Copied from the depths of our newsletter archive, or sometimes not, we’re adding articles here which make interesting reading.
75 Years Ago – An anniversary look at the very first Goon Show
The Margaret Lindsay Mystery – Who was the lady who almost appeared in the first Goon Show?
The Tiddlywinks Story – The day in 1958 the Goons became Royal Champions.
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 10 part series delving into early 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 – An Appreciation
Many more features from the last fifty years of the GSPS newsletters are available in the book Goon Show News – more info
The Goon Show Preservation Society 