{"podcast":{"title":"Goon Pod","slug":"goon-pod-3923052","podcast_index_feed_id":3923052,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/5c86827c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://pod.link/1569929507","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/15423191/15423191-1672433948945-89aac5be845a4.jpg","author":"Goon Pod","episode_count":242,"summary":"A podcast where we talk about classic comedy with particular focus on the work of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe & Michael Bentine. You'll also hear us discuss the likes of Monty Python, Hancock, Blackadder, the Carry On films, Peter Cook, Steptoe & Son and countless other comedy figures & fixtures from the postwar era. Please follow on Bluesky @goonpod.bsky.social and Twitter @goonshowpod","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T16:18:31.828950+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goon-pod-3923052"},"episode":{"title":"The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn","slug":"the-case-of-the-mukkinese-battle-horn","published_at":"2026-04-29T05:43:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goon-pod-3923052/the-case-of-the-mukkinese-battle-horn","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goon-pod-3923052","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tyler-adams0/episodes/The-Case-of-the-Mukkinese-Battle-Horn-e3ierhu","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/5c86827c/podcast/play/119024638/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-25%2F422842278-44100-2-942dded688b79.m4a","summary":"“Their gags are paralysing. Sometimes the director has to let everybody have five minutes’ rest, so that we can laugh the laughs out.” (Pamela Thomas, supporting cast) In 1956 a short film was released which with hindsight was probably the most successful Goon Show celluloid transfer, despite only featuring two-thirds of the team. Ironically, it wasn't even intended for theatre release but a lack of interest by US television networks nixed any further forays so it ended up as a cinematic supporting feature. The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (an early working title was The Yard Has Three Feet) starred Peter Sellers as Superintendent Quilt and Spike Milligan as Sgt Brown plus honorary Goon Dick Emery as Nodule, a museum curator. All three appear in multiple guises, including Sellers as Henry Crun, Milligan as Eccles and Emery as Maurice Ponque. Joining Tyler this week to talk about the background to the film, including the revelation that it sprang from The Adventures of Robin Hood on television and that Harry Secombe's absence could at least be partly laid at the door of Jimmy Grafton, is returning guest Chris Diamond.","meta_description":"“Their gags are paralysing. Sometimes the director has to let everybody have five minutes’ rest, so that we can laugh the laughs out.” (Pamela Thomas, sup…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5101,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/goon-pod-3923052/episodes/the-case-of-the-mukkinese-battle-horn/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goon-pod-3923052/the-case-of-the-mukkinese-battle-horn.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}