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Andy Secombe, son of Goon Harry Secombe, goes in search of the other children of the Goons. What were their experiences of living in the shadow of the single most influential 20th Century British radio comedy show? For years Andy was hounded by teachers and classmates expecting the son of Neddie Seagoon to be as feckless as his father’s Goon character. However, it was only in 2001, after being persuaded to take part in the 50th Anniversary Radio 2 Goon Show re-creation, that he felt he was ready to accept his inheritance. As part of the documentary, he speaks to [[Sile Milligan]] (daughter of Spike), [[Sarah Sellers]] (daughter of Peter), [[Jenny Secombe]] (Sir Harry’s daughter) and radio comics Mitch Benn and Steve Punt whose fathers both introduced them to the Goons. | Andy Secombe, son of Goon Harry Secombe, goes in search of the other children of the Goons. What were their experiences of living in the shadow of the single most influential 20th Century British radio comedy show? For years Andy was hounded by teachers and classmates expecting the son of Neddie Seagoon to be as feckless as his father’s Goon character. However, it was only in 2001, after being persuaded to take part in the 50th Anniversary Radio 2 Goon Show re-creation, that he felt he was ready to accept his inheritance. As part of the documentary, he speaks to [[Sile Milligan]] (daughter of Spike), [[Sarah Sellers]] (daughter of Peter), [[Jenny Secombe]] (Sir Harry’s daughter) and radio comics Mitch Benn and Steve Punt whose fathers both introduced them to the Goons. | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:19, 16 March 2026
1st Broadcast 2000-2100 25th December 2008 on BBC Radio 2
Contents
Director
Not Known
Producers
Written by
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Production
A Perfectly Normal production Ltd
Synopsis
Andrew Secombe looks at what it was like living in the shadow of fathers who starred in the 1951-60 radio comedy The Goon Show.
From Perfectly Normal Productions
Andy Secombe, son of Goon Harry Secombe, goes in search of the other children of the Goons. What were their experiences of living in the shadow of the single most influential 20th Century British radio comedy show? For years Andy was hounded by teachers and classmates expecting the son of Neddie Seagoon to be as feckless as his father’s Goon character. However, it was only in 2001, after being persuaded to take part in the 50th Anniversary Radio 2 Goon Show re-creation, that he felt he was ready to accept his inheritance. As part of the documentary, he speaks to Sile Milligan (daughter of Spike), Sarah Sellers (daughter of Peter), Jenny Secombe (Sir Harry’s daughter) and radio comics Mitch Benn and Steve Punt whose fathers both introduced them to the Goons.
What Others Have said
Nothing yet
Contributors
Jenny Secombe (Sir Harry Secombe's daughter)
Sarah Sellers (daughter of Peter Sellers)
Sile Milligan (daughter of Spike Milligan)
Charles Chilton (producer)
Andrew Secombe (presenter)
Production Crew
Not known
Recorded at
The Soundhouse Ltd London England
Music composed & Arranged
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Comment by Dirk Maggs
Nothing yet
Comment by David Williams
Nothing Yet.
Cast Picture
If you have better images and picture credits, give me an email.
Running Time
1 episode 60 minutes long 60 minutes total
