The Goons: The Story
by Norma Farnes
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Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe, along with a select handful of friends, delve into their personal memorabilia and their memories to piece together the history of the Goons, under the guidance of Spike's long-suffering manager, Norma Farnes.Tags
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I’m a tad too young to remember The Goons the first time around but since the BBC have been repeating them on the radio it whetted my appetite to find out more.
I really enjoyed the history of how the group was formed and the quotes from Spike are good fun.
The scripts seem like they’ve been put in as padding as they aren’t part of the story but still funny nonetheless.
If they’d added a chapter on Peter Sellars then I maybe would’ve given it the full five stars
Loads of great photos of the gang make this an ideal coffee table book
I really enjoyed the history of how the group was formed and the quotes from Spike are good fun.
The scripts seem like they’ve been put in as padding as they aren’t part of the story but still funny nonetheless.
If they’d added a chapter on Peter Sellars then I maybe would’ve given it the full five stars
Loads of great photos of the gang make this an ideal coffee table book
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Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Spike Milligan; Harry Secombe; Peter Sellers; Michael Bentine
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 791.4472 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Radio Radio programs; radio plays Single programs
- LCC
- PN1991.77 .G6 .G66 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Broadcasting
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- 58
- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- Rating
- (4.50)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 1
