Insurance, the White Man's Burden - Revision history

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	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[~~w:I Like to Recognize the Tune\|~~I Like to Recognize the Tune]]''		*Geldray: ''[[I Like to Recognize the Tune]]''
	*Ellington: ''I Reckon It's Love''		*Ellington: ''I Reckon It's Love''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 23565		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 23565
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	'''''Insurance, the White Man's Burden''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-first show in the seventh series.		'''''Insurance, the White Man's Burden''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-first show in the seventh series.

	A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-02-24}}, 5pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 25168 ([[~~w:Hearts and Flowers\|~~Hearts and Flowers]])). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 23565).		A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-02-24}}, 5pm. at [[KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 25168 ([[Hearts and Flowers]])). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 23565).

	The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-02-28}}, its ratings were 2.3 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-02-28}}, its ratings were 2.3 million.
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	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
	[[File:FranceGrisNez2Dover.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The English Channel after the fire had been put out.]]		[[File:FranceGrisNez2Dover.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The English Channel after the fire had been put out.]]
	Who but [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne\|Grytpype-Thynne]] and [[Count Jim Moriarty\|Moriarty]] could persuade [[Neddie Seagoon]] to insure the [[~~w:English Channel\|~~English Channel]] against the risk of fire! They are on to a good thing you would say. But you would be wrong, for the Channel does catch fire. You will hear how this amazing phenomenon occurs in this programme.		Who but [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne\|Grytpype-Thynne]] and [[Count Jim Moriarty\|Moriarty]] could persuade [[Neddie Seagoon]] to insure the [[English Channel]] against the risk of fire! They are on to a good thing you would say. But you would be wrong, for the Channel does catch fire. You will hear how this amazing phenomenon occurs in this programme.

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~w:I Like to Recognize the Tune\|~~I Like to Recognize the Tune]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Richard Rodgers\|~~Richard Rodgers]] / [[~~w:Lorenz Hart\|~~Lorenz Hart]])}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[I Like to Recognize the Tune]]'' {{small\|([[Richard Rodgers]] / [[Lorenz Hart]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''I Reckon It's Love'' {{small\|(Ray Ellington / Dick Katz / Rubin)}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''I Reckon It's Love'' {{small\|(Ray Ellington / Dick Katz / Rubin)}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 23565]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]). The TLO 23565 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=18\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9449-5}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 23565]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). The TLO 23565 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=18\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9449-5}}</ref>

	==Show Notes==		==Show Notes==
	This show featured announcer [[Wallace Greenslade]] singing [[~~w:Bill Haley\|~~Bill Haley]]'s 1956 hit ''[[~~w:See You Later, Alligator\|~~See You Later, Alligator]]''.		This show featured announcer [[Wallace Greenslade]] singing [[Bill Haley]]'s 1956 hit ''[[See You Later, Alligator]]''.

	==References==		==References==

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	A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-02-24}}, 5pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 25168 ([[w:Hearts and Flowers\|Hearts and Flowers]])). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 23565).		A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-02-24}}, 5pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 25168 ([[w:Hearts and Flowers\|Hearts and Flowers]])). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 23565).

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-02-28}}, its ratings were 2.3 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-02-28}}, its ratings were 2.3 million.

	The show was repeated:		The show was repeated:
	*Monday 8pm, {{Date\|1957-03-04}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 3.4 million listeners.		*Monday 8pm, {{Date\|1957-03-04}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 3.4 million listeners.
	*Monday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1964-02-07}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] (except Scotland} in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.4 million listeners.		*Monday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1964-02-07}} on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] (except Scotland) in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.4 million listeners.
	*Monday 12.00 noon, {{Date\|1983-09-11}} on [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.		*Monday 12.00 noon, {{Date\|1983-09-11}} on [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.

	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==

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	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 23565]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). The TLO 23565 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat.~~<ref>~~<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=18\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9449-5}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 23565]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). The TLO 23565 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=18\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9449-5}}</ref>

	==Show Notes==		==Show Notes==

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	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 23565]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). The TLO 23565 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat.<ref><ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=18\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9449-5}}~~</ref>~~</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 23565]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). The TLO 23565 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat.<ref><ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=18\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9449-5}}</ref>

	==Show Notes==		==Show Notes==

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	~~SHOW 7/22: Insurance - The White Man's Burden (CD4, Track I)~~

	~~Pre-Recording:~~
	~~Sunday 24 February 1957, 5pm, Camden. DLO 25168 (Hearts and Flowers).~~

	~~Recording:~~
	~~Sunday 24 February 1957, 9pm, Camden. TLO 23565.~~

	~~First Home Service Broadcast:~~
	~~Thursday 28 February 1957, 8.30pm. Ratings: 2.3 million. RI: 64.~~

	~~Repeats:~~
	~~Monday 4 March 1957, 8pm, 3.4 million [Light Programme]:~~
	~~Friday 7 February 1964, 9.30pm, 0.4 million, RI: 7 1 [Home Service (except Scotland} in Vintage Goons]:~~
	~~Sunday 11 September 1983, 12.00 noon [Radio 4 in Smash of the Day]~~

	~~Transcription Service Synopsis:~~
	Who but Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty could persuade Neddie Seagoon to insure the English Channel against the risk of fire! They are on to a good thing you would say. But you would be wrong, for the Channel does catch fire. You will hear how this amazing phenomenon occurs in this programme.

