The Goon Show Preservation Society
@thegsps.bsky.social
We are the official Goon Show Preservation Society! Founded in 1972, our aims are to preserve, promote and research all things Goon.
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In case you needed evidence.
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In case you needed evidence.
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Calling Bluebottle! #TheGoonsShowPreservationSociety present an exclusive screening at our #TPTV Festival of Film & TV Roadshow at Hebden Bridge Picture House Sat 11 & Sun 12 Oct.
⭐️2 fun-filled days celebrating Film & TV history! Call 0808 178 8212 or buff.ly/QMiH1yf
⭐️2 fun-filled days celebrating Film & TV history! Call 0808 178 8212 or buff.ly/QMiH1yf
September 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Calling Bluebottle! #TheGoonsShowPreservationSociety present an exclusive screening at our #TPTV Festival of Film & TV Roadshow at Hebden Bridge Picture House Sat 11 & Sun 12 Oct.
⭐️2 fun-filled days celebrating Film & TV history! Call 0808 178 8212 or buff.ly/QMiH1yf
⭐️2 fun-filled days celebrating Film & TV history! Call 0808 178 8212 or buff.ly/QMiH1yf
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A quick reminder, the Goon Show Preservation Society's annual meeting is this Saturday in Finchley, near to the home of the East Finchley boy hero Bluebottle.
Come along...
Come along...
GSPS Annual Meeting – 13 September 2025
The 2025 annual GSPS member’s meeting is set for Saturday, 13th September. Once again, we’ll be gathering within earshot of the Spike Milligan Memorial Bench and the Lodge House which h…
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September 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A quick reminder, the Goon Show Preservation Society's annual meeting is this Saturday in Finchley, near to the home of the East Finchley boy hero Bluebottle.
Come along...
Come along...
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Arena: The Peter Sellers Story
"The first of three films presenting a portrait of one of the world's greatest comic actors, tracing his life from childhood to a successful post-war career with the Goons and more."
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"The first of three films presenting a portrait of one of the world's greatest comic actors, tracing his life from childhood to a successful post-war career with the Goons and more."
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
September 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Arena: The Peter Sellers Story
"The first of three films presenting a portrait of one of the world's greatest comic actors, tracing his life from childhood to a successful post-war career with the Goons and more."
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
"The first of three films presenting a portrait of one of the world's greatest comic actors, tracing his life from childhood to a successful post-war career with the Goons and more."
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Here's a recent article written for the Goon Show News, reproduced on my blog with kind permission.
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The Goon Show and Me - Ian Winick
This article was written for the December 2024 issue of the Goon Show News,published by the Goon Show Preservation Society, http://www.goonshow.org. I remember the time and place the Goon Show entered...
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August 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Here's a recent article written for the Goon Show News, reproduced on my blog with kind permission.
www.ianwinick.com/en/the-goon-...
www.ianwinick.com/en/the-goon-...
GSPS magazine no. 190 is out now, folks! If you're not a member yet, why not join today?
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goonshow.org/gsps/join/
August 24, 2025 at 9:40 AM
GSPS magazine no. 190 is out now, folks! If you're not a member yet, why not join today?
goonshow.org/gsps/join/
goonshow.org/gsps/join/
The Goon Show Preservation Society will be at the @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social Festival of Film & TV Roadshow in Hebden Bridge on 13th October. Have a good day out and come say hello to us, all in one.
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Come see us with TPTV in Hebden Bridge
In June this year, an episode of The Footage Detectives on Talking Pictures TV was a Goon Show Special which featured our own Mark Cousins and some rare bits of Goon Madness film featuring Harry Se…
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August 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The Goon Show Preservation Society will be at the @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social Festival of Film & TV Roadshow in Hebden Bridge on 13th October. Have a good day out and come say hello to us, all in one.
goonshow.org/2025/08/13/t...
goonshow.org/2025/08/13/t...
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#TheGoonShow
#Seagoon & #Eccles re-enacting 1066 & All that??
I presume #Bloodnok is Commander of the Gin Bottle-shaped bottlements in the background.🤔
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#Seagoon & #Eccles re-enacting 1066 & All that??
I presume #Bloodnok is Commander of the Gin Bottle-shaped bottlements in the background.🤔
@thegsps.bsky.social
August 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#TheGoonShow
#Seagoon & #Eccles re-enacting 1066 & All that??
I presume #Bloodnok is Commander of the Gin Bottle-shaped bottlements in the background.🤔
@thegsps.bsky.social
#Seagoon & #Eccles re-enacting 1066 & All that??
