Operation Christmas Duff - Revision history

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	The recording for transmission (TLO 17962) was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1956-12-09}}, at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 1.		The recording for transmission (TLO 17962) was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1956-12-09}}, at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 1.

	The first [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]] broadcast was on Christmas Day at 5.30pm (Mediterranean) / 10.15pm (Antarctica) on Sunday {{Date\|1956-12-25}}. The first UK broadcast was 30 years later on Christmas Day, Thursday {{Date\|1986-12-25}} at 12.27pm on [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]].		The first [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]] broadcast was on Christmas Day at 5.30pm (Mediterranean) / 10.15pm (Antarctica) on Sunday {{Date\|1956-12-25}}. The first UK broadcast was 30 years later on Christmas Day, Thursday {{Date\|1986-12-25}} at 12.27pm on [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]].

	== Script Book Synopsis ==		== Script Book Synopsis ==

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	'''''Operation Christmas Duff''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is a Christmas special in the seventh series that was meant for British Armed Forces overseas, primarily the Middle East Forces but also for the personnel at Base ‘O’ in Antarctica, broadcast via [[w:Shortwave radio\|shortwave]] on the [[w:BBC World Service\|BBC General Overseas Service]] (now known as the BBC World Service). Although it would have been possible to hear the broadcast in the UK, it would not have been very listenable on the specialised shortwave radio receiver that would have been necessary to pick up the signal.		'''''Operation Christmas Duff''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is a Christmas special in the seventh series that was meant for British Armed Forces overseas, primarily the Middle East Forces, but also for the personnel at Base ‘O’ in Antarctica. The show was broadcast via [[w:Shortwave radio\|shortwave]] on the [[w:BBC World Service\|BBC General Overseas Service]] (now known as the BBC World Service). Although it would have been possible to hear the broadcast in the UK, it would not have been very listenable on the specialised shortwave radio receiver that would have been necessary to pick up the signal.

	~~SPECIAL: Operation Christmas Duff~~ (~~CD6,Track 11~~)		The recording for transmission (TLO 17962) was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1956-12-09}}, at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 1.
	~~Recording:~~
	Sunday ~~9 December~~ 1956, ~~7 pm,~~Aeolian 1 (~~TLO 17962~~)

	~~First General Overseas Service Broadcast~~		The first [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]] broadcast was on Christmas Day at 5.30pm (Mediterranean) / 10.15pm (Antarctica) on Sunday {{Date\|1956-12-25}}. The first UK broadcast was 30 years later on Christmas Day, Thursday {{Date\|1986-12-25}} at 12.27pm on [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]].
	~~Tuesday 25 December 1956, 5.30pm [Mediterranean]/ 10.15pm [Antarctica]~~

	~~First Domestic Broadcast~~
	~~Thursday 25 December 1986, 12.27 noon. [Radio 4]~~


	~~The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-14}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (TLO 72138).~~

	The first [[w:BBC ~~Home~~ Service\|~~Home~~ Service]] broadcast was ~~the next day~~ at 8.30pm on ~~Monday~~ {{Date\|~~1958~~-12-15}}~~, its ratings were 1~~.~~1 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).

	== Script Book Synopsis ==		== Script Book Synopsis ==

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Note

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	==Note==		==Note==
	At the start of August 1956, the [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]] asked for a special edition of ''The Goon Show'' to be heard by British forces in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean Areas as well as by the [[w:Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition\|Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], ''Operation Christmas Duff'' was that edition.{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Andrew \|last=Pixley \| author-link=Andrew Pixley \|date=2011 \|page=5\|type=Booklet 1 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>		At the start of August 1956, the [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]] asked for a special edition of ''The Goon Show'' to be heard by British forces in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean Areas as well as by the [[w:Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition\|Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], ''Operation Christmas Duff'' was that edition.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Andrew \|last=Pixley \| author-link=Andrew Pixley \|date=2011 \|page=5\|type=Booklet 1 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	'''''Operation Christmas Duff''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is a Christmas special in the seventh series that was meant for British Armed Forces overseas, broadcast via [[w:Shortwave radio\|shortwave]] on the [[w:BBC World Service\|BBC General Overseas Service]] (now known as the BBC World Service). Although it would have been possible to hear the broadcast in the UK, it would not have been very listenable on the specialised shortwave radio receiver that would have been necessary to pick up the signal.		'''''Operation Christmas Duff''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is a Christmas special in the seventh series that was meant for British Armed Forces overseas, primarily the Middle East Forces but also for the personnel at Base ‘O’ in Antarctica, broadcast via [[w:Shortwave radio\|shortwave]] on the [[w:BBC World Service\|BBC General Overseas Service]] (now known as the BBC World Service). Although it would have been possible to hear the broadcast in the UK, it would not have been very listenable on the specialised shortwave radio receiver that would have been necessary to pick up the signal.

