The Nasty Affair at the Burami Oasis is an episode of The Goon Show, a British radio comedy. It was the first episode of the seventh season and was first broadcast on 4 October 1956.
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Plot
The British Garrison at the Burami Oasis is under constant siege from Arab bandits led by the notorious Sheikh Rattelland Roll. A British gunboat under the command of Admiral Ned Seagoon is dispatched to the oasis to restore peace to the area. One problem exists, however: How to get a gunboat into an oasis only ten feet long.
Buraimi Oasis
There really is a Buraimi Oasis, which was the site of a battle between British-led forces and Arab tribesmen in October 1955. The real oasis is considerably larger.
References
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