Copied from the depths of our newsletter archive, or sometimes not, we’re adding articles here which make interesting reading.
The Peter Sellers Picture Quiz and the Multiple Choice Quiz from the 2025 GSPS meeting.
An Evening Called Fred – Stories told by John Browell, John P Hamilton and Brian Willey at a 1996 GSPS meeting.
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers – about the controversial Roger Lewis biography.
The Tatters Castle Script – the story of the Goon Show type ‘trial recording’ made in 1949.
A Visit to BBC Archives, Caversham – a look at the BBC written archive in 1983.
A Night at the Goon Show – what was it like to attend a recording in the 1950s?
A Fiendish GSPS Quiz – from the 2024 Annual Meeting.
The Story of the Goonist Movement– remembering the Goon Show fan club of 1956.
The Night the Goons Appeared at the Bristol Hippodrome – the story of a unique night at the theatre.
The Goon Pod Top 20 Goon Shows – The favourites voted for by Goon Pod listeners.
A Goon Show Essay – discussing the ways in which the Goon Show may be termed ‘popular culture’.
The Case of the Missing Lug-Holes – a ten part series by John Repsch, delving into Goon Show history.
Ouch! Harm Can Come to a Goon Show Like That – Censorship of the Goon Show.
Goon Shows of the Second Series
Wallace Greenslade – Appreciation
Many more features from the last fifty years of the GSPS newsletters are available in the book Goon Show News – more info
