Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie
by interstice on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:39PM
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I grew up listening to the goon show (parents were fans) and also do not know about brown Windsor soup.
Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie
by simonblack on Monday January 17, 2022 @06:28PM
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Was that the "original, lantern-slide type, wireless Goon Show", or some other?
:)
Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie
by interstice on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @08:28PM
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Definitely that one. Would you like a gorilla?
Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie
by 692 on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:41PM
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absolutely, I'm also guessing not many people did listen to these new format versions of these shows either.
the only time I've ever heard the Goon show or Hancock's Half Hour, has always been whilst listening to the radio (typically 2 or 4) that makes a reference to the shows and plays a few seconds clip
Within my limited field of family and friends I would say that people have heard about them, but have not really listened to them
Re:One of the most famous Victorian dishes is a hilarious lie
by Symbiote on Monday January 17, 2022 @02:36PM
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An older relative (must be in his 80s now) had Hancock's Half Hour on cassette tape, and I listened to them while visiting.
The funniest one I remember is "The Blood Doner", which turns out was a TV episode (most were just radio).
"The Radio Ham" is also good.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blood_Donor / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEUvyaNu0uw
Not necessarily. "Hancock's Half Hour" and "Goon show" episodes were sold on vinyl records at the time (and are still to be found on the big internet retailer on Vinyl, CD and MP3).
If the media were in the house, years later, kids would play them for amusement.