	SPECIAL: Operation Christmas Duff (CD6,Track 11)		SPECIAL: Operation Christmas Duff (CD6,Track 11)
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	==Ted Kendall's restoration==		==Ted Kendall's restoration==
	He prepared this show for its first domestic transmission in 1986, and had to admit to some re-editing. This arose because, for some reason, the audience on this Goon Show didn't laugh very much. ''[[The Telephone]]'' was recorded on the same evening, after this show if the tape numbers are any guide, so maybe the audience hadn't warmed up. Whatever the cause was, [[Pat Dixon]] found it necessary to splice several laughs into the tape. The joins showed, and some laughs were obviously in the wrong place. The engineer who did the editing evidently thought so, too – there is a note in the tape log saying ‘''producer states OK for [[w:BBC World Service\|GOS]] transmission''’ (in other words – ‘''I was told to do this and pointed out the faults, but Pat says it'll be all right for transmission on shortwave''’. Given this history, Ted felt it was appropriate to remove some spurious laughs and tidy up others.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=14\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>		He prepared this show for its first domestic transmission in 1986, and had to admit to some re-editing. This arose because, for some reason, the audience on this Goon Show didn't laugh very much. ''[[The Telephone]]'' was recorded on the same evening, after this show if the tape numbers are any guide, so maybe the audience hadn't warmed up. Whatever the cause was, [[Pat Dixon]] found it necessary to splice several laughs into the tape. The joins showed, and some laughs were obviously in the wrong place. The engineer who did the editing evidently thought so, too – there is a note in the tape log saying ‘''producer states OK for [[w:BBC World Service\|GOS]] transmission''’ (in other words – ‘''I was told to do this and pointed out the faults, but Pat says it'll be all right for transmission on shortwave''’. Given this history, Ted felt it was appropriate to remove some spurious laughs and tidy up others.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=14\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

			==Note==
			At the start of August 1956, the [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]] asked for a special edition of ''The Goon Show'' to be heard by British forces in the Central and Eastern Mediterranean Areas as well as by the [[w:Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition\|Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition]], ''Operation Christmas Duff'' was that edition.{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Andrew \|last=Pixley \| author-link=Andrew Pixley \|date=2011 \|page=5\|type=Booklet 1 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	SPECIAL: Operation Christmas Duff (CD6,Track 11)		SPECIAL: Operation Christmas Duff (CD6,Track 11)
	Recording:		Recording:
	Sunday 9 December 1956, 7 pm,Aeolian I.TLO 17962		Sunday 9 December 1956, 7 pm,Aeolian 1 (TLO 17962)

	First General Overseas Service Broadcast		First General Overseas Service Broadcast
	Tuesday 25 December 1956, 5.30pm [Mediterranean]/ 10. ~~ISpm~~ [Antarctica]		Tuesday 25 December 1956, 5.30pm [Mediterranean]/ 10.15pm [Antarctica]

	First Domestic Broadcast		First Domestic Broadcast

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	'''''~~The Seagoon Memoirs~~''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventh ~~show~~ in the ~~ninth series~~.		'''''Operation Christmas Duff''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is a Christmas special in the seventh series that was meant for British Armed Forces overseas, broadcast via [[w:Shortwave radio\|shortwave]] on the [[w:BBC World Service\|BBC General Overseas Service]] (now known as the BBC World Service). Although it would have been possible to hear the broadcast in the UK, it would not have been very listenable on the specialised shortwave radio receiver that would have been necessary to pick up the signal.

