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That music was written by Edward Elgar, Sir.

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

You can hear this line at 00:00:19 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- I say. I did enjoy that. Well, must be off home to the little woman. Goodnight, all, goodnight.

- This is the BBC Light Programme.

- What beautiful words. Why don't we set it to music?

- It'll be a jolly good idea.

- Of course! Just stand under this tree and listen.

- Just a minute. Just a minute please. Just a minute, Mister Secombe.

- That music was written by Edward Elgar, Sir.

- Edward Elgar, he got in quick, didn't he?

- You'd better watch these composers, same thing happened before. I wrote Handel's Largo, and when I got it to the publishers, he'd already written it. You know what he called it? Handel's Largo, same as me.

- Is your name Handel's Largo?

- What, what, what, what, what? You'll get a belt on that big shiny ear'ole of yours.

- Never mind, there, Hershel, never mind.

[...]

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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