“The twenty-fourth show [of the 8th series], ‘Tiddleywinks,’ was inspired by a real-life tiddleywinks match in which the Goons had been involved. The Cambridge University tiddleywinks team had challenged the Duke of Edinburgh to a match; he nominated the Goons as his champions. Nothing loth, the Goons entered the fray. They lost.”
—The Goon Show Companion: A History and Goonography, Roger Wilmut and Jimmy Grafton, Robson Books, London, 1976, p.66
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Another Intersting Goon Show Fact
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How cool is that?
I believe this is the first of my photos to be displayed on iTunes. Oh … okay … okay … I know. It is not being displayed…
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Fifth in the series
As Gavi says about this one, “It seems like I should find it kind of boring—that I shouldn’t really like it … but for some…
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Fourth Guy Fawkes Day Photo
I reckon there's nothing really extraordinary about fireworks photos—they don't take any great skill, just a good camera and a tripod. But I…
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