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Goon Again - 50th Anniversary Goon Show
1st Broadcast 29th May 2001 BBC Radio 2
Contents
Producer & Director
Produced By
Celador for BBC Radio 2
Synopsis
New production of excerpts from two Third Series Goon Shows
Cast
Spike Milligan Jon Glover
Ray Ellington Lance Ellington
Harry Secombe Andy Secombe
Opera Singer Lizzie Glassborow
Peter Sellers Jeffrey Holland
Announcer Christopher Timothy
Harmonica Player Harry Pitch
Edited by
Recorded at
The Playhouse Theatre in London England
Recorded on
23rd March 2001
Music composed & Arranged
Musical Arrangements by
Comment by Dirk Maggs
BBC Radio 2 had a Goons 50th Anniversary Night on 29th May 2001. I have two contributions - a documentary I made for the 40th Anniversary in 1991, "At Last The Go On Show" and a really fun gig, a New Goon Show.
We recorded in March 2001, "Goon Again", starring Andrew Secombe as his dad (!), with Jon Glover and Jeffrey Holland in Spike & Peter's voices and Christopher Timothy as his dad, Andrew Timothy (original Goon Show announcer). If you like the Goons, don't miss it, it's previously unheard script material done as authentically as we could get it, including 20 piece big band.
The show was supposed to run 30 minutes. But got so many laughs it's going out in a one hour slot! Spike Milligan really loved it although'he was too ill to attend.
A career highlight for me. The 50th Anniversary Goon Show which I was privileged to produce and direct with Celador Productions. It took 10 years and a lot of persuading Spike Milligan to let me loose on his precious ‘baby’, the show that launched both his, Peter Sellers’ and Harry Secombe's careers, and which so inspired Monty Python.
We took a 'long lost' script and hired a 22-piece band and The Playhouse Theatre in London England, and if I ever have a ‘Groundhog Day’ I’d like it to be March 23rd 2001 please.
Running Time
60 Minutes 1 Episode
Cast Pictures
Goon Again Cast
Goon Again cast - including L to R Jon Glover, Lance Ellington, Andy Secombe, Dirk Maggs, Lizzie Glassborow, Jeffrey Holland, Christopher Timothy, Harry Pitch and John Wilson
Dirk Directs
Goon Again rehearsal photo by Brian Ritchie © BBC Radio 2/Celador Productions
Dirk Maggs in action
What Others have said
"Against all the odds ... a brilliant tribute to a show that changed the face of radio comedy forever..." JOHN MARTLAND, THE STAGE & TELEVISION TODAY May 2001
“... brilliant...” EVENING STANDARD HOT TICKETS 25th May 2001
“... atmospheric, affectionate and funny...” PAUL DONOVAN, THE TIMES 29 May 2001
