I AM DESPERATE TO HAVE SOME REAL FUN AGAIN

Peter Sellers pleads with an old friend

The Goons: Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe. 29th March 1963. (Photo by Arthur Tanner/Daily Herald/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

In January 1960, 9 years and 250 episodes after first being introduced to a baffled but delighted audience, The Goon Show’s final installment was broadcast on BBC radio, much to the dismay of its many fans. Written…