3/2  The Egg of the Great Auk

Starring Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan
Announcer: Andrew Timothy
Music by Max Geldray and The Ray Ellington Quartet
The Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
Script: Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens, edited by Jimmy Grafton
Producer: Peter Eton
Recorded: Sunday 16 November 1952
First Broadcast : Tuesday 18 November 1952 on the BBC Home Service

The title of the show is taken from the front of the script, and it’s applicable to the second and third section of the show. It’s interesting that Peter Eton, producing his first show, had a speaking part.

There is no known recording of this show.


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