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And now she reaches the great gold and bronze microphone to make her declaration.

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

You can hear this line at 00:22:01 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- What a lovely tune that is, from the pen of the marcher of the Archer Street roles.

- And now, yes, now, here comes the Duchess Boiledusspudswell followed by the venerable City Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Mothers-In-Laws and all the other great traditional hangers-on.

- Now the Duchess approaches the great charcoal and balsa staircase that leads up to the rostrum, and at the same time leads down again.

- She mounts the great steps, her great cape of Norton Weevil squadling across the ancient planges of the high Grantfordlood.

- And with that the Herald sounds the Thurk Voluntary, the Voluntary so well beloved by the Swahili dust-group of Westminster.

- And now she reaches the great gold and bronze microphone to make her declaration.

- But first the master of the rolls and leather goods pledges his allegiance, also the quanti-denorum, so let us listen to it.

- My lords, ladies and...

- He appears to be having trouble with the great microphone of state, the same used ever since 1672, hand beaten and foot slapped, gold and silver surmounted by 2 Burmese cherubs, fashioned by the great sculptor Ben Venuto Selinae and his brother Fred.

- Oh and now I see the great engineer of state with the great state screwdriver adjusting the mace screws on the great microphone.

(blows into the microphone)

[...]

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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