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The Spon Plague

Episode 23 of 26

Britain is gripped by a strange epidemic, leaving a path of bare knees in its wake. Stars Spike Milligan. From March 1958.

Britain is gripped by a strange epidemic, leaving a path of bare knees in its wake.

Ground-breaking, 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 March 1958.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 7 Jun 2023 03:00

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