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==Other media== The [[Will Hay]] film ''[[Boys Will Be Boys (1935 film)|Boys Will Be Boys]]'' (1935) was set at Morton's Narkover school. According to Spike Milligan, the columns were an influence on the comedic style of his radio series, ''[[The Goon Show]]''. In 1969, Milligan based a BBC television series named ''[[The World of Beachcomber]]'' on the columns. A small selection was issued on a 1971 [[LP (format)|LP]] and a 2-cassette set of the series' soundtrack was made available in the late 1990s. In 1989, [[BBC Radio 4]] broadcast the first of three series based on Morton's work. This featured [[Richard Ingrams]] as Beachcomber, [[John Wells (satirist)|John Wells]] as Prodnose, [[Patricia Routledge]] and [[John Sessions]]. The compilations prepared by [[Mike Barfield]]. Series 1 was also made available as a 2-cassette set.
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