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Books : The Goon Show Classics: I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas (Previously Volume 3) (BBC Radio Collection)
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The Goon Show Classics: I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas (Previously Volume 3) (BBC Radio Collection) from: BBC Audiobooks Ltd |
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Binding: Audio Cassette Dewey Decimal Number: 817 EAN: 9780563389712 Format: Audiobook ISBN: 0563389710 Label: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Manufacturer: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Number Of Discs: 2 Number Of Items: 2 Publication Date: March 04, 1996 Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Release Date: March 04, 1996 Studio: BBC Audiobooks Ltd Sales Rank: 606676 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Goon but not forgottenSince the last Goon has passed away, I have been playing a couple of my favourite cds. And Lo! this is one of them.It has 4 classic shows and includes previously unreleased material. I will pick on three highlights; "I'm walking backwards for christmas" the first time Spike unleashed this comic song to the unsuspecting public. Enter Bluebottle through the pipe. A master of a thousand voices was Peter Sellers. The third one was the John Snagge meeting Eccles, applying for the announcers job. Snagge could not beleive Eccles "was at Cambridge". When he asked Eccles what he was doing at Cambridge; "Buying a tie" came the classic answer. Out of four shows it is not easy picking your favourite bits. Buy this today and pick out your own ... Read More: Rating: - Fine, Fine, Fine!Blurb one: I first became a Goon Show fan when I came across second hand vinyl records of their shows. It took me a while to "get into" the comic madness that twists the world (and plot coherence)inside out, producing laughable absurdity. Blurb Two: This audio recording, digitally remastered, is notable for its contents. My favourite is the "Greenslade Story", in which writer Spike Milligan mocks the world of BBC radio announcing. We hear the story of radio announcer Wallace Greenslade (who served as announcer on the Goon Show)and his rise to fame, beginning with a job interview with John Snagge (guest voice). Waiting outside with him before the interview is the famous Eccles. Greenslade: Don't tell me YOU'RE applying ... Read More: Rating:  - A solid example of a legendary radio show.Describing The Goon Show is a difficult proposition: you've either heard then or you haven't and you either like them or you don't. If you've heard them, you know what I mean. Although the humour is a little dated and the sense of "organised anarchy" can be sometimes weird rather than funny, when The Goons are firing (and they frequently do on this set) you can tell where their reputation comes from. This collection contains two of their best shows, "The Greenslade Story" (the 'life story' of the show's announcer) and "The Treasure Of Loch Lomond," althogh the latter runs out of steam towards the end. Strong narrative helps - Milligan's scripts were always better when the jokes had a point and weirdness had a direction. The musical performances ... Read More: |
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