Happy New Year to all our readers!
Just when you thought it was safe to climb out from under your Christmas tree, here we are again with another selection box of gems from the depths of the internet, just waiting to satisfy your appetite for rare and hard to find goodies. So without further ado, off we go!
The Goon Show
We start with a brand new programme. This was on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday! Here it is, just in case you missed it. The first ten minutes are about…The Goons!
Archive on 4 – Annie Nightingale’s Age of Irreverence
A Profile on alchetron.com
Interesting collection of Goons-related records, discs and tapes
Go to www.6868.me.uk and search for goons
The Goon Show at GSMC Classics- Podcast – at www.listennotes.com
Advert: Florette Salad – Bags of Goodness Music: The Goons – Eeh! Ah! Oh! Ooh! (so that’s what Prince Harry does now)
Now welcome to crazy song version corner!
The Bee Gees Sing The Goons – The Ying Tong song
Not to be outdone, Yes lead singer Jon Anderson does his version
Finally its the turn of the Muppets (scroll through to clip 8)
Peter Sellers
A Tribute To Peter Sellers
A Tribute To Blake Edwards
Another former Sellers car goes under the hammer
at www.carandclassic.com
1968 portrait of Sellers
The Best of British Laughs – Peter Sellers with Barry Took
A Profile at alchetron.com
Peter Sellers according to John Hester – at www.theargus.co.uk
Balham Gateway To The South – transcribed – at lproven.livejournal.com
Merrie Spaeth on Peter Sellers in The World of Henry Orient – on Facebook
For those interested in The Kings Theatre Southsea, where baby Sellers was carried on stage, here’s an interesting Facebook page
George Martin – A Painter In Sound. A 4 CD set including some tracks by Sellers as well as Bridge Over The River Wye and some tracks by Milligan and Bentine, Unchained Melody and a clip from a Goon Show.
PG Tips – The very first chimps TV commercial featuring the voice of…
on Facebook
Peter Sellers BBC TV film trailers from Christmas 1982
For those wanting to know how to get hold of The Ghost Of Peter Sellers, here’s a download site. Although there was a DVD release in the USA, there’s no DVD release in the UK
Spike Milligan
Nice piece on Spike at www.irishtimes.com
A Profile – at alchetron.com
Michael Bentine
A Profile – at alchetron.com
A great collection of cards including Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine
at www.moviecard.com
Harry Secombe
A Profile – at alchetron.com
And Finally…
If you’re not a member of The Goon Show Preservation Society, where have you been?
For a ridiculously small annual subscription, you can join today and get access to the amazing Encyclopedia Goonicus, the only one-stop shop for all things Goon!
Simply open your wallet and say after me… “Help Yourself!”
Born in 1972 as a direct result of The Last Goon Show Of All, the society celebrated its 50th birthday in 2022.
Finally, don’t forget to listen to the legend that is Tyler Adams’ GoonPod Go on… you know you want to!
Scradje – Goon Pod
That’s all for now. Watch out for more A Kick Up The Archives Specials coming to a screen near you! Now wash your hands!
