Ill Met By Goonlight

In March 1957 the Dirk Bogarde second world war film Ill Met By Moonlight was released and little over a week later the Goons successfully parodied it with their own version. The Goons relished doing send-ups of WWII movies and some of their greatest shows included The Man Who Never Was, I Was Monty’s Treble, Rommel’s Treasure and, of course, the episode we’re covering today: Ill Met By Goonlight. Phil Cannon is co-host of the long-running Doctor Who podcast Who’s He? and also a self-confessed Goon – and especially Spike – addict. He guests today to discuss Ill Met By Goonlight and remembers first hearing the show when it was included in a bunch of repeats on BBC radio in the early eighties. Among other things we big up the often overlooked Jim Spriggs, marvel at Sellers’ vocal gymnastics, lift the lid on Sellers’ connection with the director Michael Powell even briefly mention war memoirs, a topic which would later feature heavily in a very fondly-remembered Goon Show (see next week for more details!) Thanks to Phil - the Who’s He? podcast is available here: https://www.whos-he-podcast.co.uk/ Follow the show on Twitter: @goonshowpod