On this date in 1952 The Goon Show was first broadcast on BBC Radio. 10 facts about the Goons:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2026/01/22-january-goons.html

#TheGoons #Radio #BBC #BBCRadio #GoonShow

Bad Jelly the Witch - an all time favorite children’s story by the hilarious Spike Milligan of The Goons.

#story #funny #childrensbooks #writing #thegoons #england #spikemilligan #glitch

I suppose this is a predictable question/s that's been asked online forever, possibly longer. even so, i'm willing to ride off into the cliché/s.

When did you first discover / encounter Monty Python? what were your life circumstances at the time? were you "unique" amongst your family / friends / associates, or was a group of you into it? were there any "gateway drugs", eg, that was the week that was, i'm sorry i'll read that again, the goons etc? did it lead to later addictions, eg, the goodies, hhgttg? other remarks?

#MontyPython #MontyPythonsFlyingCircus #TheGoons #TheGoodies #HHGTTG

In recognition of Tom Lehrer, Jukebox Friday Night on Friday 1 August 2025 asks for "Songs To Make Us Smile": tunes with humour, jokes, or a subtle nudge that help us with our face muscle exercises.

From well before I was even a twinkle in my daddy's eye:

The Goons, "Ying Tong Song" (1956)

My memory of meeting Spike Milligan during his "Q8" tour also makes me smile!

'Ere, what's that noise? Is it Bluebottle?
"Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po Iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po Iddle I po …"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPyLVU_Y75s

#JukeboxFridayNight #SongsToMakeUsSmile #TheGoons

This item is from October 1952. In 1951, Diana Coupland featured in London Entertains, a quasi-documentary about London and the entertainment industry. The film featured the Festival of Britain, the Windmill Theatre and a public house, Graftons.

#SocialHistory #History #Entertainment #Films #Music #1950s #TheGoons

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1/?

It's tempting to think that #Baroque / #DerivativeWorks are a thing of the #21stCentury.

And then within hours of tripping over the whimsical illustrations by #ToveJansson for a 1962 Swedish translation of #TheHobbit you, or more precisely, I, find a 1968 #BBC radio play adaptation of The Hobbit that, I kid you not, seems to have #SpikeMilligan's #Moriarty character from #TheGoons playing #Gandolf, and the dwarves sounding more like cherubs.