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And as I speak, I see the Third Battalion of the First Regal Household Cavalry, so-called as every member is a householder...

11 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 4 Special, The Starlings classic radio program.

You can hear this line at 00:18:51 in the radio play.

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[...]

- The entire Square is a great mass of banners. Banners from the great Society of Pest Control, all waiting to see the result of this experiment.

- Yes, there goes the great siren, telling us that all the workmen are clear of the buildings.

- St. Martin's, the National Gallery, Africa House, and all the other buildings that have been treated with this wonderful explodable bird mixture.

- Now then, to my right, up the right side of the square, I can see the bright, scarlet and pink tulips of the Royal College of Heralds, as they march majestically up to the base of the great platform.

- They are, of course, waiting to sound the traditional fanfare Tedium Vitae which will announce the arrival of Duchess Winifred Boiledusspudswell, the well-known human being.

- And as I speak, I see the Third Battalion of the First Regal Household Cavalry, so-called as every member is a householder...

- And yes, there they go, their great white hooves, swords, snorting at the reign, and fie, and lifting the dust as they pass the base of Nelson's great column...

- That column so nobly erected here in 1672 to commemorate Lord Nelson's victory at Balaclava, over the combined Egyptian and Turkish cavalry...

- And those cheers are for the leader of the Household Troop as he dips the Union Jack, the national flag of the union of Jack.

(Trumpet fanfare) (2)

- That great fanfare announces the arrival of the great television coach bearing the Duchess by arrangement with Richard Winnick and Mark Loodman.

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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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