Goons ~ Shifting sands, India 1902

1950's british radio comedy

[@etiennenobel5028]

Classic.This comedy will live for centuries. Thank God we have the recordings.

[@ergbudster3333]

Harry could read the utter stuffing out of a piece of gibberish cobbled together by that other character, the infamous.. Spike. And then there's Sellers. A madman. Certifiable.

[@steves5172]

When we lost the Goons we never realised how much they would be missed, such a rich and diverse talent! A good imagination is essential to understand the humour of these 3. God bless ‘em all!

[@TheAussieLeo]

Keep Calm and Carry on dear friend.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

but...but...I'm American...we don't have imaginations....

[@nealbradleigh5069]

I concur, from this of the Big Pond.

[@errolfellows409]

I heard my first Goon Show probably in 1954 or '55. I shall be 70 in June.I have been hooked all my bloody life. Sheer comic genius.

[@forcemultiflier1746]

Yes, I to, for many years, have found myself with my ear glued to the steam powered Wireless, while building my Platinum plated - Molybdenum alloy- reciprocating pudding gun !!

[@jamesrivis620]

Errol Fellows 76 here and same.

[@jcee6886]

I don't know why but I read your post in the voice of grid pipe thin.

[@Steve20127]

@@jcee6886 : Hercules GRYTPYPE THYNNE!

[@peterclinch4583]

Beet U by 8 years i still can't get enough from fellow fan from AUSTRALIA 😍

[@Bix12]

As an American born of a family of British extraction into the mid-Atlantic seaboard round about the early 50's, the Goons were a part of my childhood which my Yankee playmates were nearly all completely unaware of prior to them hearing me Da's recordings I'd have me Mum play for us whenever they'd come over on a playdate. Oh, how we'd laugh and laugh at the absurd voices and sheer silliness of their antics...! My mates loved coming round, and did so on many an afternoon. We'd all sit round on the floor in the family room "indian-style" for a "laugh and a listen"" to "those Goons".

[@synthonaplinth5980]

That 'Anastasia' pun was brilliant.

[@alexmagneispokkenchannel7332]

The legs conversation has to be my favorite exchange between Bluebottle and Eccles, the secrecy of Eccles' statement of looking up his Daddy's trousers make it even more funny when he reveals "That's where he keeps his legs!!!" Then Bluebottle's next statement is pure gold.

[@moonstarer55]

Great memories of listening in to the Light Programme with my dad. The radio was great back then with the Goon Shows, Round the Horn, Beyond Our Ken and many more. Funny funny shows. Loved them then and still do.

[@howler6490]

Sundays at 14:00,navy lark,round the horn etc. Awesome. Sundays at 21:00,I'm sorry I'll read that again...plus 1 other. This was tim brooke-taylor,oddie and garden...the goodies in another creation. Wonderful stuff...

[@fenmilosoft]

So much better than most recent comedy.

[@Q19219]

Peter Sellers (RIP) and his voice impersonations are brilliant

[@brianparsons4465]

Ive been a huge huge fan of the Goons. The BFBS used to play the Goons at 9 oclock on a Sunday morning in Aden. Found their humour very helpful during a bout of depression, the silly story lines lifted my spirits for a few hours after listening to a Goon show cassette.

[@garrywatters1140]

They were still playing them on Sunday morning in Germany in the seventies. That was my introduction to the Goons as a 13 year old.

[@dabedwards]

One of the great episodes! The drinking scene between Colonel Chinstrap (from ITMA) and Major Blooknok is marvellous: "I expect you're wondering why you've sent for me". "We'll have to drink our way out!"

[@Ozwarlock0]

Jack Train's character Colonel Chinstrap was pretty well typecast in this role as an alcoholic military man and it stood him in good stead.

[@johnlawrence2757]

Adrian Edwards thé goons were always at their best when taking the piss out of « the ruling classes »

[@jcee6886]

@@johnlawrence2757 best exemplified in another episode when neddie said something like "I haven't done a day of work in my life, and here's an OBE to prove it"... To the audience's rapturous applause and cheering.

[@johnlawrence2757]

g cantstansya Poor Old Harry: I could never quite work out what he was doing there, but I suppose he was the one opened doors for them

[@synthonaplinth5980]

@@johnlawrence2757 Harry was the 'straight man' as it were.

[@howler6490]

We used to go climbing, driven in my mates Land Rover...a buddy, dave, was as big a goon freak as myself and we would do extracts from favourite shows...voices included. We even bought goon show script books... Amazing what you can do with a few pints in you!

[@falconoilcompany]

This is the first time I heard this episode and found it hilarious, thanks for the effort. much appreciated.

[@edwinkirkland8856]

Now,i know why the beatles and Britain loved them .BRILLIANT

[@icustomizekickz]

why in all my 36 years have I not heard this before, this is brilliant 😂

[@ergbudster3333]

Sorry. No. You are not nearly old enough to listen to this work of several filthy swine. No. No. It takes many many years to develop the inner substance to listen to vile crap like this.

[@JamesJackson-zl8he]

Same took 33 years for me

[@gregdiffenthal2384]

My favourite Goon Show of all.

[@quagapp]

I remember the Goon Show on the radio c 1955 or so, in New Zealand. Before TV, It still sounds "modern". Still brilliantly clever.

[@wadeconnell1493]

Yes Lad...I was about at the time. Sadly, my lovely Grannie turned off 2YA (Wellington) with the comments...those Damned Goons. Took me decades to recover....

[@Bisonmsc]

Me also. Growing up in NZ from 1954 to 1965, the NZBC broadcast The Goons, Hancock, Beyond our Ken, The Navy Lark...even Life with Dexter...and Cop the lot....theatre of the mind...better than any real world presentations.

