3/21  The Building of the Suez Canal

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 29 March 1953
First Broadcast : Tuesday 7 April 1953 on the BBC Home Service

The show comprised two sketches: Handsome Harry works at a Vineyard (first used in 2/5) and The Building of the Suez Canal (first used in 2/1).T he title of the show is taken from the front of the script and is applicable to parts 2 and 3 of the show.

There is no known recording of this show.

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