Alas, New York, all destroyed.

7 seconds sound clip from The Goon Show, Series 6, Sale of Manhattan classic radio program.

You can hear this line at 00:28:07 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- No! No, wait, wait! Hello, get me Bluebottle! Don't light the fuse!

(Loud and long explosion)

- Listeners will be relieved to learn that what they are hearing is not really New York being blown up.

- It is a recording specially made to simulate the sound of New York being blown up. For this, a life-size replica of New York was built at Wanstead and blown up.

- And all this just for one pound a year.

- Alas, New York, all destroyed.

- Wait, what is this little blackened twig lying prostrate in the gutter? I'll pick it up.

- Put me down, you rotten swine you! You has deaded me. I'm shattered and my beautiful cardboard sailor hat is all singed.

- Rest in pieces, little nurk.

- Your lot is better than mine.

[...]

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