This Week’s Goon Pod

Don’t miss this week’s edition of Goon Pod. In it, Tyler talks to “the Grand Poobah” of the GSPS, Richard Usher and the University of York archivist Gary Brannan.

As well as discussing the Galton and Simpson archive which Gary is working on, and scripts found in it which were written for Peter Sellers and as performed recently by Richard (more info), the topics ranged from the archives being collected more generally at York, including the GSPS’s, collection, and the strength and future of the GSPS.

The very same day as the podcast was released, the video of Gary’s talk and Richard’s performance was uploaded to YouTube. See it here.

The crowdfunding campaign to help secure the Galton and Simpson archive, as mentioned in the podcast, is here

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Scradje – Goon Pod

Scradje is the penultimate show of Series 6 and a classic example of Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty conspiring to fleece Neddie Seagoon, much as they did in Lurgi Strikes Britain. This time, the nation is suffering from a mysterious shortage of 'scradje', the substance that apparently prevents people's boots from exploding.There's the welcome return of John Snagge, who pops up as the Home Secretary, advising the British public to walk backwards holding gas stoves above their heads.Seagoon leads an expedition party to the North Pole in search of scradje and we get a number of references to Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier, plus a rather surprising amount of heat and pyramid activity for the Arctic. Eventually, Seagoon discovers that the whole business is a gigantic hoax, confronts the dastardly duo in Monte Carlo and secures their confession – before Bluebottle makes one final, rather unfortunate mistake.Meanwhile returning guest Brian Phillips brings his immense knowledge of fifties popular culture to discuss Alma Cogan, David Whitfield, Elvis Presley, Lee Lawrence and much besides. He and Tyler also revisit Footo, the Wonder Boot Exploder.Is Scradje a bona fide Goon Show classic or does it suffer from general cast weariness, not to mention Spike returning to the well? You be the judge!
  1. Scradje
  2. The Goons Sell Out
  3. Trailer: Episode Number Nine
  4. The Great Regent's Park Swim
  5. Jet Storm (1959)