Sad news to report from the world of the Goon Show. John Antrobus, the esteemed writer and honorary president of the GSPS, passed away on 15th December at the age of 92.
John was probably the last remaining person who contributed directly to the Goon Show. He co-wrote the scripts to The Spon Plague and The Great Statue Debate episodes from series 8 in 1958.
Having tried army and merchant navy life, John became a full-time playwright and scriptwriter in 1955. At that time met and worked with met Spike Milligan, Larry Stevens, Galton and Simpson, and everyone else at Associated London Scripts.
His other Goon-related involvements included the 1956 Show Called Fred TV series and Spike’s Australian Radio show Idiot Weekly. Later collaborations with Spike included the play, and later film, The Bed Sitting Room, and the 1987 radio series The Milligan Papers.
His books include a memoir of the Goon Show days, Goon But Not Forgotten.
John created many other works during his career and won many awards. A full tribute will appear in the next issue of Goon Show News.
The Goon Show Preservation Society 