About this episode
The episode discusses 'The Missing Scroll' from Series 5 of the Goon Show, exploring its plot and behind-the-scenes details.
"Now, Neddie… what experience have you had in translating ancient scripts? " - "Three years with Ray’s A Laugh." What do the Piltdown Man, a calculating canine, Norwich Castle Museum and a one-eyed cat peeping in a sea food store all have to do with this week's show? Listen as we discuss The Missing Scroll from Series 5 and offer a fascinating and in-depth behind-the-scenes look at the making of a Goon Show from this period. Neddie Seagoon is recruited by antique dealer Grytpype-Thynne to help recover a lost Babylonian manuscript containing ancient music for which the BBC Home Service are offering a reward. Seagoon travels to Mesopotamia, where he is abandoned in the desert by Willium but rescued by Eccles who accompanies him on his quest. Their search takes them to an antique shop run by Minnie and Henry, where confusion reigns and Seagoon learns the manuscript was discarded on a dust-heap at Sidi Rosaic. Can he recover the scroll in time? We also eavesdrop on a conversation taking place on a bus from Oldham and hear live from a revolutionary new type of prison. Joining Tyler from the USA is performer and Goon enthusiast Brian Phillips.
People in this episode
Host: Tyler
Guest: Brian Phillips
Topics covered
- ancient scripts
- Goon Show
- lost manuscript
- comedy
- behind-the-scenes
- adventure
Keywords
- Goon Show
- The Missing Scroll
- Neddie Seagoon
- ancient music
- Babylonian manuscript
- comedy
- adventure
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC Home Service
Books & works: The Missing Scroll
Places: Mesopotamia, Oldham
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