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THE GOON SHOW COMPENDIUM  4 has been announced.

Details will be available shortly. Meanwhile,

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THE GOON SHOW COMPENDIUM 3
(SERIES 6 PART 1)
Released: August 2009

Thirteen episodes of the groundbreaking series, plus bonus material previously un-broadcast.
Immensely popular and hugely influential, a legendary series,
The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy.
Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order of original broadcast date. This third volume includes:
The Man who won the War; The Secret Escritoire; The Lost Emperor; Napoleon's Piano; The Case of the Missing CD Plates and many others...
Also featured are some rare archive bonus items.
Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show's development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves. In addition, this box set contains four limited edition postcards featuring characters from The Goon Show as Spike Milligan imagined them.
Remastered using new 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. Available from all good record stores and on-line via the
Goon Show Preservation Society's web-site link to Amazon.
© BBC Audiobooks Press Office.

ISBN: 9781405687744
Duration: 7 hours


BBC PRESS RELEASE Part Two

Goon Show CD Volume 26
Now released

Entitled "Bank Statement No: 349" the next in the long-running 'four show' CD sets is now available.

Containing:
The Lost Year; The Great Bank of England Robbery; The Seige of Fort Night; and The Chinese Legs.

Running Time: 1hr 55mins.
ISBN: 978-1-408-41045-5