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The Goons, Great Bardfield and an exhibition of British snow in Khartoum

And now for something completely different!

No we’re not talking about MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS but well before the days of Python and co, their radio forerunners were THE GOONS.

What you may well ask can possibly be the connection be between THE GOONS, who hark back to the halcyon days of radio in the 1950’s and an Essex village?

Well believe it or not there is a connection between one of their shows and the Essex village of Great Bardfield.

To learn more listen again here to what Margaret told me today on this subject : –

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Scott

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The Goons, Great Bardfield and an exhibition of British snow in Khartoum

And now for something completely different!

No we’re not talking about MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS but well before the days of Python and co, their radio forerunners were THE GOONS.

What you may well ask can possibly be the connection be between THE GOONS, who hark back to the halcyon days of radio in the 1950’s and an Essex village?

Well believe it or not there is a connection between one of their shows and the Essex village of Great Bardfield.

To learn more listen again here to what Margaret told me today on this subject : –

See you again next week,
Scott

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The Goons, Great Bardfield and an exhibition of British snow in Khartoum

And now for something completely different!

No we’re not talking about MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS but well before the days of Python and co, their radio forerunners were THE GOONS.

What you may well ask can possibly be the connection be between THE GOONS, who hark back to the halcyon days of radio in the 1950’s and an Essex village?

Well believe it or not there is a connection between one of their shows and the Essex village of Great Bardfield.

To learn more listen again here to what Margaret told me today on this subject : –

See you again next week,
Scott

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The Goons, Great Bardfield and an exhibition of British snow in Khartoum

And now for something completely different!

No we’re not talking about MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS but well before the days of Python and co, their radio forerunners were THE GOONS.

What you may well ask can possibly be the connection be between THE GOONS, who hark back to the halcyon days of radio in the 1950’s and an Essex village?

Well believe it or not there is a connection between one of their shows and the Essex village of Great Bardfield.

To learn more listen again here to what Margaret told me today on this subject : –

See you again next week,
Scott

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