The Goon Show Compendiums
Cover | Volume | Series | Shows | Year | BBC Bar Code | ISBN | Purchase Links |
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01 | Series 5 (Part 1) |
Extras: Outtakes and a feature entitled 'Me and my shadows' |
2007 | 1405678003 | ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1 | ||
02 | Series 5 (Part 2) |
Extras: A previously unreleased version of 'The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler' plus features entitled 'The Lid Off The BBC' and 'The Critics' |
2009 | 1405687746 | ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4 | ||
03 | Series 6 (Part 1) |
Extras: Outtakes and features including 'What Goes On', 'The Listening Room' and 'Home Service Continuity' |
2009 | 1408410443 | ISBN 978-1-4084-1044-8 | ||
04 | Series 6 (Part 2) |
Extras: A warm up routine, outtakes and features including 'The Laughter Makers' and a Harry Secombe tribute to Peter Sellers. |
? | ISBN 978-1-4084-1046-2 | |||
05 | Series 7 (Part 1) |
Extras: A recorded rehearsal and features including 'Curiouser and Curiouser'. |
? | ISBN 978-1-4084-2728-6 | |||
06 | Series 7 (Part 2) |
Extras: Two illustrated booklets to tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves. |
? | ISBN 978-1-4084-6854-8 | |||
07 | Series 8 (Part 1) |
Extras: Two booklets with essays, details for each episode and original Radio Times listings. |
2012 | 1445891336 | ISBN 978-1-4458-9133-0 | ||
08 | Series 8 (Part 2) |
Extras: A special recording of the tiddlywinks match in which the Goons took on Cambridge University. Two illustrated booklets, plus the history of the recordings themselves. |
? | ISBN 978-1-4458-2560-1 | |||
09 | Vintage Goons |
Extras: Rare archive bonus items including extracts from cast rehearsals. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves. |
2014 | 147133161X | ISBN 978-1-4713-3161-9 | ||
10 | Series 9 (Part 1) |
2015 | 1785290312 | ISBN 978-1-7852-9031-2 | |||
11 | Series 9 (Part 2) Series 10 |
In addition, there are some rare bonus archive items, including interviews with Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan and a rehearsal sequence from the soundtrack recording of The Lost Colony. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves, while a third PDF booklet details the history of TV spin-off The Telegoons. |
2015 | 1785291297 | ISBN 978-1-7852-9129-6 | ||
12 | The Last Goon Show of All and more |
Also included are numerous bonus archive items, including celebratory programmes Parkinson Meets The Goons and Heroes for a Time: 6 – The Goons. Here, too, are interviews and features taken from The Best of British Laughs: Peter Sellers, Robbie Vincent's Late Night London, It Takes All Sorts and more, as well as extracts from unedited studio recordings and rehearsals. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings. Remastered using newly sourced material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings are sure to appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show. |
2016 | 1785294490 | ISBN 978-1-7852-9449-5 | ||
13 | Early Shows; Series 4 (Part 1) |
Also featured are surviving extracts from The Search for the Bearded Vulture and The Giant Bombardon. A host of bonus features are included in the collection, including the 1991 programme At Last The Go On Show, Goon Again and Just Before Goonrise from 2001, Laughter in the Air from 1979, Spike at 80 from 1998, various extracts from Desert Island Discs. |
2017 | 1785298771 | ISBN 978-1-7852-9877-6 | ||
14 | Series 4 (Part 2) |
Also included is the special satirical show The Starlings, recorded without an audience or orchestra, plus radio programs including Vivat Milligna!, Growing Up with the Goons, and Radio Fun: The Story of Radio Comedy Part 7. Documentary extracts include items from Kaleidoscope and Dad Made Me Laugh, as well as "The Disconnected Thoughts of Chairman Spike," featuring unused interview material from At Last the Go On Show. In addition, two physical booklets combine to tell the story of the show’s development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves. |
2018 | 1787532666 | ISBN 978-1-7875-3266-3 |