The Call of the West - Revision history

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	==Note==		==Note==
	Spike's doctors indicated that he was suffering from [[Anxiety disorder\|anxiety neurosis]]; it was unclear if he would be in a fit state to record ''The Call of the West'' (a spoof of the Western [[Gunsmoke]] featuring [[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)\|Marshall Matt Dillon]] which, as ''Gun Law'' (Gunsmoke was renamed for the UK), had aired on ITV since December 1955) on Sunday 18 and he certainly would not be able to write a script for the following week. [[John Browell]] made arrangements to have a reserve performer standing by for Sunday and also to see if [[Larry Stephens]] could furnish another script.		Spike's doctors indicated that he was suffering from [[Anxiety disorder\|anxiety neurosis]]; it was unclear if he would be in a fit state to record ''The Call of the West'' (a spoof of the Western ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' featuring [[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)\|Marshall Matt Dillon]] which, as ''Gun Law'' (''Gunsmoke'' was renamed for the UK), had aired on ITV since December 1955) on Sunday 18 and he certainly would not be able to write a script for the following week. [[John Browell]] made arrangements to have a reserve performer standing by for Sunday and also to see if [[Larry Stephens]] could furnish another script.

	==References==		==References==

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	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
	"It is [[1867]] and, dead on time, the harbour of [[Boston]] is a hive of inactivity as English immigrants bring their shattered bank accounts to the New World." That is how [[Spike Milligan]] sets the scene for the start of an adventurous journey by ~~[[Wagon train\|~~wagon train]] across the rolling plains of the [[American frontier\|Wild West]]. You will hear how Lieutenant Hern of the [[United States Cavalry]] came to the rescue of the stricken [[wagon train]] in time to foil the dastardly plan of the [[Native Americans in the United States\|Indians]].		"It is [[1867]] and, dead on time, the harbour of [[Boston]] is a hive of inactivity as English immigrants bring their shattered bank accounts to the New World." That is how [[Spike Milligan]] sets the scene for the start of an adventurous journey by wagon train across the rolling plains of the [[American frontier\|Wild West]]. You will hear how Lieutenant Hern of the [[United States Cavalry]] came to the rescue of the stricken [[wagon train]] in time to foil the dastardly plan of the [[Native Americans in the United States\|Indians]].

	==Music==		==Music==

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	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[~~w:A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square\|~~A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square]]''		*Geldray: ''[[A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square]]''
	*Ellington: ''You Had Better Know It''		*Ellington: ''You Had Better Know It''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 76074		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 76074
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	*Sunday {{Date\|1959-01-18}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 76074/A)		*Sunday {{Date\|1959-01-18}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 76074/A)

	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1959-01-18}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1959-01-18}}, 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\|1959-01-20}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1959-01-20}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.
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	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
	"It is 1867 and, dead on time, the harbour of [[~~w:Boston\|~~Boston]] is a hive of inactivity as English immigrants bring their shattered bank accounts to the New World." That is how [[Spike Milligan]] sets the scene for the start of an adventurous journey by wagon train across the rolling plains of the Wild West. You will hear how Lieutenant Hern of the [[~~w:United States Cavalry\|~~United States Cavalry]] came to the rescue of the stricken [[~~w:Wagon train\|~~wagon train]] in time to foil the dastardly plan of the [[w:Native Americans in the United States\|Indians]].		"It is [[1867]] and, dead on time, the harbour of [[Boston]] is a hive of inactivity as English immigrants bring their shattered bank accounts to the New World." That is how [[Spike Milligan]] sets the scene for the start of an adventurous journey by [[Wagon train\|wagon train]] across the rolling plains of the [[American frontier\|Wild West]]. You will hear how Lieutenant Hern of the [[United States Cavalry]] came to the rescue of the stricken [[wagon train]] in time to foil the dastardly plan of the [[Native Americans in the United States\|Indians]].

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~w:A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square\|~~A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Manning Sherwin\|~~Manning Sherwin]] (music) / [[~~w:Eric Maschwitz\|~~Eric Maschwitz]] (lyrics))}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square]]'' {{small\|([[Manning Sherwin]] (music) / [[Eric Maschwitz]] (lyrics))}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''You Had Better Know It'' {{small\|([[~~w:Billy Strayhorn\|~~Billy Strayhorn]] / [[~~w:Duke Ellington\|~~Duke Ellington]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''You Had Better Know It'' {{small\|([[Billy Strayhorn]] / [[Duke Ellington]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 76074]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 76074]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).

