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'''''Bridge on the River Wye''''' is an album by members of the British comedy group [[the Goons]] and other humorists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Facts and Trivia|url=http://www.thegoonshow.net/facts.asp|publisher=The Goon Show Site|accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> It was produced by [[George Martin]] for [[EMI]]'s [[Parlophone]] Records. It is a parody of the 1957 film ''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spike Milligan & Peter Sellers & Jonathan Miller (2) & Peter Cook & Peter Rawley & Patricia Ridgway – Bridge On The River Wye|url=http://www.discogs.com/Spike-Milligan-Peter-Sellers-Jonathan-Miller-2-Peter-Cook-Peter-Rawley-Patricia-Ridgway-Bridge-On-Th/release/1980742|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> |
'''''Bridge on the River Wye''''' is an album by members of the British comedy group [[the Goons]] and other humorists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Facts and Trivia|url=http://www.thegoonshow.net/facts.asp|publisher=The Goon Show Site|accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> It was produced by [[George Martin]] for [[EMI]]'s [[Parlophone]] Records. It is a parody of the 1957 film ''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spike Milligan & Peter Sellers & Jonathan Miller (2) & Peter Cook & Peter Rawley & Patricia Ridgway – Bridge On The River Wye|url=http://www.discogs.com/Spike-Milligan-Peter-Sellers-Jonathan-Miller-2-Peter-Cook-Peter-Rawley-Patricia-Ridgway-Bridge-On-Th/release/1980742|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> |
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The record stars [[Spike Milligan]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Jonathan Miller]] and [[Peter Cook]], and also features Peter Rawley and Patricia Ridgway, with incidental music composed and directed by [[Wally Stott]]. |
The record stars [[Spike Milligan]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Jonathan Miller]] and [[Peter Cook]], and also features Peter Rawley and Patricia Ridgway, with incidental music composed and directed by [[Wally Stott]]. |
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The script was written by Spike Milligan, based on an earlier script by Milligan and Larry Stephens for [[The Goon Show]]: "African Incident" (Series 8, Episode 14), first broadcast on BBC radio on 30th December 1957. |
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The record jacket advises, "For best results, play this record in a circular fashion".<ref>Parlophone PMC 1190</ref> |
The record jacket advises, "For best results, play this record in a circular fashion".<ref>Parlophone PMC 1190</ref> |
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Bridge on the River Wye is an album by members of the British comedy group the Goons and other humorists.[1] It was produced by George Martin for EMI's Parlophone Records. It is a parody of the 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai.[2]
The record stars Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook, and also features Peter Rawley and Patricia Ridgway, with incidental music composed and directed by Wally Stott.
The script was written by Spike Milligan, based on an earlier script by Milligan and Larry Stephens for The Goon Show: "African Incident" (Series 8, Episode 14), first broadcast on BBC radio on 30th December 1957.
The record jacket advises, "For best results, play this record in a circular fashion".[3] Artwork was designed by Dennis Gosling (1934–2014).
References
- ^ "Facts and Trivia". The Goon Show Site. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Spike Milligan & Peter Sellers & Jonathan Miller (2) & Peter Cook & Peter Rawley & Patricia Ridgway – Bridge On The River Wye". Discogs. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ Parlophone PMC 1190
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