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As you know men, since the last war thirty-three million, that is one third of the male population of England, have been deserters. Well, we have found one of them!

13 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 8, The Space Age classic radio program.

You can hear this line at 00:21:50 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- The scene is the opera house Aldershot. A critical first-night audience are judging the military police solo ballet contest.

- Thank you, thank you, and now for a encore, Lance-Corporal Ninger will dance the solo Pas de Deux from the Constable Ballet Coppelia.

- Sir, sir, stop the contest! Stop the contest, I say!

(Crowd disapproval)

- Please, this is a, this is a great day for the military police.

- As you know men, since the last war thirty-three million, that is one third of the male population of England, have been deserters. Well, we have found one of them!

(Massive cheering)

- Well, where's, ah, where's this deserter, then there? Where's this old deserter, there?

- Well, I'll tell you, there.

- We've got him trapped. He's circling the Earth 500 mile up.

- So, step forward the tallest man in the regiment now.

- Brave man, what's your name?

[...]

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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