A podcast where we talk about classic comedy with particular focus on the work of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe & Michael Bentine. You'll also hear us discuss the likes of Monty Python, Hancock, Blackadder, the Carry On films, Peter Cook, Steptoe & Son and countless other comedy figures & fixtures from the postwar era. Please follow on Bluesky @goonpod.bsky.social and Twitter @goonshowpod
Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974)
Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) · Aug 19, 2026
Only Two Can Play (1962)
Only Two Can Play (1962) · Jul 29, 2026
How I Won The War (1967)
How I Won the War (1967) · Jul 15, 2026
Samira Ahmed on A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night (1964) · Jul 8, 2026
Digby The Biggest Dog In The World (1973)
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) · Jun 24, 2026
Invasion Quartet (1961)
Invasion Quartet (1961) · Jun 10, 2026
Ooh, You Are Awful (1972)
Ooh...You Are Awful (1972) · May 13, 2026
Mr Topaze (1961)
Mr. Topaze (1961) · May 6, 2026
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956) · Apr 29, 2026
Climb Up The Wall (1960)
Climb Up the Wall (1960) · Apr 8, 2026
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) · Apr 1, 2026
Goon Pod Film Club: Great News For All Listeners!
Carry On Camping (1969) · Feb 22, 2026
Carol For Another Christmas (1964)
Carol for Another Christmas (1964) · Dec 24, 2025
One Way Pendulum (1965) - with David Quantick
One Way Pendulum (1965) · Dec 10, 2025
Yellow Submarine (1968) - with Joel Morris
Yellow Submarine (1968) · Dec 3, 2025
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) · Nov 26, 2025
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) · Oct 29, 2025
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) · Oct 15, 2025
It's Trad Dad (1962)
It's Trad, Dad! (1962) · Sep 24, 2025
Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall (film, 1973)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973) · Aug 27, 2025
Alice In Wonderland (1966) - with Bob Fischer
Alice in Wonderland (1966) · Jul 23, 2025
Curse Of The Pink Panther (1983)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) · Jun 4, 2025
What A Whopper! (1961)
What a Whopper (1961) · May 28, 2025
Being There (1979)
Being There (1979) · Apr 9, 2025
Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975) - 50th Anniversary
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) · Apr 5, 2025
The Running, Jumping and Standing Still Film (1959)
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959) · Mar 26, 2025
Whoops Apocalypse (1986) with David Renwick & Andrew Marshall
Whoops Apocalypse (1986) · Mar 2, 2025
Billy Liar (1963) with Tim Worthington
Billy Liar (1963) · Dec 29, 2024
Never Let Go (1960)
Never Let Go (1960) · Nov 27, 2024
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)
The Cockleshell Heroes (1955) · Nov 13, 2024
Oliver! (1968)
Oliver! (1968) · Oct 30, 2024
Yellowbeard (1983)
Yellowbeard (1983) · Oct 2, 2024
I Love You Alice B. Toklas (1968)
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968) · Sep 25, 2024
The Sandwich Man (1966)
The Sandwich Man (1966) · Sep 18, 2024
Lolita (1962)
Lolita (1962) · Sep 4, 2024
Up The Creek (1958)
Up the Creek (1958) · Aug 7, 2024
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) · Jul 31, 2024
How To Win An Election (Or Not Lose By Much)
How To Win An Election (2016) · Jul 3, 2024
A Shot In The Dark (1964)
A Shot in the Dark (1964) · Jun 26, 2024
The Reason Why
The Reason Why (2008) · Jun 5, 2024
Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
Where Does It Hurt? (1972) · May 29, 2024
Man About The House (1974)
Man About the House (1974) · May 22, 2024
Casino Royale (1967)
Casino Royale (1967) · May 15, 2024
Doctor In Trouble (1970)
Doctor in Trouble (1970) · Apr 24, 2024
Clockwise (1986)
Clockwise (1986) · Dec 27, 2023
The Pink Panther (1963)
The Pink Panther (1963) · Dec 6, 2023
Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979) - with Joel Morris
Life of Brian (1979) · Nov 29, 2023
The Three Musketeers (1973)
The Three Musketeers (1973) · Nov 22, 2023
The Dock Brief (1962)
The Dock Brief (1962) · Nov 8, 2023
The Optimists of Nine Elms (1973) - with Bob Fischer
The Optimists of Nine Elms (1973) · Oct 18, 2023
The Ladykillers (1955)
The Ladykillers (1955) · Sep 20, 2023
The Wrong Arm Of The Law (1963)
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) · Aug 30, 2023
The Sleeping Prince
The Sleeping Prince (2020) · Aug 9, 2023
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973) · Aug 2, 2023
The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu (1980)
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980) · Jul 5, 2023
Postman's Knock (1962)
Postman's Knock (1962) · Jun 21, 2023
Sunstruck (1972) and Listeners' Questions
Sunstruck (1972) · Jun 14, 2023
Hoffman (1970)
Hoffman (1970) · Jun 7, 2023
Spike Milligan - The Unseen Archive
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive (2022) · May 10, 2023
The Smallest Show on Earth - Part Two
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) · May 3, 2023
The Smallest Show on Earth - Part One
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) · Apr 26, 2023
Ghost In The Noonday Sun (1973)
Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973) · Jan 18, 2023
Mel Brooks' History Of The World Part One (1981)
History of the World: Part I (1981) · Dec 7, 2022
Two Way Stretch (1960)
Two-Way Stretch (1960) · Nov 30, 2022
The Fear Of Wages
The Wages of Fear (1953) · Nov 23, 2022
The Great McGonagall (1974)
The Great McGonagall (1975) · Nov 9, 2022
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
I'm All Right Jack (1959) · Oct 26, 2022
Louis Barfe on Angela Morley
Star Wars (1977) · Aug 17, 2022
Louis Barfe on Angela Morley
Schindler's List (1993) · Aug 17, 2022
Louis Barfe on Angela Morley
Home Alone (1990) · Aug 17, 2022
Louis Barfe on Angela Morley
Watership Down (1978) · Aug 17, 2022
The Blockhouse (1973)
The Blockhouse (1973) · Aug 10, 2022
After The Fox (1966)
After the Fox (1966) · Jul 20, 2022
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971) · Jun 8, 2022
The Last Goon Show Of All
The Last Goon Show of All (1972) · May 4, 2022
The Wrong Box (1966)
The Wrong Box (1966) · Apr 27, 2022
The Naked Truth (1957)
The Naked Truth (1957) · Feb 9, 2022
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
The Bed Sitting Room (1969) · Jan 12, 2022
The Magic Christian (1969)
The Magic Christian (1969) · Jan 5, 2022
BONUS EPISODE! Behind The Peter Sellers Story with Joe Wisbey & director Peter Lydon
The Peter Sellers Story (1995) · Dec 31, 2021
Murder By Death (1976)
Murder by Death (1976) · Dec 8, 2021
Arena: The Peter Sellers Story (BBC, 1995)
Aréna (1995) · Nov 3, 2021
I Was Monty's Treble
I Was Monty's Double (1958) · Jul 28, 2021
The Great Bank Robbery
The Great Bank Robbery (1969) · Jul 21, 2021
The Muppet Show
The Muppet Show (2026) · Jul 14, 2021
The Man Who Never Was (Series 8) - Part One
The Man Who Never Was (1956) · May 26, 2021