Major Bloodnok title character points out an Ogre constellation known as 'Bloodnok The Flatulent'. Il Capitano Major Bloodnok Major Denis Bloodnok is a fictional character from the 1950s BBC Radio comedy "The Goon Show". He was voiced by Peter Sellers. Bloodnok's army career was notable for cowardice and monetary irregularities. He was discharged after being found dressed as a woman, although he claims it was carnival night. He was repeatedly implied to be a womaniser. A prime example of this is in "Drums Along the Mersey" where he is thrown out of a boat for being caught with the captain's wife. Another
The Moriarty Murder Mystery by Eccles. He asks Eccles if he saw the murderer, Eccles replying "No". Then Neddie asks if he would know the murderer if he didn't see him again. Eccles responds that his eyes aren't what they used to be (they used to be his ears) so they take him to an optician to have his eyes tested. The optician, ("Eyes tested, Wills altered, signatures carefully copied, and string repaired while you wait") is Major Bloodnok. Also a dealer in books, he is in the process of packing "exotic" photographs in a hollowed-out book when they arrive. He has Eccles read