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The Ink Shortage
Episode 7 of 14
Sir Bernard Seagoon sets out to corner the world market for writing materials. Stars Harry Secombe. From December 1957.
Sir Bernard Seagoon sets out to corner the world market for writing materials.
Ground-breaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.
Starring:
Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan
Vintage Goons is a series of re-recorded episodes made by the original cast for sale overseas.
With The Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.
Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.
Announcer: Wallace Greenslade
Producer: Roy Speer
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1954.
Re-recording from December 1957 by the BBC Transcription Service made for broadcast overseas.
First broadcast in the UK on BBC Radio 7 in 2008.
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