Show 24 - Revision history

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	*[[Spike Milligan]]		*[[Spike Milligan]]

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	*Ellington Quartet:		*Ellington Quartet:
	*''In a Shady Nook''		*''In a Shady Nook''
			*Incidental music:
			*[[Angela Morley\|Wally Stott]]
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO\|SLO]] 4179		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO\|SLO]] 4179
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1952\|03\|09\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1952\|03\|09\|df=y}}

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	\| producer = [[Dennis Main Wilson]]		\| producer = [[Dennis Main Wilson]]
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			*[[Stanley Black]] and The BBC Dance Orchestra
	*Harry Secombe:		*Harry Secombe:
	*''A Beggar in Love''		*''A Beggar in Love''

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	'''''Show 24''''' (aka ''Handsome Harry Investigates a Murder'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventhth show in the second series.		'''''Show 24''''' (aka ''Handsome Harry Investigates a Murder'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventhth show in the second series.

	Harry Secombe's musical section was recorded separately from the main show session at 6pm on Sunday, {{Date\|1952-03-09}} (SLO 4179A). The main show recording session commenced later that Sunday, {{Date\|1952-03-09}} at 9pm. ~~The~~ recording ~~session was~~ recorded at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London.		Harry Secombe's musical section was recorded separately from the main show session at 6pm on Sunday, {{Date\|1952-03-09}} (SLO 4179A). The main show recording session commenced later that Sunday, {{Date\|1952-03-09}} at 9pm. Both recording sessions were recorded at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Tuesday, {{Date\|1952-03-11}} at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 0.7m.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Tuesday, {{Date\|1952-03-11}} at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 0.7m.

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References

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	[[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Larry Stephens]]		[[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Larry Stephens]]
	[[Category:Goon Shows edited by Jimmy Grafton]]		[[Category:Goon Shows edited by Jimmy Grafton]]
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	*[[Max Geldray]] performed ''[[My Yiddishe Momme]]'' {{small\|([[Jack Yellen]]/[[Lew Pollack]])}}.		*[[Max Geldray]] performed ''[[My Yiddishe Momme]]'' {{small\|([[Jack Yellen]]/[[Lew Pollack]])}}.
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] {{small\|paid tribute to [[Allan Jones (actor)\|Allan Jones]] with}} ''In a Shady Nook)'' {{small\|([[Rudolf Friml]]/[[Herbert Stothart]]/[[George Forrest (author)\|Chet Forrest]])}}.		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] {{small\|paid tribute to [[Allan Jones (actor)\|Allan Jones]] with}} ''In a Shady Nook)'' {{small\|([[Rudolf Friml]]/[[Herbert Stothart]]/[[George Forrest (author)\|Chet Forrest]])}}.

			==Show Trivia==
			Harry's musical number, ''Beggar in Love'', had originally been planned to be included in ''[[Show 23]]'' but was cut for some unknown reason, presumably timing or scheduling issues.

	==Technical==		==Technical==

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	*[[Harry Secombe]] sang ''A Beggar in Love'' {{small\|([[Bob Merrill]])}}.		*[[Harry Secombe]] sang ''A Beggar in Love'' {{small\|([[Bob Merrill]])}}.
	*[[Max Geldray]] performed ''[[My Yiddishe Momme]]'' {{small\|([[Jack Yellen]]/[[Lew Pollack]])}}.		*[[Max Geldray]] performed ''[[My Yiddishe Momme]]'' {{small\|([[Jack Yellen]]/[[Lew Pollack]])}}.
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] {{small\|paid tribute to [[Allan Jones]] with}} ''In a Shady Nook)'' {{small\|([[Rudolf Friml]]/[[Herbert Stothart]]/[[George Forrest (author)\|Chet Forrest]])}}.		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] {{small\|paid tribute to [[Allan Jones (actor)\|Allan Jones]] with}} ''In a Shady Nook)'' {{small\|([[Rudolf Friml]]/[[Herbert Stothart]]/[[George Forrest (author)\|Chet Forrest]])}}.

	==Technical==		==Technical==

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{{Infobox Goon Show episode
| title = Handsome Harry Investigates a Murder
| series = [[The Goon Show]]
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| series_no = 2
| episode = 7
| writer =
*[[Spike Milligan]]
*[[Larry Stephens]]
| editor = [[Jimmy Grafton]]
| producer = [[Dennis Main Wilson]]
| music =
*Harry Secombe:
*''A Beggar in Love''
*Max Geldray:
*''[[My Yiddishe Momme]]''
*Ellington Quartet:
*''In a Shady Nook''
| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO]] 4179
| recording_date = {{Start date|1952|03|09|df=y}}
| airdate = {{Start date|1952|03|11|df=y}}
| length =
| guests =
| prev = [[Show 23]]
| next = [[Show 25]]
| season_article = [[The Goon Show series 2]]
| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs|—]]
| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|-]]
}}

The series 2 shows didn't have 'official' episode names ''per se'', but for ease of reference using the show number and ''Handsome Harry'' sketch name is to differentiate them.

The show had now changed its name from ''Crazy People'' to "'''''[[The Goon Show]], featuring those crazy people…'''''"

'''''Show 24''''' (aka ''Handsome Harry Investigates a Murder'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventhth show in the second series.

Harry Secombe's musical section was recorded separately from the main show session at 6pm on Sunday, {{Date|1952-03-09}} (SLO 4179A). The main show recording session commenced later that Sunday, {{Date|1952-03-09}} at 9pm. The recording session was recorded at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[Bond Street|New Bond Street]], London.

The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday, {{Date|1952-03-11}} at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 0.7m.

The show's repeat was broadcast at 12.15pm on Saturday, {{Date|1952-03-15}} on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to an audience of 0.7 million listeners.

== Sketches ==
*''Handsome Harry investigates a murder'': Harry recounts to [[Andrew Timothy]] one of his cases when he was the world’s greatest private detective.
*''Pureheart lays the Atlantic Cable'': Where the Captain recalls how the [[Postmaster General of the United Kingdom|Postmaster General]] asked him to install telephone cables in another ''Great Engineering Triumph''.
*''Swiss Winter Sports Sketch'' with commentators [[Michael Bentine]] and Jack Islott talking to the likes of Ernie Splutmuscle in [[Switzerland]].
*''Major Bloodnok protects the Blarney Stone'': The Major recounts how his ancestor, Rory O’Bloodnok, saved the [[Blarney Stone]] from being [[Theft|pinched]] by [[Oliver Cromwell]] in [[1641]].

==Music==
*[[Harry Secombe]] sang ''A Beggar in Love'' {{small|([[Bob Merrill]])}}.
*[[Max Geldray]] performed ''[[My Yiddishe Momme]]'' {{small|([[Jack Yellen]]/[[Lew Pollack]])}}.
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] {{small|paid tribute to [[Allan Jones]] with}} ''In a Shady Nook)'' {{small|([[Rudolf Friml]]/[[Herbert Stothart]]/[[George Forrest (author)|Chet Forrest]])}}.

==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO 4179]] (Secombe's pre-recording session on SLO 4179a). (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).
<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2017 |page=28|type=Booklet 1 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=9781785298776}}</ref>

==References==
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