[@ChrisHopkinsBass]

Love the Hughie Green impression - and I mean that most sincerely folks!

[@stevechurch4728]

the clapometer say's different 0nly 23 not enough for the next show.

[@brianparis4491]

Back then this was the most listened comedy show in the history of the BBC. I never missed an episode One of my favorites was when they captured the entire Japanese army o the back of a truck (lorry)

[@paulk4662]

Brian Paris ah yes.. Fear of wages

[@animalcrackersong]

We had a goons LP ,. Dartmoor Prison , loved it , was in the 6o's

[@davereid3708]

Yes,the goons have saved what's left of my sanity during this COVID carry on.

[@davidpoole8840]

Absolutely brilliant comedy they can't write gibberish like that anymore, and there are simply no players like those either 😀

[@cliffwoodthorpe7900]

Milligan and co at their best! Clever, witty and very funny from start to finish.

[@horstbaur7797]

Nothing comes close. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@lloydanderson6134]

The greatest piece of Radio ever recorded…. Go Goons.

[@calgarywino]

Great entertainment, and wow Max Geldray could really swing!

[@Vimeiro50]

We'll have to drink our way out!

[@andrewshand5517]

We will have to drink our way out of this. I cant stop laughing.

[@jcee6886]

Well now colonel I suppose you're wondering why you sent for me😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@martinlewis8565]

Still brilliant

[@vicentthomashowardmoses5726]

Takes me back waiting for hancocks half hour

[@toonist123]

That jazzy, upbeat closing theme: What's it called? That's my favorite of the various closing themes they used. Awesome orchestra! Thanks for posting this. The Goons live on!

[@johnhutchinson7343]

I believe it's "Crazy Rhythm" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Rhythm

[@toonist123]

@@johnhutchinson7343 John, thanks for the reply! I don't think it's Crazy Rhythm. Here's the theme I'm referring to. Hopefully this clip works; my first time trying this, so if it doesn't work I'll reply again with a link to the whole video and you can just go to the end (starts a 21:37). See what you think. I would love to ID this tune. kzbin.infoUgkxAWt-Dr-llHW3na4urK9JvahBfWTStceN

[@toonist123]

​@@johnhutchinson7343 Or, heck, the song is featured in this very video, near the end, apparently in its entirety! ...Starting at 26:35. Would love to identify it!

[@toonist123]

@@johnhutchinson7343 FOUND IT. It's called "Lucky Strike," the last cut of this album: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZezdGpsjceVbcU Starts at 1:15:04 into the video. Gotta love KZbin...

[@markschildberg1667]

This is the New Goon Signature Tune, composed and arranged by Wally Stott.

[@Skuu]

The puns in this episode are astronomical

[@howler6490]

These puns and the way of building on the previous could be used as a showpiece for british humour. Absolutely superb example...

[@SuperPyst]

Every man has his price!

[@ergbudster3333]

A frenzied, shrieking character waving a whiskey bottle. "Who was it?" You, sir.

[@MaskedMan66]

"Are you sure, Denis?" "Am I sure?" "Yes." "Of course I'm sure!" "Ah, thank you." "You weren't the only one in that nightshirt, you know!"

[@Vajra_Bodhi]

Heres to the old country. Which old country? Any old country....Lol

[@hughoxford8735]

People born today will be laughing at this in 70 years time

[@lesgriffiths8523]

Col Chinstrap died leading the campaign against the Red Bladder and his 40000 balloons.......,he drowned...........from the inside, Les Griffiths Australia

[@MaskedMan66]

CHINSTRAP: QUIET OUT THERE! Blasted goldfish.

[@pgreen9705]

What happened at the first transition to the music? There was a bit missing.

[@johnhanson652]

Pure genius still 😂😂😂

[@majorbloodnok7141]

Brilliant

[@kevinwicks007]

My boys

[@TheVeryBlondeOne]

That's no duck, that's a chicken!

[@johnlawrence2757]

Max Geldray, Ray Ellington, Wally Stott all on top form - you don't get "incidental" music like that any more!

[@Methadonebunyip]

John Lawrence damn right!

[@jcee6886]

Absolutely spot on. First class musos!

[@howler6490]

Thankfully...never did like jazz although as a harmonica player I tolerated geldray.

[@AstroGremlinAmerican]

18:06 Long drawers bit.

[@andrewbesso4257]

I

[@georgewatson9622]

Jack Train from.Itma played colonel chinstrap

[@georgewatson5753]

wirh the great Jack Train from ittma

[@quagapp]

And Blue Bottle and Eccles!

[@philsooty5421]

i'm sure Jack Train was in this episode playing Chinstrap?

[@Steve20127]

He certainly was.....the old style show characters, giving way to the (then) new characters.

[@marx819]

Song @ 14:14 beautiful, what’s the name of it?

[@byrongodfrey9232]

They don't write songs like that these days!

[@Riso-Musik]

They always had Larry Adler on his harmonica for the interlude

[@GoDamnWeird]

Max Geldray.

[@jamesrivis620]

Richard Nunn Max Geldray. Fantastic orchestra too. Just listen to that bass go !!!

[@jcee6886]

Richard nun you filthy swine.... It's Max geldray. -major bloodknock OBE.

[@georgewatson9622]

@@jcee6886 Believe that the BBC wanted to drop Gildrey but Spike Milligan said that if they did he would not write another episode

[@davidmacbeth2059]

Get rid of the subtitles,they don't follow the scripts!

[@MaskedMan66]

No, but they are hilarious!

[@john6203]

I wish we find recording without the awful harmonica jazz and musical numbers.

[@alanhayward8237]

Some LPs had the music edited out - but it was fashionable at the time and you get used to it as part of the show.