The ₤50 Cure - Revision history

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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 ''[[(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]'' {{small\|([[Albert van Tilzer]])}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]'' {{small\|([[Albert van Tilzer]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[['Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It))]]'' {{small\|([[Sy Oliver\|Melvin Oliver]] / [[Trummy Young\|James Young]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[['Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)]]'' {{small\|([[Sy Oliver\|Melvin Oliver]] / [[Trummy Young\|James Young]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==

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	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1959-02-22}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1959-02-22}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1959-02-23}}, its ratings were 1.1 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1959-02-23}}, its ratings were 1.1 million.

	The show was repeated the following Wednesday at 9.31pm, {{Date\|1959-02-25}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.		The show was repeated the following Wednesday at 9.31pm, {{Date\|1959-02-25}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.

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

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	'''''The ₤50 Cure''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventeenth, and final, show in the ninth series.		'''''The ₤50 Cure''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventeenth, and final, show in the ninth series. [[Harry Secombe]] was absent for this show, standing in for him was [[Kenneth Connor]].

	Two pre-recording sessions took place:		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~~)		*Wednesday {{Date\|1959-02-18}}, 3pm/4.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 79035)
	*~~Saturday~~ {{Date\|1959-02-01}}, ~~5.45pm~~, ~~[[Paris~~ Theatre~~\|The Paris Cinema]]~~ (DLO ~~76513~~/A)		*Sunday {{Date\|1959-02-22}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 78107/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\|1959-02-22}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.

	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 first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1959-02-23}}, its ratings were 1.1 million.

	The show was repeated:		The show was repeated the following Wednesday at 9.31pm, {{Date\|1959-02-25}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.
	*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 ==		== 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.		'A certain [[Kenneth Connor]] is suffering from that dreaded disease 'Advanced Poverty' which if unchecked leads to Bankruptcy and finally the Pauper's Krutt. The drastic medical measures taken to check this malignant malady would, we are sure, not be approved by the [[w:British Medical Association\|British Medical Association]]!

	==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'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time\|(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]'' {{small\|([[w:Albert van Tilzer\|Albert van Tilzer]])}}
	*[[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:'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)\|'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)]]'' {{small\|([[w:Sy Oliver\|Melvin Oliver]] / [[w:Trummy Young\|James Young]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==

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	A few days later Browell messaged Milligan with ‘''I have left your We'll Gather Lilacs in, so that we end up the series with a feeling of sweet violets and all that… Hope you have a pleasant trip to Australia.''’		A few days later Browell messaged Milligan with ‘''I have left your We'll Gather Lilacs in, so that we end up the series with a feeling of sweet violets and all that… Hope you have a pleasant trip to Australia.''’

			==Audience Research Report==
			An Audience Research Report on The £50 Cure gave John Browell feedback from 339 listeners on Thursday 12 March 1959. While a minority continued to dismiss the series as ‘''nonsensical rubbish''’ a large group of fans found it ‘''completely enjoyable''’ with a Bank Clerk commenting, ‘''The script was magnificent. Its originality, its many off-beat irreverences, its unpredictable distorted logic, combined to make a fitting and memorable end to the series.''’ Some listeners had found the show disjointed, and generally attributed any short-comings to Harry's absence.

			The report was longer than usual and covered several other aspects, noting ‘''Rumours that this might be the very last Goon Show of all caused great dismay among a large proportion or the sample''’ with a Clerk/Typist commenting, ‘''Steam Radio without the Goons is like Christmas cake without the icing.''’ Amongst the usual negative comments however, it was noted that ‘''This series was frequently compared unfavourably with those of several years ago.''’

			The report concluded with seven extended quotations from listener's reports, many of which echoed the same theme. ‘''Six years ago this was probably the most original, most topical, wittiest show on radio. Year by year it has deteriorated to its present level. Occasionally in this series, it has produced some of its former sparkle, but all too seldom,''’ wrote a Photo-Process Engineer. The end of the series was also marked by a letter from Henry O'Brien of London in the [[w:Radio Times\|Radio Times]] on Friday 13 March 1959: ‘''It is not only the uproarious comedy that makes the Goon Shows so fabulous. It is also the completely unexpected things that occur in them… for the Goon series to finish is not just the end of a brilliant show; it is the end of a host of strange characters that have become our friends, very dear friends.''’

