One of the aims of The Goon Show Preservation Society is to gather an archive of all the material we can get relating to the Goons. To add to our collection, we’re seeking a multitude of things, and we wish to ask the masses to supply stuff that we do not have. So, search your attics, dustbins, etc. for all the things listed below.
TV and FILM video recordings wanted
Do you have recordings of any of the TV programmes or films we’re looking for? – Click here for the list
Digital Recordings wanted
From these lists, we’re looking for digital copies recorded from the specific sources listed below. Sleeve and/or disc images and audio (WAV or MP3) are required.
| Commercial Recordings: | 78rpm Records | 45rpm Records |
| 8-Track Cartridges | Open Reel Tapes | Long Playing Records |
| Cassettes | Compact Discs |
We’re also looking for some BBC Transcription Services Original recordings of The Goon Show, as listed here.
Radio Recordings wanted
From these lists, we’re looking for digital copies recorded from the listed radio shows. Audio files (WAV or MP3) are required – Click here for the list
radio Times pages wanted
There are just a few gaps in our collection of listings for the Goon Show in the pages of the Radio Times – Click here for the list
TV Times pages wanted
We’re looking for the listings pages from copies of the TV Times which detail The Idiot Weekly Price 2d, A Show Called Fred and Son of Fred from 1956, Yes It’s the Cathode Ray Tube Show from 1957 and The Harry Secombe Show from 1966. – Click here for the full list
TV Times (Australia) pages wanted
Similar to the above, but this time it’s Australian listing pages we’d like. We’re after The TV Times entries for The Idiot Weekly from 1962 – Click here for the list
TV Comic pages wanted
Another publication we’re looking for is the TV Comic magazine, which ran a Telegoons cartoon drawn by Bill Tidy from 1963 to 66. The gaps in our collection are listed here.
If you can help, items can be emailed as attachments to grytpype_thynne@yahoo.com or (if items are too large for an email attachment) to the same address using WeTransfer. Any enquiries can be sent to the same email address.
In the future we’ll have more lists here for lots of other stuff we need. It will include TS paperwork, if anyone has access to that.
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