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Radio 4 Extra,22 Sep 1958,30 mins

SeriesVintage Goons

The Mummified Priest

The Goon Show

Available for 27 days

Neddie Seagoon is suffering from 'lust for gold' so organises an expedition into the desert. Ground-breaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan. Starring: Peter Sellers Harry Secombe Spike Milligan Vintage Goons is a series of re-recorded episodes made by the original cast for sale abroad. With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray. Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott. Announcer: Wallace Greenslade Producer: Charles Chilton Originally broadcast on the BBC Home Service in January 1954. Adapted and re-recorded in October 1957 by the BBC Transcription Service for broadcast abroad. First broadcast in the UK on BBC 7 in September 2003.

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