Eventually, they managed to get a series on the BBC Home Service. The first series was called Crazy People, but it was then re-titled The Goon Show (the word 'Goon' came from a Popeye cartoon). In the ...

Among those attending the recording where Prince Philip and Princess Anne. Prince Charles, the most well-known fan of The Goon Show was unable to attend, but sent a telegram which was read out at the ...