It’s time for the latest set of web links from Mark Cousins
The Goons
Here’s what happened at the plaque unveiling for Goons record producer Marcel Stellman
at www.songlink.com
Here’s a Marcel Stellman playlist!
Elton Jim does The Goon Show – It’s a little bit funny!
Struck down by the lurgi – The Goons and their legacy Warren Nunn
The Six Degrees of The Goon Show – An American Podcast
at evergreenpodcasts.com
Goons related scripts etc for sale at littlestourbooks.com
The Telegoons
5th October 2023 marks 60th anniversary of the first broadcast of The Telegoons. Here are a few nice items on the subject, starting with the main place to visit for all things Telegoon!
www.telegoons.org
Great picture of Tony Young with a few of the puppets
at www.shutterstock.com
Some commercially available puppets at www.worthpoint.com
This looks like an official release, but I am informed that it isn’t and that the picture quality is poor.
at www.ebay.co.uk
Puppeteer Ann Perrin remembers The Telegoons
Spike Milligan
What a Performance! – Spike Milligan in a programme hosted by Bob Monkhouse
The Melting Pot (11th June 1975) Pilot episode
MUPPETURGY: A “THE MUPPET SHOW” REWATCH PODCAST – Spike Milligan at podtail.com
Peter Sellers
New 68 page book about Sellers
Independent Minds: Peter Sellers – 2007 documentary
at www.murraystreet.com
MUPPETURGY: A “THE MUPPET SHOW” REWATCH PODCAST – Peter Sellers
at podtail.com
Scroll through this to find a rare picture of Sellers as Bloodnok!
at transdiffusion.org/
An extensive photo library – at shop.memorylane.co.uk
Harry Secombe
Remembering Harry Secombe (1921-2001) Centenary Celebration – recorded Zoom Call – National Library of Wales with David & Katie Secombe 1hr 12 mins
at www.facebook.com/llgcymrunlwales
Death of Myra Secombe 2018 – at www.walesonline.co.uk
The Harry Secombe Show 1966 – programme – at www.tonyhancock.org.uk
1962 cartoon of Harry – at collections.vam.ac.uk
Harry Secombe: A Great Tenor, Comedian, Actor, and Author
at reelrundown.com
Raspberries and Turkey
Michael Bentine
A Goon gone potty!
After Hours – Forgotten Bentine ITV series – at camera.abcatlarge.co.uk
Michael Bentine was awarded the Order Of Merit by the Peruvian Ambassador on 22 October 1970
at www.britishpathe.com
Michael Bentine is Ray Vegas in … The Adventures of Terry Teo: Terry and the Gunrunners 1985 New Zealand Childrens series.
All six episodes can be found here!
at www.nzonscreen.com
The Goon Show Preservation Society 