They are listening to the wireless set.
4 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 6, Sale of Manhattan classic radio program.
You can hear this line at 00:01:26 in the radio play.
Quote context
[...]
- It was the spring of nineteen crid naught hundred and thews.
- The place, the Karl Marx room at the Athenaeum Club in Commercial Road.
- Inside were gathered important men, men of letters, letters like, Dear Sir, my daughter tells me...
- In one corner of a room, surrounded by a friend, was Sir Neddie Seagoon...
- Master at Arms, Doctor of Legs, and Stoke-Newington twit.
- They are listening to the wireless set.
(Maniacal laughter followed by gunshot)
- You have just heard the right-honourable R.A. Butler on the financial prospects for the coming year.
- Well, well well. Well, as I was saying...
- I haven't the slightest idea.
[...]