Queen Anne's Rain - Revision history

Kurt at 18:04, 3 March 2023

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	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[~~w:The Birth of the Blues\|~~The Birth of the Blues]]''		*Geldray: ''[[The Birth of the Blues]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[~~w:Too Marvelous for Words\|~~Too Marvelous for Words]]''		*Ellington: ''[[Too Marvelous for Words]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 72851		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 72851
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1959\|12\|21\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1959\|12\|21\|df=y}}
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	*Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 72851/A)		*Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 72851/A)

	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. At the same time they did the recording for this show Spike also did a special message to the British research teams in the [[~~w:Falkland Islands\|~~Falkland Islands]] taped from 4pm to 4.15pm; this would be relayed via the [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]]'s ''Calling the Antarctic at Christmas''.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, at [[KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. At the same time they did the recording for this show Spike also did a special message to the British research teams in the [[Falkland Islands]] taped from 4pm to 4.15pm; this would be relayed via the [[BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]]'s ''Calling the Antarctic at Christmas''.

	The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1958-12-22}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1958-12-22}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.
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	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
	It has rained for ~~eighty~~ days and nights and experts finally agree that the terrible floods are caused by a leaky sky over England. The villagers of Little Dicker are desperate and they petition Parliament to keep the sky in good repair. But the Honourable Members decide to ~~despatch~~ a gunboat to quell the insurrecting villagers. After a fierce naval engagement, Little Dicker seems doomed to destruction, but the situation is restored in the nick of time - when Queen Anne stops raining!		It has rained for 80 days and nights and experts finally agree that the terrible floods are caused by a leaky sky over England. The villagers of Little Dicker are desperate and they petition [[Parliament]] to keep the sky in good repair. But the Honourable Members decide to dispatch a [[gunboat]] to quell the insurrecting villagers. After a fierce naval engagement, Little Dicker seems doomed to destruction, but the situation is restored in the nick of time - when Queen Anne stops raining!

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~w:The Birth of the Blues\|~~The Birth of the Blues]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Ray Henderson\|~~Ray Henderson]] / [[w:Buddy DeSylva\|Buddy G. DeSylva]] / [[~~w:Lew Brown\|~~Lew Brown]])}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[The Birth of the Blues]]'' {{small\|([[Ray Henderson]] / [[Buddy DeSylva\|Buddy G. DeSylva]] / [[Lew Brown]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[~~w:Too Marvelous for Words\|~~Too Marvelous for Words]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Richard Whiting\|~~Richard Whiting]] (music) / [[~~w:Johnny Mercer\|~~Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics))}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Too Marvelous for Words]]'' {{small\|([[Richard Whiting]] (music) / [[Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics))}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 72851]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 72851]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).

	The TLO 72851 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 [[BBC Sound Archive\|SA]] pressing of the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat transmission.		The TLO 72851 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 [[BBC Sound Archive\|Sound Archive]] pressing of the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the 1964 repeat transmission.

	==Ted Kendall's restoration==		==Ted Kendall's restoration==
	A persistent problem with this show has been the muffled quality of the opening two minutes on the TLO, possibly caused by a clogged head on one of the recording machines. The engineer in the recording channel would have compared the signal coming back from tape with the incoming signal, and, on finding it unsatisfactory, would have run his second machine, hence the change of quality just before Crun cries (appropriately!) "Eureka!" It may be that the TGS master tape did not suffer from this problem, but since all we have left of it is a noisy British Homophone		A persistent problem with this show has been the muffled quality of the opening two minutes on the TLO, possibly caused by a clogged head on one of the recording machines. The engineer in the recording channel would have compared the signal coming back from tape with the incoming signal, and, on finding it unsatisfactory, would have run his second machine, hence the change of quality just before Crun cries (appropriately!) "Eureka!" It may be that the TGS master tape did not suffer from this problem, but since all we have left of it is a noisy [[British Homophone]]
	pressing. it was not possible to correct the fault from this source. Instead, it has been tackled with equalisation and noise reduction, to the point where the join is barely noticeable.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2015 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=9781785290312}}</ref>		pressing. it was not possible to correct the fault from this source. Instead, it has been tackled with equalisation and noise reduction, to the point where the join is barely noticeable.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2015 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=9781785290312}}</ref>

Kurt at 20:47, 24 January 2023

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	A persistent problem with this show has been the muffled quality of the opening two minutes on the TLO, possibly caused by a clogged head on one of the recording machines. The engineer in the recording channel would have compared the signal coming back from tape with the incoming signal, and, on finding it unsatisfactory, would have run his second machine, hence the change of quality just before Crun cries (appropriately!) "Eureka!" It may be that the TGS master tape did not suffer from this problem, but since all we have left of it is a noisy British Homophone		A persistent problem with this show has been the muffled quality of the opening two minutes on the TLO, possibly caused by a clogged head on one of the recording machines. The engineer in the recording channel would have compared the signal coming back from tape with the incoming signal, and, on finding it unsatisfactory, would have run his second machine, hence the change of quality just before Crun cries (appropriately!) "Eureka!" It may be that the TGS master tape did not suffer from this problem, but since all we have left of it is a noisy British Homophone
	pressing. it was not possible to correct the fault from this source. Instead, it has been tackled with equalisation and noise reduction, to the point where the join is barely noticeable.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2015 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=9781785290312}}</ref>		pressing. it was not possible to correct the fault from this source. Instead, it has been tackled with equalisation and noise reduction, to the point where the join is barely noticeable.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2015 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=9781785290312}}</ref>

