carry On Camping (episode out next week) membership to GPFC has dropped to £1 a month for all existing and new members. That will give you a new full-length discussion about a classic British comedy film every month plus access to the GPFC archive of over twenty shows and growing: episodes include Without A Clue; Steptoe & Son Ride Again; Shaun Of The Dead; Kind Hearts & Coronets; A Hard Days Night; School For Scoundrels; Paddington 2 and many more! We also have some fine guests including David Quantick, David Renwick & Andrew Marshall, Tim Worthington and Jon Canter. This is a special 2-hour edition of Goon Pod highlighting some of the many conversations we’ve had on GPFC over the last 18 months. Remember: head over to Patreon.com/GoonPod and subscribe for just £1 a month (you can also buy individual episodes for £3 each if you don’t wish to subscribe)
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  3. Carol For Another Christmas (1964)
  4. This Is Your Life: Spike Milligan
  5. One Way Pendulum (1965) – with David Quantick