The Battle of Spion Kop - Revision history

Kurt at 18:07, 3 March 2023

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	\| episode = 9		\| episode = 9
	\| writer = [[Spike Milligan]]		\| writer = [[Spike Milligan]]
	\| based_on = [[~~w:Battle of Spion Kop\|~~Battle of Spion Kop]]		\| based_on = [[Battle of Spion Kop]]
	\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]		\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
	\| producer = [[John Browell]]		\| producer = [[John Browell]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[w:This Can't Be Love (song)\|This Can't Be Love]]''		*Geldray: ''[[This Can't Be Love (song)\|This Can't Be Love]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[~~w:Mr. Success\|~~Mr. Success]]''		*Ellington: ''[[Mr. Success]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 73413		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 73413
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1959\|12\|28\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1959\|12\|28\|df=y}}
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	A pre-recording session took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 at 4.15pm on Wednesday {{Date\|1958-12-24}} (DLO 73138/DW 73128) and at 4pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-28}} at The Camden Theatre (DLO 73413/A).		A pre-recording session took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 at 4.15pm on Wednesday {{Date\|1958-12-24}} (DLO 73138/DW 73128) and at 4pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-28}} at The Camden Theatre (DLO 73413/A).

	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-28}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-28}}, at [[KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.

	The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Monday at 8.30pm on {{Date\|1958-12-29}}, its rating was 0.8 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Monday at 8.30pm on {{Date\|1958-12-29}}, its rating was 0.8 million.
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	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
	Can England be saved by the British Army's rendition of ‘''[[w:Goodbye, Dolly Gray\|Good Bye Dolly I Must Leave You?]]''’. Will what saved Lord Nelson at Waterloo, likewise save Willium 'Mate' Cobblers from a fate worse than bananas?… And is French Neddie's accent convincing? These and answers to other vital questions will not be revealed in the following pages. However, the full [[w:Technicolor\|technicolour]] spectacle of British military dinners under fire. [[Major Bloodnok\|Bloodnok]]'s secret woman recipe, and [[Count Jim Moriarty\|Moriarty]]'s socks are here to be observed in microscopic detail, along with the full story of how the peaceful hamlet of Poknoips became the turbulent battleground of [[w:Spion Kop Battlefield Memorials\|Spion Kop]]!		Can England be saved by the British Army's rendition of ‘''[[Goodbye, Dolly Gray\|Good Bye Dolly I Must Leave You?]]''’. Will what saved [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson\|Lord Nelson]] at [[Waterloo campaign\|Waterloo]], likewise save Willium 'Mate' Cobblers from a fate worse than bananas?… And is French Neddie's accent convincing? These and answers to other vital questions will not be revealed in the following pages. However, the full [[Technicolor\|technicolour]] spectacle of British military dinners under fire. [[Major Bloodnok\|Bloodnok]]'s secret woman recipe, and [[Count Jim Moriarty\|Moriarty]]'s socks are here to be observed in microscopic detail, along with the full story of how the peaceful hamlet of Poknoips became the turbulent battleground of [[Spion Kop Battlefield Memorials\|Spion Kop]]!

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:This Can't Be Love (song)\|This Can't Be Love]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Richard Rodgers\|~~Richard Rodgers]] (music) / [[~~w:Lorenz Hart\|~~Lorenz Hart]] (lyrics))}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[This Can't Be Love (song)\|This Can't Be Love]]'' {{small\|([[Richard Rodgers]] (music) / [[Lorenz Hart]] (lyrics))}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[~~w:Mr. Success\|~~Mr. Success]]'' {{small\|(Edwin Grienes (music) / [[~~w:Hank Sanicola\|~~Hank Sanicola]] (lyrics) / [[~~w:Frank Sinatra\|~~Frank Sinatra]] (lyrics))}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Mr. Success]]'' {{small\|(Edwin Grienes (music) / [[Hank Sanicola]] (lyrics) / [[Frank Sinatra]] (lyrics))}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 73413]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 73413]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).

	The TLO 73413 master tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]], and was used for the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]]. However, the tape suffers from peak distortion, which has been corrected as far as possible.<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>		The TLO 73413 master tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]], and was used for the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]]. However, the tape suffers from peak distortion, which has been corrected as far as possible.<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>

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	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-28}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-28}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Monday at 8.30pm on {{Date\|1958-12-29}}, its rating was 0.8 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Monday at 8.30pm on {{Date\|1958-12-29}}, its rating was 0.8 million.

	The show was repeated at 9.31pm Wednesday, {{Date\|1958-12-31}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 1.9 million listeners.		The show was repeated at 9.31pm Wednesday, {{Date\|1958-12-31}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 1.9 million listeners.

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

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Kurt at 23:46, 20 November 2022

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	'''''The Battle of Spion Kop''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the ninth show in the ninth series.		'''''The Battle of Spion Kop''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the ninth show in the ninth series.

	~~Three~~ pre-recording ~~sessions~~ took place at ~~three locations:~~		A pre-recording session took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 at 4.15pm on Wednesday {{Date\|1958-12-24}} (DLO 73138/DW 73128) and at 4pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-28}} at The Camden Theatre (DLO 73413/A).
	*Wednesday {{Date\|1958-12-10}}, 4.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 ~~(DLO 71859)~~
	*Saturday {{Date\|1958-12-13}}~~, 4.15pm, [[Paris Theatre\|The Paris]]~~ (DW ~~71274~~)
	*Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-14}}~~, 4pm,~~ The Camden Theatre (DLO ~~72138~~/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\|1958-12-28}}, 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 following Monday at 8.30pm on {{Date\|1958-12-29}}, its rating was 0.8 million.

	The show was repeated:		The show was repeated at 9.31pm Wednesday, {{Date\|1958-12-31}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 1.9 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 ==
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	[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]]		[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]]
	[[Category:Goon Shows produced by John Browell]]		[[Category:Goon Shows produced by John Browell]]
	[[Category:Goon Shows announced by Wallace Greenslade]]		[[Category:Goon Shows announced by Wallace Greenslade]]

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 | presenter      = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
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	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[This Can't Be Love (song)\|This Can't Be Love]]''		*Geldray: ''[[w:This Can't Be Love (song)\|This Can't Be Love]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[Mr. Success]]''		*Ellington: ''[[w:Mr. Success\|Mr. Success]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 73413		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 73413
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	\| next = [[Ned's Atomic Dustbin]]		\| next = [[Ned's Atomic Dustbin]]
			\| season_article = [[The Goon Show series 9]]
			\| episode_list =
	\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol14\|14]]		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol14\|14]]
	\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10\|10]]		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10\|10]]
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	\| music = [[This Can't Be Love (song)\|This Can't Be Love]]~~<br>~~[[Mr. Success]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	\| production = TLO 73413		*Geldray: ''[[This Can't Be Love (song)\|This Can't Be Love]]''
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