13 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 4 Special, The Starlings classic radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:19:00 in the radio play.
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- 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.
(Commander shouts 'Present arms!', followed by sounds of presenting the arms)
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