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	==Show Note==		==Show Note==
	Drawing upon the [[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)\|forthcoming movie]] version of [[Jules Verne]]'s novel [[Around the World in Eighty Days]] for inspiration, Spike and Larry had written ''Round the World in Eighty Days'' for recording on Sunday 17 February. This script developed their fascination for [[~~penguins~~]] as a source of humour, admitted that the shows no longer had proper conclusions, and had Eccles singing [[Frankie Vaughan]]'s chart hit [[The Garden of Eden (song)\|The Garden of Eden]].		Drawing upon the [[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)\|forthcoming movie]] version of [[Jules Verne]]'s novel [[Around the World in Eighty Days]] for inspiration, Spike and Larry had written ''Round the World in Eighty Days'' for recording on Sunday 17 February. This script developed their fascination for [[penguin]]s as a source of humour, admitted that the shows no longer had proper conclusions, and had Eccles singing [[Frankie Vaughan]]'s chart hit [[The Garden of Eden (song)\|The Garden of Eden]].

	==References==		==References==

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	\| writer = *[[Spike Milligan]]		\| writer = *[[Spike Milligan]]
	*[[Larry Stephens]]		*[[Larry Stephens]]
	\| based_on = [[w:Around the World in Eighty Days\|Around the World in 80 Days]]		\| based_on = [[Around the World in Eighty Days\|Around the World in 80 Days]]
	\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]		\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
	\| producer = [[Pat Dixon]]		\| producer = [[Pat Dixon]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''The Duke's Joke''		*Geldray: ''The Duke's Joke''
	*Ellington: ''[[w:Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)\|Marianne]]''		*Ellington: ''[[Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)\|Marianne]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 22507		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 22507
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1957\|02\|17\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1957\|02\|17\|df=y}}
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	'''''Round the World in Eighty Days''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twentieth show in the seventh series.		'''''Round the World in Eighty Days''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twentieth 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\|1957-02-17}}, 5pm. at [[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 [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-02-21}}, its ratings were 1.9 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-02-21}}, its ratings were 1.9 million.
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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 ''The Duke's Joke'' {{small\|([[~~w:Alan Clare\|~~Alan Clare]])}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''The Duke's Joke'' {{small\|([[Alan Clare]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)\|Marianne]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Terry Gilkyson\|~~Terry Gilkyson]] / Richard Dehr / [[w:Frank Miller (singer)\|Frank Miller]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)\|Marianne]]'' {{small\|([[Terry Gilkyson]] / Richard Dehr / [[Frank Miller (singer)\|Frank Miller]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 22507]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]). This tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]], but cuts made for the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] issue were not kept, and these have been restored from the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.<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 [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 22507]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). This tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]], but cuts made for the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] issue were not kept, and these have been restored from the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.<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 music in the Athanaeum Club scene at the start of the show was changed in June 1957. Thus the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] issue has the original music and the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] the new. Why the insert was changed is a mystery – surviving documents give no clue as to the reason, and there was no repeat in the offing – the show had had its [[w:BBC World Service\|GOS]] airing some months before, the customary inter-series domestic repeat season had ended, and in any case this show was not one of those chosen for repeat.		The music in the Athanaeum Club scene at the start of the show was changed in June 1957. Thus the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] issue has the original music and the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] the new. Why the insert was changed is a mystery – surviving documents give no clue as to the reason, and there was no repeat in the offing – the show had had its [[BBC World Service\|GOS]] airing some months before, the customary inter-series domestic repeat season had ended, and in any case this show was not one of those chosen for repeat.

	==Show Note==		==Show Note==
	Drawing upon the [[w:Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)\|forthcoming movie]] version of [[~~w:Jules Verne\|~~Jules Verne]]'s novel [[w:Around the World in Eighty ~~Days\|Around the World in 80~~ Days]] for inspiration, Spike and Larry had written ''Round the World in Eighty Days'' for recording on Sunday 17 February. This script developed their fascination for [[~~w:Penguin\|~~penguins]] as a source of humour, admitted that the shows no longer had proper conclusions, and had Eccles singing [[~~w:Frankie Vaughan\|~~Frankie Vaughan]]'s chart hit [[w:The Garden of Eden (song)\|The Garden of Eden]].		Drawing upon the [[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)\|forthcoming movie]] version of [[Jules Verne]]'s novel [[Around the World in Eighty Days]] for inspiration, Spike and Larry had written ''Round the World in Eighty Days'' for recording on Sunday 17 February. This script developed their fascination for [[penguins]] as a source of humour, admitted that the shows no longer had proper conclusions, and had Eccles singing [[Frankie Vaughan]]'s chart hit [[The Garden of Eden (song)\|The Garden of Eden]].