	==References==		==References==

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	==Note==		==Note==
	When Spike submitted his final script, The £50 Cure, John Browell was unsure about the cast signing off with a chorus of [[w:Ivor Novello\|Ivor Novello]]'s sentimental ''[[w:We'll Gather ~~Lilac~~\|We'll Gather Lilacs]]''. When John indicated that he would like to cut this, Spike responded, ‘''It is just too bad if you don't see the point in it. Harry Secombe thinks that it is funny, and so does Peter Sellers… I've spoken to'' [Assistant Head		When Spike submitted his final script, The £50 Cure, John Browell was unsure about the cast signing off with a chorus of [[w:Ivor Novello\|Ivor Novello]]'s sentimental ''[[w:We'll Gather Lilacs\|We'll Gather Lilacs]]''. When John indicated that he would like to cut this, Spike responded, ‘''It is just too bad if you don't see the point in it. Harry Secombe thinks that it is funny, and so does Peter Sellers… I've spoken to'' [Assistant Head of Light Entertainment (Sound)] ''Jim Davidson about it and told him how I feel so I'd be grateful if you would understand quite clearly now that I don't want to cut it out of the recording. If it is I shall just kick up merry hell''’
	of Light Entertainment (Sound)] J''im Davidson about it and told him how I feel so I'd be grateful if you would understand quite clearly now that I don't want to cut it out of the recording. If it is I shall just kick up merry hell''’
			A few days later Browell messaged Milligan with ‘''I have left your We'll Gather Lilacs in, so that we end up the series with a feeling of sweet violets and all that… Hope you have a pleasant trip to Australia.''’

	==References==		==References==

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	\| producer = [[John Browell]]		\| producer = [[John Browell]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]''~~<br>~~		*Geldray: ''[[w:(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time\|(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[w:'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)\|'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)]]''		*Ellington: ''[[w:'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)\|'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 78107		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 78107

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	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]''<br>		*Geldray: ''[[(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]''<br>
	*Ellington: ''[[w:'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It\|)]]''		*Ellington: ''[[w:'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)\|'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 78107		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 78107
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1959\|02\|22\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1959\|02\|22\|df=y}}
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	\| prev = [[The Gold Plate Robbery]]		\| prev = [[The Gold Plate Robbery]]
	\| next =		\| next = [[A Christmas Carol]]
	\| season_article = [[The Goon Show series 9]]		\| season_article = [[The Goon Show series 9]]
	\| episode_list =		\| episode_list =

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	\| producer = [[John Browell]]		\| producer = [[John Browell]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[~~w:(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time\|~~(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]''		*Geldray: ''[[(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[~~w:'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)\|~~'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)]]''		*Ellington: ''[['Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 78107		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 78107
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1959\|02\|22\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1959\|02\|22\|df=y}}
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	*Sunday {{Date\|1959-02-22}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 78107/A)		*Sunday {{Date\|1959-02-22}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 78107/A)

	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1959-02-22}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1959-02-22}}, at [[KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.

	The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1959-02-23}}, its ratings were 1.1 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1959-02-23}}, its ratings were 1.1 million.
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	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
	'A certain [[Kenneth Connor]] is suffering from that dreaded disease 'Advanced Poverty' which if unchecked leads to Bankruptcy and finally the Pauper's Krutt. The drastic medical measures taken to check this malignant malady would, we are sure, not be approved by the [[~~w:British Medical Association\|~~British Medical Association]]!		'A certain [[Kenneth Connor]] is suffering from that dreaded disease 'Advanced Poverty' which if unchecked leads to [[Bankruptcy]] and finally the Pauper's Krutt. The drastic medical measures taken to check this malignant malady would, we are sure, not be approved by the [[British Medical Association]]!

	==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'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time\|~~(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Albert van Tilzer\|~~Albert van Tilzer]])}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[(I'll Be with You) In Apple Blossom Time]]'' {{small\|([[Albert van Tilzer]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)~~\|'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It~~)]]'' {{small\|([[w:Sy Oliver\|Melvin Oliver]] / [[w:Trummy Young\|James Young]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[['Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It))]]'' {{small\|([[Sy Oliver\|Melvin Oliver]] / [[Trummy Young\|James Young]])}}

	==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 72138]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).

