Description

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More surreal clowning from one of the greatest comedy teams on radio. Goon but not forgotten In these episodes, there's a monster on Mount Snowdon and Neddie Seagoon tries to capture it for a reward; a mustard and cress shortage causes havoc to British Railways; a statue of King James II is to be removed from Trafalgar Square; and Neddie plunders a sunken Spanish galleon. Contains: "The Thing on the Mountain "Series 8, Episode 15 (6 January 1958); "The Collapse of the British Railway Sandwich System" (Transcription Service version, recorded 12 January 1958); "The Great Statue Debate" Series 8, Episode 26 (24 March 1958); and "The Silver Doubloons" Series 10, Episode 5 (21 January 1960).

2 CDs. 2 hrs.

About the Author

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Spike Milligan was perhaps best known as one of the Goons. He went on to become one of Britain's foremost comic writers and performers. His bestselling titles include "Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall," "Puckoon," and "Where have all the Bullets Gone? "He died in 2002. Larry Stephenswas a scriptwriter who wrote for several popular comedy shows in the 1950s, including"The Tony Hancock Show"and"The Army Game." He is probably best known as co-writer of many"Goon Show"episodes, along with Spike Milligan. He died in 1959. Maurice Wiltshire was a screenwriter and script editor who wrote for many television programs including "The Army Game" and "HMS Paradise." He co-wrote several episodes of "The Goon Show," as well as adapting 26 of the radio scripts for two series of a 15-minute television puppet show called "The Telegoons." John Antrobus is a playwright and scriptwriter whose screen credits include "The Frankie Howerd Show, Idle on Parade," and "That Was The Week That Was." With Spike Milligan, he co-wrote two Goon Show episodes" The Spon Plague" and "The Great Statue Debate "as well as a play, "The Bed Sitting Room." He lives in Monaco."