Series 5. - The Goon Show scripts

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5.

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The Goon Show scripts

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  • 1958-1972 (Creation)

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1 box (11 bound bundles).

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Milligan, Spike, 1918-2002

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British Broadcasting Corporation
(1927-)

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Eleven personal typescript copies of the BBC radio scripts for The Goon Show. Including the last Goon Show of all. The series was devised and written for radio by Spike Milligan. Staring Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan and for the first two series Michael Bentine.

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Arranged as 11 files.

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Framed works - "The Goon Show Scripts", and "More Good Show Scripts" posters promoting the books of Spike Milligan [removed from frames at NLW]

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