The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill-on-Sea)

The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea is an episode from the 1950s radio comedy, The Goon Show. It was written by Spike Milligan.

The show starts with Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister walking about on the English coast. The year is 1941, and the pair converse briefly about elephants, before Minnie is struck down from behind by an unknown object. Constable Neddie Seagoon arrives, and in the morning light they discover that the object is in fact a batter pudding. Seagoon mentions that he must inform the inspector, and proceeds to jump into the ocean. As he swims ashore, he dries himself to save time. He spends the rest of the night in his dustbin, where he is hit by a batter pudding.

Wallace Greenslade then states that in the months to come, 38 batter puddings were hurled at Minnie Bannister. Seagoon discovers an army boot inside the most recent pudding, and travels to the nearby army camp. Major Bloodnok is the commanding officer, and is displeased at having to get his men out of bed in the middle of the day. Seagoon is searching for a man wearing one boot, but the entire platoon is bare footed. It begins to get dark, but by the light of 'a passing glue factory', Neddie notices that Lance-Private Eccles is only wearing one boot. Seagoon cannot find a case against him, but however, the hext morning, a cold batter pudding is thrown at Minnie, revealing that the hurler has had his gas cut off. Seagoon then mistakenly calls Prime Minister Winston Churchill, believing him to be the hurler.

It is finally discovered that the hurler is in Africa, and Seagoon and Bluebottle travels there on a ship disguised as a train, done up like a boat and painted to appear like a tram. They then catch the hurler, but having no evidence other than the batter pudding, Seagoon will not let Bloodnok or himself eat it. Greenslade then ends the show.