			==Show transcript==
			*[[Queen Anne's Rain(transcript)\|Queen Anne's Rain]]

	==References==		==References==

Kurt at 20:42, 24 January 2023

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Kurt: /* top */clean up, replaced: Light Programme → Light Programme, Radio 4 → Radio 4, Home Service → Home Service (3)

2023-01-22T01:08:44Z

top: clean up, replaced: Light Programme → Light Programme, Radio 4 → Radio 4, Home Service → Home Service (3)

Kurt at 23:09, 20 November 2022

2022-11-20T23:09:42Z

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	*Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 72851/A)		*Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 72851/A)

	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. At the same time they did the recording for this show Spike also did a special message to the British research teams in the [[w:Falkland Islands\|Falkland Islands]] taped from 4pm to 4.15pm; this would be relayed via the [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]]'s ''Calling the Antarctic at Christmas''.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1958-12-22}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.		The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1958-12-22}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.

Kurt: /* Music */

2022-11-20T22:37:36Z

Music

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	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:The Birth of the Blues\|The Birth of the Blues]]'' {{small\|([[w:Ray Henderson\|Ray Henderson]] / [[w:Buddy DeSylva\|Buddy G. DeSylva]] / [[w:Lew Brown\|Lew Brown]])}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:The Birth of the Blues\|The Birth of the Blues]]'' {{small\|([[w:Ray Henderson\|Ray Henderson]] / [[w:Buddy DeSylva\|Buddy G. DeSylva]] / [[w:Lew Brown\|Lew Brown]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Too Marvelous for Words\|Too Marvelous for Words]]'' {{small\|([[w:Richard Whiting\|Richard Whiting]] (music) / [[w:Johnny Mercer\|Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics))}}/		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Too Marvelous for Words\|Too Marvelous for Words]]'' {{small\|([[w:Richard Whiting\|Richard Whiting]] (music) / [[w:Johnny Mercer\|Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics))}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==

Kurt: /* Music */

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Music

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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:The Birth of the Blues\|The Birth of the Blues]]'' {{small\|([[w:Ray Henderson]] / [[w:Buddy DeSylva\|Buddy G. DeSylva]] / [[w:Lew Brown\|Lew Brown]])}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:The Birth of the Blues\|The Birth of the Blues]]'' {{small\|([[w:Ray Henderson\|Ray Henderson]] / [[w:Buddy DeSylva\|Buddy G. DeSylva]] / [[w:Lew Brown\|Lew Brown]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Too Marvelous for Words\|Too Marvelous for Words]]'' {{small\|([[w:Richard Whiting\|Richard Whiting]] (music) / [[w:Johnny Mercer\|Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics))}}/		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Too Marvelous for Words\|Too Marvelous for Words]]'' {{small\|([[w:Richard Whiting\|Richard Whiting]] (music) / [[w:Johnny Mercer\|Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics))}}/

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Kurt at 02:45, 27 October 2022

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	*Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 72851/A)		*Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 72851/A)

	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. At the same time they did the recording for this show Spike also did a special message to the British research teams in the [[w:Falkland Islands\|Falkland Islands]] taped from 4pm to 4.15pm; this would be relayed via the [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]]'s ''Calling the Antarctic at Christmas''.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1958-12-22}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.		The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1958-12-22}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.

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	*Ellington: ''[[w:Too Marvelous for Words\|Too Marvelous for Words]]''		*Ellington: ''[[w:Too Marvelous for Words\|Too Marvelous for Words]]''
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	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. At the same time they did the recording for this show Spike also did a special message to the British research teams in the [[w:Falkland Islands\|Falkland Islands]] taped from 4pm to 4.15pm; this would be relayed via the [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]]'s ''Calling the Antarctic at Christmas''.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-21}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. At the same time they did the recording for this show Spike also did a special message to the British research teams in the [[w:Falkland Islands\|Falkland Islands]] taped from 4pm to 4.15pm; this would be relayed via the [[w:BBC World Service\|General Overseas Service]]'s ''Calling the Antarctic at Christmas''.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1958-12-22}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1958-12-22}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.

	The show was repeated:		The show was repeated:
	*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date\|1958-12-24}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.		*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date\|1958-12-24}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.
	*Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date\|1960-02-18}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] to 0.6 million listeners.		*Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date\|1960-02-18}} on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] to 0.6 million listeners.
	*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1964-02-14}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.6 million listeners.		*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1964-02-14}} on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.6 million listeners.
	*Sunday 12 noon, {{Date\|1983-08-21}} on [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.		*Sunday 12 noon, {{Date\|1983-08-21}} on [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.

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