	SPECIAL: Operation Christmas Duff (CD6,Track 11)		SPECIAL: Operation Christmas Duff (CD6,Track 11)
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	Thursday 25 December 1986, 12.27 noon. [Radio 4]		Thursday 25 December 1986, 12.27 noon. [Radio 4]

	~~Script Book Synopsis:~~
	~~Entrusted with the task of driving a giant Christmas pudding to the Forces Overseas (minus one slice destined for the TransAntarctic~~
	Expedition), Eccles and Bluebottle run into trouble in the shape of two starving ne'er-do-wells, Moriarty and Grytpype. Meanwhile, in the icy arctic wastes, their strength ebbing away. Admiral Seagoon and Major Bloodnok are on the horns of a classic dilemma: whether to have their pudding, or eat it. The choice is agonising…

	~~Music:~~
	~~Max Geldray plays Sweet Lorraine (Cliff Burwell/Mitchell Parish);~~
	~~The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Ol' Man River (Jerome Kern).~~

	~~Two pre-recording sessions took place:~~
	*Wednesday {{Date\|1959-01-28}}, 4.15pm/5.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 76382, TLO 77924)
	*Saturday {{Date\|1959-02-01}}, 5.45pm, [[Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]] (DLO 76513/A)

	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-14}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (TLO 72138).		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-14}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (TLO 72138).
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	[[Category:The Goon Show episodes]]		[[Category:The Goon Show episodes]]
	~~[[Category:Empty Goon Show episodes]]~~
	[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]]		[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]]
	[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Pat Dixon]]		[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Pat Dixon]]

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	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 17962]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). This tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]], and has been used for the show included in [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|Compendium 5]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 17962]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). This tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]], and has been used for the show included in [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|Compendium 5]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=14\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

	==Ted Kendall's restoration==		==Ted Kendall's restoration==

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	==Ted Kendall's restoration==		==Ted Kendall's restoration==
	He prepared this show for its first domestic transmission in 1986, and had to admit to some re-editing. This arose because, for some reason, the audience on this Goon Show didn't laugh very much. ''[[The Telephone]]'' was recorded on the same evening, after this show if the tape numbers are any guide, so maybe the audience hadn't warmed up. Whatever the cause was, [[Pat Dixon]] found it necessary to splice several laughs into the tape. The joins showed, and some laughs were obviously in the wrong place. The engineer who did the editing evidently thought so, too – there is a note in the tape log saying ~~‘producer~~ states OK for GOS ~~transmission’~~ (in other words – 'I was told to do this and pointed out the faults, but Pat says it'll be all right for transmission on ~~shortwave’~~. Given this history, Ted felt it was appropriate to remove some spurious laughs and tidy up others.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=14\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>		He prepared this show for its first domestic transmission in 1986, and had to admit to some re-editing. This arose because, for some reason, the audience on this Goon Show didn't laugh very much. ''[[The Telephone]]'' was recorded on the same evening, after this show if the tape numbers are any guide, so maybe the audience hadn't warmed up. Whatever the cause was, [[Pat Dixon]] found it necessary to splice several laughs into the tape. The joins showed, and some laughs were obviously in the wrong place. The engineer who did the editing evidently thought so, too – there is a note in the tape log saying ‘''producer states OK for [[w:BBC World Service\|GOS]] transmission''’ (in other words – ‘''I was told to do this and pointed out the faults, but Pat says it'll be all right for transmission on shortwave''’. Given this history, Ted felt it was appropriate to remove some spurious laughs and tidy up others.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=14\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	SPECIAL: Operation Christmas Duff (CD6,Track 11)		SPECIAL: Operation Christmas Duff (CD6,Track 11)
	Recording: Sunday 9 December 1956, 7 pm,Aeolian I.TLO 17962		Recording:
	~~First Genero/ Overseas Service Broadcast Tuesday 25 December 1956, 5.30pm [Mediterranean]/ 10. ISpm~~		Sunday 9 December 1956, 7 pm,Aeolian I.TLO 17962
	~~[Antarctica]~~
	~~First Domestic Broadcast Thursday 25 December~~
	~~1986, 12.27 noon. [Radio 4]~~
	~~Script Book Synopsis: Entrusted with the task of~~
	~~driving a giant Christmas pudding to the Forces~~
	~~Overseas (minus one slice destined for the TransAntarctic~~
	~~Expedition), Eccles and Bluebottle run into~~
	~~trouble in the shape of two starving ne'er-do-wells,~~
	~~Moriarty and Grytpype. Meanwhile, in the icy arctic~~
	~~wastes, their strength ebbing away.Admiral Seagoon~~
	~~and Major Bloodnok are on the horns of a classic~~
	~~dilemma: whether to have their pudding, or eat it.~~
	~~The choice is agonising ...~~

