Archie in Goonland - Revision history

Kurt at 17:41, 27 February 2023

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	'''''Archie in Goonland''''' is a series special as a combination of the [[The Goon Show]] and [[Educating Archie]]. It was broadcast as the thirty-first show in the fourth series. The show had a guest lineup of [[Archie Andrews (puppet)\|Archie Andrews]], [[Peter Brough]], [[Hattie Jacques]] and the [[w:BBC Radio Orchestra#History\|BBC Variety Orchestra]]		'''''Archie in Goonland''''' is a series special as a combination of the [[The Goon Show]] and [[Educating Archie]]. It was broadcast as the thirty-first show in the fourth series. The show had a guest lineup of [[Archie Andrews (puppet)\|Archie Andrews]], [[Peter Brough]], [[Hattie Jacques]] and the [[BBC Radio Orchestra#History\|BBC Variety Orchestra]]

	The special was recorded at 8pm Sunday {{date\|16 ~~May 1954~~}}. The recording/show took place at the [[w:Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio\|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[w:Trafalgar Square\|Trafalgar Square]], central London.		The special was recorded at 8pm Sunday {{date\|1954-05-16}}. The recording/show took place at the [[Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio\|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[Trafalgar Square\|Trafalgar Square]], central London.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Friday {{date\|11 ~~June 1954~~}} at 7.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Friday {{date\|1954-06-11}} at 7.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m.

	The show's first repeat was on the following Thursday at 7.30pm, {{date\|17 ~~June 1954~~}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 3.4 million.		The show's first repeat was on the following Thursday at 7.30pm, {{date\|1954-06-17}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 3.4 million.

	No publically available recording is known to exist as of {{date}}.		No publically available recording is known to exist as of {{date}}.

	== BBC Audio Synopsis ==		== BBC Audio Synopsis ==
	Spotting a mouse at their home, [[Peter Brough]] and [[Archie Andrews (puppet)\|Archie Andrews]] call in a [[w:Pest control\|rodent exterminator]]… only to learn that mice are [[Wikt:undermining\|undermining]] [[~~w:London\|~~London]] and threatening the entire city. Being the smallest, Archie is ~~seent~~ down the mouse hole to locate Mouse Headquarters, encountering [[Major Bloodnok\|Bloodnok]] and his [[w:Valet\|batman]] who are still tunnelling out of a [[w:Prisoner-of-war camp\|POW camp]] after 30 years, being trapped in one of the mouse traps laid by [[Bluebottle]], and then seeking the [[~~w:saxophone\|~~saxophone]] skills of the genius [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister\|Mr Crun]] who proposes to move London to [[~~w:Cleethorpes\|~~Cleethorpes]]\|		Spotting a mouse at their home, [[Peter Brough]] and [[Archie Andrews (puppet)\|Archie Andrews]] call in a [[Pest control\|rodent exterminator]]… only to learn that mice are [[Wikt:undermining\|undermining]] [[London]] and threatening the entire city. Being the smallest, Archie is sent down the mouse hole to locate Mouse Headquarters, encountering [[Major Bloodnok\|Bloodnok]] and his [[Valet\|batman]] who are still tunnelling out of a [[Prisoner-of-war camp\|POW camp]] after 30 years, being trapped in one of the mouse traps laid by [[Bluebottle]], and then seeking the [[saxophone]] skills of the genius [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister\|Mr Crun]] who proposes to move London to [[Cleethorpes]]\|

	==Music==		==Music==
	The usual music sets from [[Max Geldray]] and [[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] were absent from this show. However the orchestra music was not conducted by [[Wally Stott]]. Instead the [[w:BBC Radio Orchestra#History\|BBC Variety Orchestra]] was used, conducted by Paul Fenoulet		The usual music sets from [[Max Geldray]] and [[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] were absent from this show. However the orchestra music was not conducted by [[Wally Stott]]. Instead the [[BBC Radio Orchestra#History\|BBC Variety Orchestra]] was used, conducted by Paul Fenoulet

