The Goon Show Compendium Volume Seven: Series 8, Part 1

Immensely popular and hugely influential, the groundbreaking series The Goon Show changed the face of British comedy. Now, for the first time, this box set collection presents the episodes in chronological order as they were scheduled to be broadcast. This volume includes: Spon, The Junk Affair, The Burning Embassy, The Great Regent's Park Swim, Treasure in Tower (aka The Treasure in the Tower), The Space Age, The Missing Battleship, The Policy, King Solomon's Mines, The Stolen Postman, The Great British Revolution, The Plasticine Man, African Incident, and The Thing on the Mountain. Two illustrated booklets tell the story of the show’s development with reference to original archive paperwork, plus the history of the recordings themselves. Remastered using new material and the latest technology to give the best possible sound quality, these recordings will appeal to all collectors of The Goon Show.