	Music: Max ~~Geld ray~~ plays Sweet Lorraine (Cliff Burwell/Mitchell Parish); The Ray Ellington Quartet plays 0/'		First General Overseas Service Broadcast
	Man River ~~0erome~~ Kern).		Tuesday 25 December 1956, 5.30pm [Mediterranean]/ 10. ISpm [Antarctica]

			First Domestic Broadcast
			Thursday 25 December 1986, 12.27 noon. [Radio 4]

			Script Book Synopsis:
			Entrusted with the task of driving a giant Christmas pudding to the Forces Overseas (minus one slice destined for the TransAntarctic
			Expedition), Eccles and Bluebottle run into trouble in the shape of two starving ne'er-do-wells, Moriarty and Grytpype. Meanwhile, in the icy arctic wastes, their strength ebbing away. Admiral Seagoon and Major Bloodnok are on the horns of a classic dilemma: whether to have their pudding, or eat it. The choice is agonising…

			Music:
			Max Geldray plays Sweet Lorraine (Cliff Burwell/Mitchell Parish);
			The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Ol' Man River (Jerome Kern).

	Two pre-recording sessions took place:		Two pre-recording sessions took place:
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	*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).		*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 ==		== Script Book 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~~.		Entrusted with the task of driving a giant [[w:Christmas pudding\|Christmas pudding]] to the Forces Overseas (minus one slice destined for the [[w:Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition\|TransAntarctic Expedition]]), [[Eccles]] and [[Bluebottle]] run into trouble in the shape of two starving ne'er-do-wells, [[Count Jim Moriarty\|Moriarty]] and [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne\|Grytpype]]. Meanwhile, in the icy arctic wastes, their strength ebbing away. [[Neddie Seagoon\|Admiral Seagoon]] and [[Major Bloodnok]] are on the horns of a classic dilemma: whether to have their pudding, or eat it. The choice is agonising…

	==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:Sweet Lorraine\|Sweet Lorraine]]'' {{small\|([[w:Cliff Burwell\|Cliff Burwell]] (music) / [[w:Mitchell Parish\|Mitchell Parish]] (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)~~)}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Ol' Man River\|Ol' Man River]]'' {{small\|([[w:Jerome Kern\|Jerome Kern]])}}

	==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 17962]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). This tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]], and has been used for the show included in [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|Compendium 5]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

	~~The TLO 72138 master~~ tape ~~no longer exists~~, and ~~the version of~~ the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#~~Vol10~~\|~~The Goon Show~~ Compendium ~~Vol 10~~]] ~~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#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

	~~SP - Operation Christmas Duff~~
	~~Originally recorded on TLO 17962. This tape survived in TS, and has been used for this issue. I prepared this~~
	~~show for its first domestic transmission in 1986, and have to admit to some re-editing.This arose because,~~
	~~for some reason, the audience on this Goon Show didn't laugh very much. The Telephone was recorded on~~
	~~the same evening, after this show if the tape numbers are any guide, so maybe the audience hadn't warmed~~
	~~up.Whatever the cause was, Pat Dixon found it necessary to splice several laughs into the tape.The joins~~
	~~showed, and some laughs were obviously in the wrong place. The engineer who did the editing evidently~~
	~~thought so, too - there is a note in the tape log saying 'producer states OK for GOS transmission' (in other~~
	~~words - 'I was told to do this and pointed out the faults, but Pat says it'll be all right for transmission on shon~~
	~~wave1. Given this history, I felt it was appropriate to remove some spurious laughs and tidy up otherso~~


			==Ted Kendall's restoration==
			He prepared this show for its first domestic transmission in 1986, and had to admit to some re-editing. This arose because, for some reason, the audience on this Goon Show didn't laugh very much. ''[[The Telephone]]'' was recorded on the same evening, after this show if the tape numbers are any guide, so maybe the audience hadn't warmed up. Whatever the cause was, [[Pat Dixon]] found it necessary to splice several laughs into the tape. The joins showed, and some laughs were obviously in the wrong place. The engineer who did the editing evidently thought so, too – there is a note in the tape log saying ‘producer states OK for GOS transmission’ (in other words – 'I was told to do this and pointed out the faults, but Pat says it'll be all right for transmission on shortwave’. Given this history, Ted felt it was appropriate to remove some spurious laughs and tidy up others.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=14\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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 [[Category:The Goon Show episodes]]
 [[Category:Empty Goon Show episodes]]