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Can a lady with a wooden leg change a pound note?
PETER: Tell me, tell me, tell me Mister Man, tell me Mister man can a woman with a wooden leg change a pound note? KEN: Gan a woman with a wooden leg change a pound note? Of course she can!
How many goon shows still exist?
Many of the earliest Goon Show episodes no longer exist, with around 160 shows still surviving. However, from the start of series 5, the BBC Transcription Services began recording shows for overseas sales, and even commissioned re-recordings of some episodes in a series called “Vintage Goons”.
When was the last Goon Show of All?

30th April 1972
Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers reunite to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the BBC in 1972. Recorded on 30th April 1972, their farewell performance with a distinguished audience is broadcast complete with the pre-show warm-up at the Camden Theatre, London.
Who was the 4 goons?
The stars – Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine – were billed in the Radio Times as “Radio’s own Crazy Gang ‘The Goons'”. Producer Dennis Main Wilson wrote “the series is based upon a crazy type of fun evolved by four of our younger laughter-makers”.
Is there a 200 pound note?
The Bank of England started issuing these 200 British Pound banknotes in 1725. They were withdrawn from circulation in 1945. This two hundred pounds banknote shows the portrait of Britannia, symbol of Great Britain. Text on the white note of £200 reads ‘Bank of England’.
Who wrote the Ying Tong Song?

Spike MilliganYing Tong Song / Composer
Who played bluebottle in the goons?
Peter Sellers
Bluebottle is a comedy character from The Goon Show, a 1950s British comedy radio show. The character was created and performed by Peter Sellers. Bluebottle is an adenoidal squeaky-voiced Boy Scout from East Finchley (the same neighborhood of London where Peter Sellers grew up).
Who played harmonica on The Goon Show?
Max Geldray
Max van Gelder (12 February 1916 – 2 October 2004), professionally known as Max Geldray, was a jazz harmonica player. Best known for providing musical interludes for The Goon Show, he was also credited as being the first harmonica player to embrace the jazz style.
Where can I listen to the goons?
BBC Radio 4 Extra – The Goon Show – Available now.
Who was Eccles in the goons?
Spike Milligan
“Mad” Dan Eccles (/ˈɛkəlz/), also referred to as ‘Field Marshall Eccles’, is the name of a comedy character, created and performed by Spike Milligan, from the 1950s United Kingdom radio comedy series The Goon Show.
Is there a 1000000 note?
The Bank of England £100,000,000 note, also referred to as Titan, is a non-circulating Bank of England sterling banknote used to back the value of Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes. It is the highest denomination of banknote printed by the Bank of England.
Is there 1000 pounds note?
1000 British Pounds banknote (white note) The Bank of England started issuing these 1000 British Pound banknotes in 1725. They were withdrawn from circulation in 1945. The banknote of one thousand pounds has the image of the image of a seated Britannia, embossed stamp, in the top left corner.
Was Spike Milligan Irish?
Spike Milligan, byname of Terence Alan Patrick Sean Milligan, (born April 16, 1918, Ahmadnagar, India—died Feb. 27, 2002, Rye, East Sussex, Eng.), Irish writer and comedian who led the comic troupe featured on the 1950s British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) radio hit The Goon Show.
Who sang the Ying Tong Song?
The GoonsYing Tong Song / Artist
Where is Spike Milligan’s grave?
Saint Thomas the Martyr Churchyard, WinchelseaSpike Milligan / Place of burial
Who played the music in The Goon Show?
Musical performances were by virtuoso jazz harmonica player Max Geldray, singer Ray Ellington and his quartet (both of whom were recruited by Dixon) and vocal group the Stargazers, but they left after Episode 6 of Series 2, and for the remaining episodes Secombe filled in, singing a straight vocal number.
How popular is the goons podcast?
This podcast is one of the top most popular shows out of 2,878,812 podcasts globally, ranked by Listen Score (the estimated popularity score).
What is a titan note?