	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#Vol11\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2015 \|page=16\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9129-6}}</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#Vol11\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2015 \|page=16\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9129-6}}</ref>

	==Note==		==Note==
	When Spike submitted his final script, The £50 Cure, John Browell was unsure about the cast signing off with a chorus of [[~~w:Ivor Novello\|~~Ivor Novello]]'s sentimental ''[[~~w:We'll Gather Lilacs\|~~We'll Gather Lilacs]]''. When John indicated that he would like to cut this, Spike responded, ‘''It is just too bad if you don't see the point in it. Harry Secombe thinks that it is funny, and so does Peter Sellers… I've spoken to'' [Assistant Head of Light Entertainment (Sound)] ''Jim Davidson about it and told him how I feel so I'd be grateful if you would understand quite clearly now that I don't want to cut it out of the recording. If it is I shall just kick up merry hell''’		When Spike submitted his final script, ''The £50 Cure'', [[John Browell]] was unsure about the cast signing off with a chorus of [[Ivor Novello]]'s sentimental ''[[We'll Gather Lilacs]]''. When John indicated that he would like to cut this, Spike responded, ‘''It is just too bad if you don't see the point in it. Harry Secombe thinks that it is funny, and so does Peter Sellers… I've spoken to'' [Assistant Head of Light Entertainment (Sound)] ''Jim Davidson about it and told him how I feel so I'd be grateful if you would understand quite clearly now that I don't want to cut it out of the recording. If it is I shall just kick up merry hell''’

	A few days later Browell messaged Milligan with ‘''I have left your We'll Gather Lilacs in, so that we end up the series with a feeling of sweet violets and all that… Hope you have a pleasant trip to Australia.''’		A few days later Browell messaged Milligan with ‘''I have left your ''We'll Gather Lilacs'' in, so that we end up the series with a feeling of sweet violets and all that… Hope you have a pleasant trip to Australia.''’

	==Audience Research Report==		==Audience Research Report==
	An Audience Research Report on The £50 Cure gave John Browell feedback from 339 listeners on Thursday 12 March 1959. While a minority continued to dismiss the series as ‘''nonsensical rubbish''’ a large group of fans found it ‘''completely enjoyable''’ with a Bank Clerk commenting, ‘''The script was magnificent. Its originality, its many off-beat irreverences, its unpredictable distorted logic, combined to make a fitting and memorable end to the series.''’ Some listeners had found the show disjointed, and generally attributed any short-comings to Harry's absence.		An Audience Research Report on ''The £50 Cure'' gave John Browell feedback from 339 listeners on Thursday 12 March 1959. While a minority continued to dismiss the series as ‘''nonsensical rubbish''’ a large group of fans found it ‘''completely enjoyable''’ with a Bank Clerk commenting, ‘''The script was magnificent. Its originality, its many off-beat irreverences, its unpredictable distorted logic, combined to make a fitting and memorable end to the series.''’ Some listeners had found the show disjointed, and generally attributed any short-comings to Harry's absence.

	The report was longer than usual and covered several other aspects, noting ‘''Rumours that this might be the very last Goon Show of all caused great dismay among a large proportion or the sample''’ with a Clerk/Typist commenting, ‘''Steam Radio without the Goons is like Christmas cake without the icing.''’ Amongst the usual negative comments however, it was noted that ‘''This series was frequently compared unfavourably with those of several years ago.''’		The report was longer than usual and covered several other aspects, noting ‘''Rumours that this might be the very last Goon Show of all caused great dismay among a large proportion or the sample''’ with a Clerk/Typist commenting, ‘''Steam Radio without the Goons is like Christmas cake without the icing.''’ Amongst the usual negative comments however, it was noted that ‘''This series was frequently compared unfavourably with those of several years ago.''’

	The report concluded with seven extended quotations from listener's reports, many of which echoed the same theme. ‘''Six years ago this was probably the most original, most topical, wittiest show on radio. Year by year it has deteriorated to its present level. Occasionally in this series, it has produced some of its former sparkle, but all too seldom,''’ wrote a Photo-Process Engineer. The end of the series was also marked by a letter from Henry O'Brien of London in the [[~~w:Radio Times\|~~Radio Times]] on Friday 13 March 1959: ‘''It is not only the uproarious comedy that makes the Goon Shows so fabulous. It is also the completely unexpected things that occur in them… for the Goon series to finish is not just the end of a brilliant show; it is the end of a host of strange characters that have become our friends, very dear friends.''’		The report concluded with seven extended quotations from listener's reports, many of which echoed the same theme. ‘''Six years ago this was probably the most original, most topical, wittiest show on radio. Year by year it has deteriorated to its present level. Occasionally in this series, it has produced some of its former sparkle, but all too seldom,''’ wrote a Photo-Process Engineer. The end of the series was also marked by a letter from Henry O'Brien of London in the [[Radio Times]] on Friday 13 March 1959: ‘''It is not only the uproarious comedy that makes the Goon Shows so fabulous. It is also the completely unexpected things that occur in them… for the Goon series to finish is not just the end of a brilliant show; it is the end of a host of strange characters that have become our friends, very dear friends.''’

	==References==		==References==