	'''''Insurance, the White Man's Burden''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-first show in the seventh series.		'''''Insurance, the White Man's Burden''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-first show in the seventh series.

	A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-02-17}}, 5pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO ~~25010~~). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO ~~22507~~).		A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-02-24}}, 5pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 25168 ([[w:Hearts and Flowers\|Hearts and Flowers]])). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 23565).

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-01-03}}, its ratings were 2.6 million.		The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-02-28}}, its ratings were 2.3 million.

	The show was repeated:		The show was repeated:
	*~~Wednesday 9.31pm~~, {{Date\|~~1958~~-12-17}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.		*Monday 8pm, {{Date\|1957-03-04}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 3.4 million listeners.
	*~~Friday~~ 9.30pm, {{Date\|1964-03-06}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.5 million listeners.		*Monday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1964-02-07}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] (except Scotland} in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.4 million listeners.
	*~~Friday 9~~.~~30pm~~, {{Date\|~~1965~~-08-20}} on ~~the~~ [[w:BBC ~~Home Service~~\|~~Home Service~~]] in ''~~Let~~'~~s Laugh Again~~'~~', to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment)~~.		*Monday 12.00 noon, {{Date\|1983-09-11}} on [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.

	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
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	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO ~~72138~~]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 23565]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). The TLO 23565 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat.<ref><ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=18\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9449-5}}</ref></ref>

	The TLO ~~72138~~ master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#~~Vol6~~\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape and domestic ~~recordings~~ of ~~both the original transmission and~~ the 1964 repeat.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#~~Vol6~~\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=~~2012~~ \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-~~1408~~-~~468548~~}}</ref>

	~~Originally recorded on TLO 23565. This tape no longer exists, and this issue was compiled from the POTG master tape, the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat.~~

	==Show Notes==		==Show Notes==

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	SHOW ~~7122~~: Insurance - The White Man's Burden (CD4, Track I)		SHOW 7/22: Insurance - The White Man's Burden (CD4, Track I)
	Pre-Recording: Sunday 24 February 1957, 5pm, Camden. DLO 25168 (Hearts and Flowers).
	Recording: Sunday 24 February 1957, 9pm, Camden. TLO 23565.		Pre-Recording:
	First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 28 February 1957, 8.30pm. Ratings: 2.3 million. RI: 64.		Sunday 24 February 1957, 5pm, Camden. DLO 25168 (Hearts and Flowers).
	Repeats: Monday 4 March 1957, 8pm, 3.4 million [Light Programme]: Friday 7 February 1964,
	9.30pm, 0.4 million, RI: 7 1 [Home Service (except Scotland} in Vintage Goons]: Sunday 11 September		Recording:
	1983, 12.00 noon [Radio 4 in Smash of the Day]		Sunday 24 February 1957, 9pm, Camden. TLO 23565.
	Transcription Service Synopsis: Who but Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty could persuade Neddie
	Seagoon to insure the English Channel against the risk of ~~fire1~~ They are on to a good thing you		First Home Service Broadcast:
	would say. But you would be wrong, for the Channel does catch fire. You will hear how this amazing		Thursday 28 February 1957, 8.30pm. Ratings: 2.3 million. RI: 64.
	phenomenon occurs in this programme.
			Repeats:
			Monday 4 March 1957, 8pm, 3.4 million [Light Programme]:
			Friday 7 February 1964, 9.30pm, 0.4 million, RI: 7 1 [Home Service (except Scotland} in Vintage Goons]:
			Sunday 11 September 1983, 12.00 noon [Radio 4 in Smash of the Day]

			Transcription Service Synopsis:
			Who but Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty could persuade Neddie Seagoon to insure the English Channel against the risk of fire! They are on to a good thing you would say. But you would be wrong, for the Channel does catch fire. You will hear how this amazing phenomenon occurs in this programme.

	'''''Insurance, the White Man's Burden''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-first show in the seventh series.		'''''Insurance, the White Man's Burden''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-first show in the seventh series.
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	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
	~~'To open~~ the ~~scene, take a knife~~ and ~~cut along the dotted line. Inside you will find~~ the [[w:~~Great North Road (Great Britain)~~\|~~Great North Road~~]] ~~in an icy blizzard~~.~~' This is how Spike Milligan describes the setting~~ for the ~~start of the latest unexpurgated edition of Seagoon's memoirs~~. ~~Listeners can, in fact, buy a copy (~~in ~~a plain sealed envelope) at any local Second Class Slipper Bath~~.		[[File:FranceGrisNez2Dover.jpg\|thumb\|right\|The English Channel after the fire had been put out.]]
			Who but [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne\|Grytpype-Thynne]] and [[Count Jim Moriarty\|Moriarty]] could persuade [[Neddie Seagoon]] to insure the [[w:English Channel\|English Channel]] against the risk of fire! They are on to a good thing you would say. But you would be wrong, for the Channel does catch fire. You will hear how this amazing phenomenon occurs in this programme.

