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The Man Who Never Was

Episode 21 of 26

The Brits must trick the enemy. A 1958 remake of the 1956 spoof of the war film based on the 1953 book. Stars Spike Milligan.

The Brits must trick the enemy. A 1958 remake of the 1956 spoof of the war film based on the 1953 book.

Groundbreaking, surreal 麻豆社 radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren鈥檛 kept in the archive.

With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Charles Chilton

First broadcast on the 麻豆社 Home Service in February 1958.

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