Shangri-La Again
# Shangri-La Again

"Shangri-La Again" is the eighth episode of series 6 of The Goon Show, broadcast on 8 November 1955. Written by Spike Milligan it is based loosely on the novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton.

## Plot

The story is set during the invasion of Manchuria (1933). Ned Seagoon leads the British residents of Peking in a desperate attempt to escape the clutches of the invading Japanese army. A pilot by the name of Count Moriarty offers to fly the residents to freedom for a considerable fee, however, even his plans are wrecked when his plane crashes in the mountains.

Seagoon, Moriarty and the other survivors must rely on a mysterious, barefoot boy named Bluebottle to guide them to safety. Bluebottle leads them to a beautiful city named 'Shangri-La', hidden from the rest of the world and (supposedly) free from all its vices. As Bluebottle puts it: "No drink, no sex, no sin. And I'm fed up with it, I am!"

Nevertheless, Seagoon finds the utter beauty of Shangri-La compelling and must decide whether he should accept Henry Crun's invitation to stay on as the new Dalai Lama or return to his former life in the world outside.