I presume #Bloodnok is Commander of the Gin Bottle-shaped bottlements in the background.🤔
@thegsps.bsky.social
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Premiering on YouTube today is my performance of a #GoonShow sketch written for #PeterSellers by #comedy legends #GaltonandSimpson. 'Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Two Raised Fingers' was performed for @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social 2025
#actor #voiceartist #theatre
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#actor #voiceartist #theatre
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A Goon Show Sketch by Galton & Simpson - Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Two Raised Fingers
YouTube video by Richard Usher
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June 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Premiering on YouTube today is my performance of a #GoonShow sketch written for #PeterSellers by #comedy legends #GaltonandSimpson. 'Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Two Raised Fingers' was performed for @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social 2025
#actor #voiceartist #theatre
youtu.be/wrJt0xyNlFk?...
#actor #voiceartist #theatre
youtu.be/wrJt0xyNlFk?...
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New on the @thegsps.bsky.social website:
As we approach would have been Peter Sellers' 100th birthday, Mark Cousins previews next month's Sellers Season at the British Film Institute.
As we approach would have been Peter Sellers' 100th birthday, Mark Cousins previews next month's Sellers Season at the British Film Institute.
Peter Sellers at the BFI
In Character: Peter SellersThe British Film Institute season by Mark Cousins “For me, the most influentialactor in films was Peter Sellers”- Robin Williams Marking what would have been his one hund…
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July 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New on the @thegsps.bsky.social website:
As we approach would have been Peter Sellers' 100th birthday, Mark Cousins previews next month's Sellers Season at the British Film Institute.
As we approach would have been Peter Sellers' 100th birthday, Mark Cousins previews next month's Sellers Season at the British Film Institute.
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@thegsps.bsky.social. A little light reading...
June 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
@thegsps.bsky.social. A little light reading...
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28 May is #NationalGoonShowDay folks! Join us today via the website and get a whopping 25% off an e-membership*! Use the codeword: SPON.
*Offer only available to new members signing up by 4 June 2025. Valid for 1 year. Not available to lapsed members or for renewals.
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*Offer only available to new members signing up by 4 June 2025. Valid for 1 year. Not available to lapsed members or for renewals.
goonshow.org/gsps/join/
May 28, 2025 at 6:39 AM
28 May is #NationalGoonShowDay folks! Join us today via the website and get a whopping 25% off an e-membership*! Use the codeword: SPON.
*Offer only available to new members signing up by 4 June 2025. Valid for 1 year. Not available to lapsed members or for renewals.
goonshow.org/gsps/join/
*Offer only available to new members signing up by 4 June 2025. Valid for 1 year. Not available to lapsed members or for renewals.
goonshow.org/gsps/join/
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Nice, informative overview of the rarely seen Peter Sellers short THE SUPER SECRET SERVICE shown on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social last evening - review by the excellent Anthony Nield on Letterboxd #FilmSky boxd.it/9DBdJF
A review of The Super Secret Service (1953)
A curio for fans of The Goon Show. It was co-written by Spike Milligan with Larry Stephens, his most regular collaborator on the radio series. And it stars Peter Sellers under various hairpieces, incl...
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May 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Nice, informative overview of the rarely seen Peter Sellers short THE SUPER SECRET SERVICE shown on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social last evening - review by the excellent Anthony Nield on Letterboxd #FilmSky boxd.it/9DBdJF
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'The Super Secret Service' was written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens and stars Peter Sellers. Plus Graham Stark, Dick Emery and Ray Ellington. Tune in at 6pm!
This afternoon on #TPTV Wednesday 7th May. All programmes #TPTVsubtitles
12:00 FORBIDDEN (1949)
13:55 THE BROTHERS (1974)
15:00 YUMA (1971)
16:30 TARNISHED HEROES (1961) Premiere
18:00 THE SUPER SECRET SERVICE (1953) Premiere
12:00 FORBIDDEN (1949)
13:55 THE BROTHERS (1974)
15:00 YUMA (1971)
16:30 TARNISHED HEROES (1961) Premiere
18:00 THE SUPER SECRET SERVICE (1953) Premiere
May 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
'The Super Secret Service' was written by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens and stars Peter Sellers. Plus Graham Stark, Dick Emery and Ray Ellington. Tune in at 6pm!
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Set your sundials for 7 May at 6pm! The Super Secret Service, a 1953 short film written by Larry Stephens (@lsggbg.bsky.social) and Spike Milligan and starring Peter Sellers, is being shown on Talking Pictures Television (@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social)
April 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Set your sundials for 7 May at 6pm! The Super Secret Service, a 1953 short film written by Larry Stephens (@lsggbg.bsky.social) and Spike Milligan and starring Peter Sellers, is being shown on Talking Pictures Television (@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social)
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New! GOON SHOW SOUND EFFECTS
pod.link/1569929507
Fred the Oyster! Tom the piano-playing penguin! The Mighty Wurlitzer! Ned Seagoon & his nickel-plated bagpipes being run over by a steamroller! Whoooosh! They're all here plus a chat about what sounds are fading from popular memory!
pod.link/1569929507
Fred the Oyster! Tom the piano-playing penguin! The Mighty Wurlitzer! Ned Seagoon & his nickel-plated bagpipes being run over by a steamroller! Whoooosh! They're all here plus a chat about what sounds are fading from popular memory!
