Goon but not forgotten. From 1952 to 1960 the Goons ruled the airwaves, the most celebrated and influential clowns in the history of radio.
Enjoy a quick rendition of I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas as Neddie goes in search of his Scottish inheritance. Or follow the fortunes of Wallace Greenslade as he leaps from the BBC to the London Palladium and Eccles reads the weather forecast. And fly in Ned's new aeroplane (is this the end of the horse-drawn Zeppelin?) before collecting the rents in deadly Death Grange.
Sentenced to half an hour a week on the electric wireless, only Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe can allow you to do this with the help of John Snagge and Sir Bernard Miles in another crazy quartet of comedy classics.
Yes folks, they've been spotted. They've had measles.
Written By : Various
Narrator : Various
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 1 hour
Type : Biographical
Music Related
Radio Shows
Biographical
British
Price : $7.75
A special tribute edition of Home Truths, hosted by Tom Robinson, including a visit to John Peel's family at 'Peel Acres'... More info... |
Written By : John Wyndham
Narrator : Sacha Dhawan, Owen Teale, Cathy Tyson and Cast
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 30 minutes
Type : Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Sci-Fi
British
Drama
Price : $13.25
Based on a novel by John Wyndham, this full-cast radio drama was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1998. More info... |
Written By : Various
Narrator : Full Cast Production
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 1 hour 50 minutes
Type : Humor
Political Satire
British
Radio Shows
Price : $18.99
Two special editions and a collection of previously unheard material from the wickedly funny BBC radio 4 comedy. More info... |
Written By : Alan Bennett
Narrator : Alan Bennett
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 1 hour 40 minutes
Type : Comedy
General
Modern Classics
Radio Shows
British
Price : $13.99
A poignant, gently humerous tale from the master storyteller Alan Bennett More info... |
Written By : Francis Durbridge
Narrator : Anthony Head
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 15 minutes
Type : Detective
British
Drama
Thrillers
Price : $18.99
From 1938 to 1969 crime novelist and detective Paul Temple and his Fleet Street journalist wife Steve solved case after case in one of BBC radio’s most popular serials... More info... |