	==References==		==References==

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	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\|1957-02-17}}, 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\|1957-02-21}}, its ratings were 1.9 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-02-21}}, its ratings were 1.9 million.

	The show was repeated:		The show was repeated:
	*Monday 8pm, {{Date\|1957-02-25}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 4.1 million listeners.		*Monday 8pm, {{Date\|1957-02-25}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 4.1 million listeners.
	*Sunday 12.00 noon, {{Date\|1983-09-04}} on the [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.		*Sunday 12.00 noon, {{Date\|1983-09-04}} on the [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.

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

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	\| based_on = [[w:Around the World in Eighty Days\|Around the World in 80 Days]]		\| based_on = [[w:Around the World in Eighty Days\|Around the World in 80 Days]]
	\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]		\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
	\| producer = [[~~Peter Eton~~]]		\| producer = [[Pat Dixon]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''The Duke's Joke''		*Geldray: ''The Duke's Joke''
	*Ellington: ''[[w:Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)\|Marianne]]''		*Ellington: ''[[w:Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)\|Marianne]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] ~~52769~~		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 22507
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|~~1954~~\|03\|28\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1957\|02\|17\|df=y}}
	\| airdate = {{Start date\|~~1954~~\|03\|29\|df=y}}		\| airdate = {{Start date\|1957\|02\|21\|df=y}}
	\| length = {{duration\|m=30\|s=29}}		\| length = {{duration\|m=30\|s=48}}
	\| guests =		\| guests =
	\| prev = [[~~Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe~~]]		\| prev = [[The Sleeping Prince]]
	\| next = [[~~The Great Bank of England Robbery~~]]		\| next = [[Insurance, the White Man's Burden]]
	\| season_article = [[The Goon Show series 7]]		\| season_article = [[The Goon Show series 7]]
	\| episode_list =		\| episode_list =
	\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs~~#Vol6~~\|6]]		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs\|—]]
	\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6\|6]]		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6\|6]]
	}}		}}

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	}}		}}
	~~SHOW 7/21: Round the World in Eighty Days (CD 4,Track I)~~
	~~Pre-Recording: Sunday 17 February 1957, 5pm, Camden. DLO 250 I 0.~~
	~~Recording: Sunday 17 February 1957, 9pm, Camden.TLO 22507.~~
	~~First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 21 February 1957, 8.30pm. Ratings: 1.9 million.~~
	~~Repeats: Monday 25 February 1957, 8pm, 4.1 million (Light Programme]; Sunday 4 September 1983, 12.00~~
	~~noon (Radio 4 in Smash of the Day]~~
	~~Transcription Service Synopsis: For the first time a radio show is presented entirely in glorious~~
	~~Sponcolour on the new wide Secombe.This gripping tale of adventure, on which no money has been spared,~~
	~~brings right into your home the thrills of a journey to the International Date Line made by fearless Harry~~
	~~Secombe in his 'self-drive' Zeppelin.~~



	'''''Round the World in Eighty Days''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twentieth show in the seventh series.		'''''Round the World in Eighty Days''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twentieth show in the seventh series.

	~~Two~~ pre-recording ~~sessions~~ took place:		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).
	*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 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\|1957-02-21}}, its ratings were 1.9 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\|1957-02-25}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 4.1 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.~~		*Sunday 12.00 noon, {{Date\|1983-09-04}} on the [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.
	*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 ==		== 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~~.		For the first time a radio show is presented entirely in glorious Sponcolour on the new wide Secombe. This gripping tale of adventure, on which no money has been spared, brings right into your home the thrills of a journey to the International Date Line made by fearless Harry Secombe in his 'self-drive' Zeppelin.

	==Music==		==Music==
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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 22507]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). This tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]], but cuts made for the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] issue were not kept, and these have been restored from the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.<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>~~		The music in the Athanaeum Club scene at the start of the show was changed in June 1957. Thus the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] issue has the original music and the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] the new. Why the insert was changed is a mystery – surviving documents give no clue as to the reason, and there was no repeat in the offing – the show had had its [[w:BBC World Service\|GOS]] airing some months before, the customary inter-series domestic repeat season had ended, and in any case this show was not one of those chosen for repeat.

