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The Man Who Never Was
Episode 21 of 26
The Brits must trick the enemy. A 1958 remake of the 1956 spoof of the war film based on the 1953 book. Stars Spike Milligan.
The Brits must trick the enemy. A 1958 remake of the 1956 spoof of the war film based on the 1953 book.
Groundbreaking, surreal ±«Óãtv radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
First billed as Crazy People, ten series of The Goon Show were recorded between 1951 and 1960, but sadly many of the earliest shows weren’t kept in the archive.
With the Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the ±«Óãtv ±«Óãtv Service in February 1958.
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