The Goons, 1957 A4400 on the right a man

on the right a man carrying a turtle on his head reads a leaflet while prisoners are purchasing copies through the bars

On the left a man reads his papers as his strides along in his steam driven boots

View of Cheapside and St Mary-le-Bow

in the background is a house built in a fanciful combination of architectural styles from Grecian to Chinese

People walk on the river bank or admire the view

The Goons, 1957 A4400 on the right a manThe Goons of BBC fame at Cleopatra's Needle on the Embankment, London. The trip was to get material for their programme 'The Reason Why'. The material they got on why the Needle was discovered was put in a 30 minute radio show. From left to right are Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan. 11th August 1957.