	==Show Note==		==Show Note==

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	==Show Note==		==Show Note==
	Drawing upon the forthcoming movie version of [[w:Jules Verne\|Jules Verne]]'s novel [[w:Around the World in Eighty Days\|Around the World in 80 Days]] for inspiration, Spike and Larry had written ''Round the World in Eighty Days'' for recording on Sunday 17 February. This script developed their fascination for [[w:Penguin\|penguins]] as a source of humour, admitted that the shows no longer had proper conclusions, and had Eccles singing [[w:Frankie Vaughan\|Frankie Vaughan]]'s chart hit [[w:The Garden of Eden (song)\|The Garden of Eden]].		Drawing upon the [[w:Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)\|forthcoming movie]] version of [[w:Jules Verne\|Jules Verne]]'s novel [[w:Around the World in Eighty Days\|Around the World in 80 Days]] for inspiration, Spike and Larry had written ''Round the World in Eighty Days'' for recording on Sunday 17 February. This script developed their fascination for [[w:Penguin\|penguins]] as a source of humour, admitted that the shows no longer had proper conclusions, and had Eccles singing [[w:Frankie Vaughan\|Frankie Vaughan]]'s chart hit [[w:The Garden of Eden (song)\|The Garden of Eden]].

	==References==		==References==

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	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| series_no = 7		\| series_no = 7
	\| episode = 1		\| episode = 20
	\| writer = *[[Spike Milligan]]		\| writer = *[[Spike Milligan]]
	*[[Larry Stephens]]		*[[Larry Stephens]]
	\| based_on =		\| based_on = [[w:Around the World in Eighty Days\|Around the World in 80 Days]]
	\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]		\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
	\| producer = [[Peter Eton]]		\| producer = [[Peter Eton]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[The ~~High and the Mighty (1954 song)\|The High and the Mighty]]~~''		*Geldray: ''The Duke's Joke''
	*Ellington: ''[[~~Mr. Sandman]]'' / ''[[I Ain't Got Nobody~~]]''		*Ellington: ''[[w:Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)\|Marianne]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 52769		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 52769
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1954\|03\|28\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1954\|03\|28\|df=y}}
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	\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6\|6]]		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6\|6]]
	}}		}}
			SHOW 7/21: Round the World in Eighty Days (CD 4,Track I)
			Pre-Recording: Sunday 17 February 1957, 5pm, Camden. DLO 250 I 0.
			Recording: Sunday 17 February 1957, 9pm, Camden.TLO 22507.
			First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 21 February 1957, 8.30pm. Ratings: 1.9 million.
			Repeats: Monday 25 February 1957, 8pm, 4.1 million (Light Programme]; Sunday 4 September 1983, 12.00
			noon (Radio 4 in Smash of the Day]
			Transcription Service Synopsis: For the first time a radio show is presented entirely in glorious
			Sponcolour on the new wide Secombe.This gripping tale of adventure, on which no money has been spared,
			brings right into your home the thrills of a journey to the International Date Line made by fearless Harry
			Secombe in his 'self-drive' Zeppelin.

	'''''~~The Seagoon Memoirs~~''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the ~~fifteenth~~ show in the seventh series.

			'''''Round the World in Eighty Days''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twentieth show in the seventh series.

	Two pre-recording sessions took place:		Two pre-recording sessions took place:
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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 ''The Duke's Joke'' {{small\|([[w:Alan Clare\|Alan Clare]])}}
	*[[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:Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)\|Marianne]]'' {{small\|([[w:Terry Gilkyson\|Terry Gilkyson]] / Richard Dehr / [[w:Frank Miller (singer)\|Frank Miller]])}}

	==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>

			==Show Note==
			Drawing upon the forthcoming movie version of [[w:Jules Verne\|Jules Verne]]'s novel [[w:Around the World in Eighty Days\|Around the World in 80 Days]] for inspiration, Spike and Larry had written ''Round the World in Eighty Days'' for recording on Sunday 17 February. This script developed their fascination for [[w:Penguin\|penguins]] as a source of humour, admitted that the shows no longer had proper conclusions, and had Eccles singing [[w:Frankie Vaughan\|Frankie Vaughan]]'s chart hit [[w:The Garden of Eden (song)\|The Garden of Eden]].

	==References==		==References==

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| next = [[The Great Bank of England Robbery]]
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'''''The Seagoon Memoirs''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fifteenth show in the seventh series.

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 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>

==References==
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