Now sit back, relax and enjoy the fun!
The Goons
Some great photos of The Goons
at www.topfoto.co.uk and also here
According to the BBC (and they should know), this page on The Goons has been archived and is no longer needed! Producer Martin Dempsey talks about The Goon Shows, but mostly about Harry Secombe
at www.bbc.co.uk
George Martin – A Painter In Sound – What he did before some pop group stopped him from producing comedy! New CD release.
at amazon.co.uk
A brief analysis and lots of written clips – at tvtropes.org
The increasingly brilliant GSPS website now adds some of the wonderful vintage interviews from the society’s newsletter.
at goonshow.org
The Goon Show
And here’s a show from 2023! This was on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday, 7th January! Here it is just in case you missed it. The first ten minutes are about…The Goon Show and George Martin!
Annie Nightingale’s Age of Irreverence
A profile – alchetron.com
Interesting collection of Goons-related records, discs and tapes. Enter ‘Goons’ into the search box – www.6868.me.uk
The Goon Show – an American podcast series
Advert: Florette Salad – Bags of Goodness Music: The Goons – Eeh! Ah! Oh! Ooh!
Now welcome to crazy song version corner!
The Bee Gees Sing The Goons – The Ying Tong Song. It’s not though, it’s all pretend.
Not to be outdone Yes lead singer Jon Anderson does his version
Finally its the turn of the Muppets (scroll to clip 8)
ALSO: recommended:
Comedian and writer Mike Wozniak (Man Down, Taskmaster, Three Bean Salad) talks about the influence and warmth of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Harry Secombe’s anything-goes 1950s radio programme The Goon Show, and the comforts of its self-contained, lunatic world.
at shows.acast.com
Peter Sellers
A great source of some rarely-seen photos
at www.topfoto.co.uk
A profile – at alchetron.com
The 12 Days Of Christmas
The Magic Christian party with Joe McGrath and Ringo Starr
at www.britishpathe.com
The Caretaker by Harold Pinter. Sellers isn’t in this, but he and other stars supported it financially and get an on-screen credit
Lynne Frederick biography and many photos including some with Sellers
at www.bygonely.com
The Ladykillers – including the press book
at vintageclassicsfilm.co.uk
Interesting piece about the writer of I’m All Right Jack and other Sellers films, Alan Hackney – at petegrafton.com
A nice colour picture from And So To Bentley
at www.gettyimages.co.uk
Meridian 67 – John Cage – For the Birds – BBC World Service 25.9.81 – includes a piece on Peter Sellers with Alexander Walker, David Lodge and Anthony Simmons
at www.bbc.co.uk
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 – at kinoimages.wordpress.com
The Best of British Laughs – Peter Sellers with Barry Took
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
at www.facebook.com
For those interested in The Kings Theatre Southsea where baby Sellers was carried on stage, here’s an interesting Facebook page
at www.facebook.com
PG Tips – The very first chimps TV commercial featuring the voice of…
at www.facebook.com
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
Harry Secombe
The Sit Down featuring Kenney Jones, Ken Morley and Andy Secombe. Harry’s son and the others talk about their experiences with prostate cancer.
Some great photos of Harry – at www.topfoto.co.uk
Harry Secombe has a Woolworths Christmas Time!
Ever got out of the bath and felt like Harry Secombe? Well if you’d been a bit quicker you could have owned his dressing gown!
at auctions.rogersjones.co.uk/auctions
Some more great photos of Harry Secombe
at www.bridgemanimages.com
A profile – at alchetron.com
Alchetron: a free social encyclopaedia for the world, it says. Many interesting profiles available.
Michael Bentine
The Michael Bentine Show – at www.radioechoes.com
A profile at alchetron.com
Here’s a bunch of photos of Bentine – at www.topfoto.co.uk
With Diana Dors – at flashbak.com
Potty Piece – at Twitter.com
It’s a Square World – a great photo! – at www.bridgemanimages.com
and another on – www.alamy.com
A great collection of cards including Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine and Spike and Sabrina
at www.moviecard.com
Spike Milligan
Some great pictures of Spike at www.topfoto.co.uk
Christmas cards from George Harrison to Spike
at www.julienslive.com
Kenny Everett’s, A Christmas Carol with Spike. He comes in at about 8:11
Some interesting photos of Spike George Martin and Dudley Moore at Christmas 1970 – at www.alamy.com
Spike Milligan: Portrait of a Goon 6-12-59
at www.bbc.co.uk
A very timely look at… Milligan In Winter
An interview with Father Christmas
The Pirates Of The Pirates Of Penzance. Plus, see: GSPS newsletter 166
at gsopera.tv
Some great photos of Spike – at www.bridgemanimages.com
There’s A Lot Of It About (effectively Q10)
About Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive, Sky Arts
at www.comedy.co.uk and at advanced-television.com
Nice piece on Spike – www.irishtimes.com
A Profile – at alchetron.com
Great interview with Spike
The Goon Show Preservation Society 