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 55169]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=26\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7875-3266-3}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 55169]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=26\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7875-3266-3}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''''Archie in Goonland''''' is a series special as a combination of the [[The Goon Show]] and [[Educating Archie]]. It was broadcast as the thirty-first show in the fourth series. The show had a guest lineup of [[Archie Andrews (puppet)\|Archie Andrews]], [[Peter Brough]], [[Hattie Jacques]] and the [[w:~~BBC_Radio_Orchestra~~#History\|BBC Variety Orchestra]]		'''''Archie in Goonland''''' is a series special as a combination of the [[The Goon Show]] and [[Educating Archie]]. It was broadcast as the thirty-first show in the fourth series. The show had a guest lineup of [[Archie Andrews (puppet)\|Archie Andrews]], [[Peter Brough]], [[Hattie Jacques]] and the [[w:BBC Radio Orchestra#History\|BBC Variety Orchestra]]

	The special was recorded at 8pm Sunday {{date\|16 May 1954}}. The recording/show took place at the [[w:Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio\|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[w:Trafalgar Square\|Trafalgar Square]], central London.		The special was recorded at 8pm Sunday {{date\|16 May 1954}}. The recording/show took place at the [[w:Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio\|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[w:Trafalgar Square\|Trafalgar Square]], central London.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Friday {{date\|11 June 1954}} at 7.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Friday {{date\|11 June 1954}} at 7.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m.

	The show's first repeat was on the following Thursday at 7.30pm, {{date\|17 June 1954}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 3.4 million.		The show's first repeat was on the following Thursday at 7.30pm, {{date\|17 June 1954}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 3.4 million.

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References

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	==Music==		==Music==
	The usual music sets from [[Max Geldray]] and [[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] were absent from this show. However the orchestra music was not conducted by [[Wally Stott]]. Instead the [[w:~~BBC_Radio_Orchestra~~#History\|BBC Variety Orchestra]] was used, conducted by Paul Fenoulet		The usual music sets from [[Max Geldray]] and [[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] were absent from this show. However the orchestra music was not conducted by [[Wally Stott]]. Instead the [[w:BBC Radio Orchestra#History\|BBC Variety Orchestra]] was used, conducted by Paul Fenoulet

	==Technical==		==Technical==

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Kurt at 13:08, 14 October 2022

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	==Music==		==Music==
	The usual music sets from [[Max Geldray]] and [[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] were absent from this show.		The usual music sets from [[Max Geldray]] and [[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] were absent from this show. However the orchestra music was not conducted by [[Wally Stott]]. Instead the [[w:BBC_Radio_Orchestra#History\|BBC Variety Orchestra]] was used, conducted by Paul Fenoulet

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	[[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Eric Sykes]]		[[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Eric Sykes]]
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	== BBC Audio Synopsis ==		== BBC Audio Synopsis ==
	Spotting a mouse at their home, [[Peter Brough]] and [[Archie Andrews]] call in a [[w:Pest control\|rodent exterminator]]… only to learn that mice are [[Wikt:undermining\|undermining]] [[w:London\|London]] and threatening the entire city. Being the smallest, Archie is seent down the mouse hole to locate Mouse Headquarters, encountering [[Major Bloodnok\|Bloodnok]] and his [[w:Valet\|batman]] who are still tunnelling out of a [[w:Prisoner-of-war camp\|POW camp]] after 30 years, being trapped in one of the mouse traps laid by [[Bluebottle]], and then seeking the [[w:saxophone\|saxophone]] skills of the genius [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister\|Mr Crun]] who proposes to move London to [[w:Cleethorpes\|Cleethorpes]]\|		Spotting a mouse at their home, [[Peter Brough]] and [[Archie Andrews (puppet)\|Archie Andrews]] call in a [[w:Pest control\|rodent exterminator]]… only to learn that mice are [[Wikt:undermining\|undermining]] [[w:London\|London]] and threatening the entire city. Being the smallest, Archie is seent down the mouse hole to locate Mouse Headquarters, encountering [[Major Bloodnok\|Bloodnok]] and his [[w:Valet\|batman]] who are still tunnelling out of a [[w:Prisoner-of-war camp\|POW camp]] after 30 years, being trapped in one of the mouse traps laid by [[Bluebottle]], and then seeking the [[w:saxophone\|saxophone]] skills of the genius [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister\|Mr Crun]] who proposes to move London to [[w:Cleethorpes\|Cleethorpes]]\|

	==Music==		==Music==

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	\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs\|—]]		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs\|—]]