	==Music==		==Music==

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			SHOW 7122: Insurance - The White Man's Burden (CD4, Track I)
			Pre-Recording: Sunday 24 February 1957, 5pm, Camden. DLO 25168 (Hearts and Flowers).
			Recording: Sunday 24 February 1957, 9pm, Camden. TLO 23565.
			First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 28 February 1957, 8.30pm. Ratings: 2.3 million. RI: 64.
			Repeats: Monday 4 March 1957, 8pm, 3.4 million [Light Programme]: Friday 7 February 1964,
			9.30pm, 0.4 million, RI: 7 1 [Home Service (except Scotland} in Vintage Goons]: Sunday 11 September
			1983, 12.00 noon [Radio 4 in Smash of the Day]
			Transcription Service Synopsis: Who but Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty could persuade Neddie
			Seagoon to insure the English Channel against the risk of fire1 They are on to a good thing you
			would say. But you would be wrong, for the Channel does catch fire. You will hear how this amazing
			phenomenon occurs in this programme.

	'''''Insurance, the White Man's Burden''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-first show in the seventh series.		'''''Insurance, the White Man's Burden''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-first show in the seventh series.
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	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I ~~Kiss Your Hand, Madame~~\|I ~~Kiss Your Little Hand, Madame~~]]'' {{small\|([[w:~~Ralph Erwin~~\|~~Ralph Erwin~~]] ~~(music)~~ / [[w:~~Fritz Rotter~~\|~~Fritz Rotter~~]] ~~(lyrics)~~)}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I Like to Recognize the Tune\|I Like to Recognize the Tune]]'' {{small\|([[w:Richard Rodgers\|Richard Rodgers]] / [[w:Lorenz Hart\|Lorenz Hart]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''~~[[w:The Late, Late Show (album)\|The Late Late Show]]~~'' {{small\|(~~Murray Berlin (music)~~ / ~~[[w:Roy Alfred\|Roy Alfred]] (lyrics)~~)}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''I Reckon It's Love'' {{small\|(Ray Ellington / Dick Katz / Rubin)}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
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	The TLO 72138 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape and domestic recordings of both the original transmission and the 1964 repeat.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2012 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-468548}}</ref>		The TLO 72138 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape and domestic recordings of both the original transmission and the 1964 repeat.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2012 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-468548}}</ref>

			Originally recorded on TLO 23565. This tape no longer exists, and this issue was compiled from the POTG master tape, the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat.

	==Show Notes==		==Show Notes==

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'''''Insurance, the White Man's Burden''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-first show in the seventh series.

A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date|1957-02-17}}, 5pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 25010). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 22507).

The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date|1957-01-03}}, its ratings were 2.6 million.

The show was repeated:
*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date|1958-12-17}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.
*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1964-03-06}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.5 million listeners.
*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1965-08-20}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] in ''Let's Laugh Again'', to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment).

== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
'To open the scene, take a knife and cut along the dotted line. Inside you will find the [[w:Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]] in an icy blizzard.' This is how Spike Milligan describes the setting for the start of the latest unexpurgated edition of Seagoon's memoirs. Listeners can, in fact, buy a copy (in a plain sealed envelope) at any local Second Class Slipper Bath.

==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I Kiss Your Hand, Madame|I Kiss Your Little Hand, Madame]]'' {{small|([[w:Ralph Erwin|Ralph Erwin]] (music) / [[w:Fritz Rotter|Fritz Rotter]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:The Late, Late Show (album)|The Late Late Show]]'' {{small|(Murray Berlin (music) / [[w:Roy Alfred|Roy Alfred]] (lyrics))}}

==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 72138]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).

The TLO 72138 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] master tape and domestic recordings of both the original transmission and the 1964 repeat.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2012 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1408-468548}}</ref>

==Show Notes==
This show featured announcer [[Wallace Greenslade]] singing [[w:Bill Haley|Bill Haley]]'s 1956 hit ''[[w:See You Later, Alligator|See You Later, Alligator]]''.

==References==
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	A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-02-24}}, 5pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 25168 ([[w:Hearts and Flowers\|Hearts and Flowers]])). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 23565).		A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-02-24}}, 5pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 25168 ([[w:Hearts and Flowers\|Hearts and Flowers]])). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 23565).

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-02-28}}, its ratings were 2.3 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-02-28}}, its ratings were 2.3 million.

	The show was repeated:		The show was repeated:
	*Monday 8pm, {{Date\|1957-03-04}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 3.4 million listeners.		*Monday 8pm, {{Date\|1957-03-04}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 3.4 million listeners.
	*Monday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1964-02-07}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] (except Scotland} in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.4 million listeners.		*Monday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1964-02-07}} on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] (except Scotland) in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.4 million listeners.
	*Monday 12.00 noon, {{Date\|1983-09-11}} on [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.		*Monday 12.00 noon, {{Date\|1983-09-11}} on [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.

	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==