April 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
New! GOON SHOW SOUND EFFECTS
pod.link/1569929507
Fred the Oyster! Tom the piano-playing penguin! The Mighty Wurlitzer! Ned Seagoon & his nickel-plated bagpipes being run over by a steamroller! Whoooosh! They're all here plus a chat about what sounds are fading from popular memory!
pod.link/1569929507
Fred the Oyster! Tom the piano-playing penguin! The Mighty Wurlitzer! Ned Seagoon & his nickel-plated bagpipes being run over by a steamroller! Whoooosh! They're all here plus a chat about what sounds are fading from popular memory!
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I drew the artwork for this episode!
New! SUPER GRAN, SOOTY & SPIKE
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Chris Diamond returns to revisit some fondly-remembered kids TV shows (mostly from the 80s) in which Spike Milligan popped up to inject his own particular flavour of fun, such as Super Gran, The Sooty Show & Pob's Programme!
pod.link/1569929507
Chris Diamond returns to revisit some fondly-remembered kids TV shows (mostly from the 80s) in which Spike Milligan popped up to inject his own particular flavour of fun, such as Super Gran, The Sooty Show & Pob's Programme!
April 23, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I drew the artwork for this episode!
Set your sundials for 7 May at 6pm! The Super Secret Service, a 1953 short film written by Larry Stephens (@lsggbg.bsky.social) and Spike Milligan and starring Peter Sellers, is being shown on Talking Pictures Television (@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social)
April 23, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Set your sundials for 7 May at 6pm! The Super Secret Service, a 1953 short film written by Larry Stephens (@lsggbg.bsky.social) and Spike Milligan and starring Peter Sellers, is being shown on Talking Pictures Television (@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social)
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You might like these @thegsps.bsky.social - test pages for an official Goon Show comic that didn't happen, by Dave Windett, David Hailwood, Hunt Emerson and Lee Healey, based on "Ned's Atomic Dustbin". Commissioned by me in 2007
April 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
You might like these @thegsps.bsky.social - test pages for an official Goon Show comic that didn't happen, by Dave Windett, David Hailwood, Hunt Emerson and Lee Healey, based on "Ned's Atomic Dustbin". Commissioned by me in 2007
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I have the privilege of having written E C Segar's Goon, Eric Powell's Goon and have contributed Goon Show illustrations to the Goon Show Preservation Society magazine. I'm full of Goons!
The Goon! The ORIGINAL Goon! It’s not even Alice the Goon. It’s simply THE GOON. First seen in Segar’s “Plunder Island”continuity, and later immortalized in the Fleischer cartoon epic, “Goon Island”. Now, this monstrous shag of a creature is immortalized in plastic by the mighty @bossfightstudio.
April 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I have the privilege of having written E C Segar's Goon, Eric Powell's Goon and have contributed Goon Show illustrations to the Goon Show Preservation Society magazine. I'm full of Goons!
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New! THE HISTORIES OF PLINY THE ELDER
pod.link/1569929507
"Caractacus Seagoon will be strangled by a gorilla!"
Yes, the Goons go back to Ancient Rome (when their old gags were new) as Seagoon and his fellow slaves seek Spartacus the Gladiola!
With guest James Page @drivelcast.bsky.social
pod.link/1569929507
"Caractacus Seagoon will be strangled by a gorilla!"
Yes, the Goons go back to Ancient Rome (when their old gags were new) as Seagoon and his fellow slaves seek Spartacus the Gladiola!
With guest James Page @drivelcast.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
New! THE HISTORIES OF PLINY THE ELDER
pod.link/1569929507
"Caractacus Seagoon will be strangled by a gorilla!"
Yes, the Goons go back to Ancient Rome (when their old gags were new) as Seagoon and his fellow slaves seek Spartacus the Gladiola!
With guest James Page @drivelcast.bsky.social
pod.link/1569929507
"Caractacus Seagoon will be strangled by a gorilla!"
Yes, the Goons go back to Ancient Rome (when their old gags were new) as Seagoon and his fellow slaves seek Spartacus the Gladiola!
With guest James Page @drivelcast.bsky.social
The Goon Show episode 'Six Charlies in Search of an Author' by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens is being staged at Stockton Heath Methodist Church Hall, Warrington on Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th April. More information and tickets available here:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/shmds/classi...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/shmds/classi...
April 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Goon Show episode 'Six Charlies in Search of an Author' by Spike Milligan and Larry Stephens is being staged at Stockton Heath Methodist Church Hall, Warrington on Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th April. More information and tickets available here:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/shmds/classi...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/shmds/classi...