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Field Marshall Plunch sends the brigade a Christmas greeting. He receives in return a Christmas Pudding, with a rather disturbing message, and then...

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

You can hear this line at 00:09:48 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- April first. Still no effect on starling. All rather annoying, really!

- December the first, very cold.

- Noise makers were augmented by the bagpipes of the Highland Brigade. Starlings still unperturbed.

- The population of London dropped 10,000 overnight.

- December the third. Deep snow. Starlings sleeping peacefully. Noise continuing.

- Field Marshall Plunch sends the brigade a Christmas greeting. He receives in return a Christmas Pudding, with a rather disturbing message, and then...

(Dramatic chords and tune)

- February the thirty-second. All troops withdrawn. Operation Cacophony abandoned. A military disaster!

- Those responsible were clad in sack cloth and once more walked the streets! (Footsteps marching slowly to a drumbeat) (Despair music; cast sobs behind)

- Mr. Prime Minister, members, I admit that Operation Cacophony cost 160,000 pounds, and was a complete and utter failure, but these little mistakes will happen!

- You made a muck of it! Bravo!

[...]

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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