Episode 04 : The British Sampler (The Goon Show, Kenneth Williams, and Just A Minute)
Many folks who are getting into or who are well into listening to old time radio are missing out on a whole other country’s worth of material . The UK, Britain, whatever you want to call it, is the home of so much great radio waiting to be heard. Some of it you may know of even if you do not know it.
In this episode we dive into three different treasure troves of listening from that great isle.
- The Goon Shows
- Kenneth Williams
- Just A Minute
But Don’t Take Our Word For It…..
The Goon Shows
From arhicive.org
- http://archive.org/details/TheGoonShow-Part1/
- http://archive.org/details/TheGoonShow-Part2/
- https://archive.org/details/TheGoonsOtherStuff
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Kenneth WIlliams
From arhicive.org
- https://archive.org/details/HancocksHalfHour_201504
- https://archive.org/details/RoundTheHorne/
- http://archive.org/download/BeyondOurKen
- https://archive.org/details/BeyondOurKen
- https://archive.org/details/TheBettyWitherspoonShowS01e03RussiaTheLastDaysOfTheTsar
- http://archive.org/details/KennethPlayhouse/
- http://archive.org/details/KennethSecrets/
- https://archive.org/details/StopMessingAbout
- https://archive.org/details/BornBrilliant
- https://archive.org/details/WhatAComedyCarryOn
- https://archive.org/details/KennethCabaret
For a limited time the BBC is offering a history of Julian and Sandy, listen while you can
Articles about Polari
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jan/17/gayrights.comment
- http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/bakerjp/polari/home.htm
- http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/visit/floor-plan/life-at-sea/gaylife/polari.aspx
Just A Minute
From arhicive.org
- https://archive.org/details/JAM1960s
- https://archive.org/details/JAM1970s
- https://archive.org/details/JustAMinute75
- https://archive.org/details/BehindTheScenesOfJustAMinute
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