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All we can do is to wait and see what effect that photograph of a military dinner has on the enemy.

6 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 9, The Battle of Spion Kop classic radio program.

You can hear this line at 00:24:09 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- However it's worth a try. Take aim... Fire!

(piles of bones falling on to the ground)

- Ehhh... That's the last time I kip in a barrel, I tell you.

- Collapses, and is left out of show from now onwards. Goodnight everybody.

- Oh... By popular request I come back again. Aie!

- All we can do is to wait and see what effect that photograph of a military dinner has on the enemy.

- Meantime - a sound effect.

(Wind up and wolves howling)

- Meantime in Parliament the British Government had written off the Battle of Spion Kop as a dead loss.

- Gentlemen, urn, um... To save face and the honor of England, we're going to bring back that old favourite urn, ah... The Battle of Waterloo.

- Gentlemen, we shall send out immediate notification to the original cast.

[...]

The Goon Show Sound Clip

The Goon Show RadioQuotes with sound clips from The Goon Show radio comedy programme produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960.

Actors: Peter Sellers (Bloodnok / Bluebottle/ Grytpype-Thynne), Spike Milligan (Eccles / Minnie Bannister), Harry Secombe (Neddie Seagoon)

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