BBC Radio Collection

September 2002

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David Attenborough
The Early Years Collection
Collecting together his trilogy of titles, Zoo Quest For A Dragon, Quest In Paradise and Quest Under Capricorn, this boxed set chronicles the naturalist's early years as he travels to Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia in search of exotic birds and rare species. Read by David Attenborough.
6 cassettes, 9hrs, ISBN 0563 535660 £22.50

Goon Show
Volume 20: The Fear of Wages
Four more episodes starring the fabulous Goons – Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan: The Fear of Wages (6 March '56), The Nadger Plague (18 October '56), The Great British Revolution (16 December '57), The Sahara Desert Statue (3 November '58).
2 cassettes, 2hr 5mins, ISBN 0563 536284 £9.99
2 CDs, 2hrs 5mins, ISBN 0563 536292 £12.99

The Goon Show Collection
Volume 1
This slipcase set contains Volumes 1 (Moriarty Where Are You?), 2 (Enter Bluebottle) and 3 ('I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas') of BBC Radio Collection's The Goon Show titles, starring Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan.
6 cassettes, 6hrs, ISBN 0563 528338 £22.50

Round the Horne
Volume 14
Four more episodes from the classic BBC radio comedy series, which took comedy to a new level of outrageousness in the late 1960s. The episodes are all from 1966: 20 March '66, 27 March '66, 8 May '66 and 15 May '66.
2 cassettes, 1hr 50mins, ISBN 0563 536276 £9.99
2CDs, 1hr 50mins, ISBN 0563 528478 £12.99

The Milligan Papers
All six episodes from the one-off 1987 radio comedy series, written by John Antrobus and starring Spike Milligan, Chris Langham, John Antrobus and a jazz quartet. Episodes include The Incredible Case of the Vanishing Flying Scotsman, Jonah and the Whale, From Rags to More Rags, That "Cake" Elusive Pimpernel and The Incurables.
2 cassettes, 2hrs 40mins, ISBN 0563 528400 £9.99

The Nation's Favourite Children's Poems
This new collection contains verses written for children and includes the nation's favourite poem – The Owl and the Pussycat. Read by Eleanor Bron, Samantha Bond, Bernard Cribbins and Michael Maloney.
2 cassettes, 1hr 40mins, ISBN 0563 536640 £9.99
2 CDs, 1hr 40mins, ISBN 0563 536659 £12.99

Simon Hoggart's Pick of the News Quiz
Volume 2

In this second volume from his time as Chairman on the programme, Simon Hoggart selects the most memorable moments from one of BBC Radio 4's funniest and quirkiest game shows.
2 cassettes, 2hrs 5mins, ISBN 0563 536306 £9.99
2 CDs, 2hrs 5mins, ISBN 0563 529237 £12.99

Spike Milligan
The Parkinson Interviews
Presented by Michael Parkinson, this highly entertaining collection of interviews is taken from Spike Milligan's numerous appearances on Parkinson between 1972 and 1982. The subjects which Spike covers include his early years, his poetry and books, The Goons, and his relationship with the BBC.
1 cassette, 1hr 5mins, ISBN 0563 528893 £6.99
1 CD, 1hr 5mins, ISBN 0563 528907 £8.99