The Goon Show

BBC Radio show broadcast between 1950 and 1960
VisualArtwork radio_program Q168718
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Summary

The Goon Show is a radio program[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of radio_program entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,096 views/month, #2 of 712).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Goon Show's instance of is recorded as radio program[3].
  • The original language of The Goon Show was English[4].
  • The Goon Show's presenter is recorded as Spike Milligan[5].
  • The Goon Show's Commons category is recorded as The Goon Show[6].
  • The Goon Show's language of work or name is recorded as British English[7].
  • The Goon Show's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC Home Service[8].
  • The Goon Show's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • The Goon Show began on May 28, 1951[10].
  • The Goon Show ended on January 28, 1960[11].
  • The Goon Show's voice actor is recorded as Harry Secombe[12].
  • The Goon Show's voice actor is recorded as Peter Sellers[13].
  • The Goon Show's voice actor is recorded as Spike Milligan[14].
  • The Goon Show's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Goon Show[15].
  • The Goon Show's different from is recorded as The Gong Show[16].
  • The Goon Show's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

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Publication

The original language of The Goon Show was English[4]. Its language of work or name is recorded as British English[7].

Why It Matters

The Goon Show ranks in the top 0.28% of radio_program entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,096 views/month, #2 of 712).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Radio Times. Retrieved . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . BBC Genome. Retrieved . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · DrFrench · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Presenter → Spike Milligan
    Instance of → —
    Original network → —
    Aliases → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Original language of film or tv show: English"
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