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The Mustard and Cress Shortage

Neddie investigates the disappearance of mustard and cress across Britain's rail network. Stars Harry Secombe. Re-recording from 1958.

Neddie Seagoon investigates the disappearance of mustard and cress across the British Railways network.

Ground-breaking, surreal BBC radio comedy written by Spike Milligan.

Starring:

Peter Sellers
Harry Secombe
Spike Milligan

Vintage Goons is a series of re-recorded episodes made by the original cast for sale abroad.

With The Ray Ellington Quartet and Max Geldray.

Orchestra conducted by Wally Stott.

Announcer: Wallace Greenslade

Producer: Tom Ronald

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1954.

Re-recording from January 1958 by the BBC Transcription Service made for broadcast overseas.

First broadcast in the UK on BBC Radio 2 in 1994.

30 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Tue 23 Jan 202408:00
  • Tue 23 Jan 202413:00
  • Tue 23 Jan 202418:00
  • Wed 24 Jan 202403:00
  • Tue 16 Jun 202607:30
  • Tue 16 Jun 202612:30
  • Tue 16 Jun 202618:30
  • Wed 17 Jun 202602:30