	Originally recorded on TLO 76074, this master tape no longer exists, but it was lucky that this masterpiece among Goon Shows exists not only as [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] and [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tapes, but in the nearly complete and unedited B copy of the [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]] line recording. which emerged from a private collection in 1990. These, together with domestic recordings of the original transmission, result in a composite version of some 33 minutes in length, including a nearly complete performance of the playout, ''Bohemia After Dark''. Some technical problems are present on the TS line tape, which also happens to be the best sounding copy. Kendall used this tape as the basis of the restored ~~vversion~~ of the show, and he corrected the technical faults as far as was 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>		Originally recorded on TLO 76074, this master tape no longer exists, but it was lucky that this masterpiece among Goon Shows exists not only as [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] and [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tapes, but in the nearly complete and unedited B copy of the [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]] line recording. which emerged from a private collection in 1990. These, together with domestic recordings of the original transmission, result in a composite version of some 33 minutes in length, including a nearly complete performance of the playout, ''[[Bohemia After Dark]]''. Some technical problems are present on the TS line tape, which also happens to be the best sounding copy. Kendall used this tape as the basis of the restored version of the show, and he corrected the technical faults as far as was 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>

	==Script==		==Script==
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	==Note==		==Note==
	Spike's doctors indicated that he was suffering from [[w:Anxiety disorder\|anxiety neurosis]]; it was unclear if he would be in a fit state to record ''The Call of the West'' (a spoof of the Western [[~~w:Gunsmoke\|~~Gunsmoke]] featuring [[w:Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)\|Marshall Matt Dillon]] which, as ''Gun Law'', had aired on ITV since December 1955) on Sunday 18 and he certainly would not be able to write a script for the following week. John Browell made arrangements to have a reserve performer standing by for Sunday and also to see if [[Larry Stephens]] could furnish another script.		Spike's doctors indicated that he was suffering from [[Anxiety disorder\|anxiety neurosis]]; it was unclear if he would be in a fit state to record ''The Call of the West'' (a spoof of the Western [[Gunsmoke]] featuring [[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)\|Marshall Matt Dillon]] which, as ''Gun Law'' (Gunsmoke was renamed for the UK), had aired on ITV since December 1955) on Sunday 18 and he certainly would not be able to write a script for the following week. [[John Browell]] made arrangements to have a reserve performer standing by for Sunday and also to see if [[Larry Stephens]] could furnish another script.

	==References==		==References==

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	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1959-01-18}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1959-01-18}}, 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\|1959-01-20}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1959-01-20}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.

	The show was repeated:		The show was repeated:
	*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date\|1959-01-21}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.		*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date\|1959-01-21}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.
	*Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date\|1960-02-25}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] (replacing ''[[The Gold Plate Robbery]]''), to 0.5 million listeners.		*Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date\|1960-02-25}} on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] (replacing ''[[The Gold Plate Robbery]]''), to 0.5 million listeners.
	*Saturday 10.15pm, {{Date\|1978-01-28}} on the [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.		*Saturday 10.15pm, {{Date\|1978-01-28}} on the [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.
	*Monday 11pm, {{Date\|1992-10-12}} on the [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''The Goons''.		*Monday 11pm, {{Date\|1992-10-12}} on the [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''The Goons''.

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

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References

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	[[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]]
	[[Category:Goon Shows that have a ~~transcription~~]]		[[Category:Goon Shows that have a transcript]]

Kurt at 04:53, 21 November 2022

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	'''''The Call of the West''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the ~~seventh~~ show in the ninth series. At the time Spike was struggling to write scripts due to the deterioration of his mental health. Larry Stephens and Maurice Wiltshire were asked by John Browell to help Spike out. They did so, and wrote the script for this show.		'''''The Call of the West''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twelfth show in the ninth series.

	~~Three~~ pre-recording sessions took place at ~~three~~ locations:		Two pre-recording sessions took place at two locations:
	*Wednesday {{Date\|~~1958~~-12-10}}, 4.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (DLO ~~71859)~~		*Wednesday {{Date\|1959-01-14}}, 3pm/4.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 75756)
	*Saturday {{Date\|1958-12-13}}, 4.15pm, [[Paris Theatre\|The Paris]] (DW 71274)		*Sunday {{Date\|1959-01-18}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 76074/A)
	*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\|1959-01-18}}, 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\|1959-01-20}}, its ratings were 0.8 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.		*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date\|1959-01-21}}, 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.		*Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date\|1960-02-25}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] (replacing ''[[The Gold Plate Robbery]]''), 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)~~.		*Saturday 10.15pm, {{Date\|1978-01-28}} on the [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.
			*Monday 11pm, {{Date\|1992-10-12}} on the [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''The Goons''.

	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
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	==Script==		==Script==
	[[The Call of the West (transcript)]]		[[The Call of the West (transcript)]]

			==Note==
			Spike's doctors indicated that he was suffering from [[w:Anxiety disorder\|anxiety neurosis]]; it was unclear if he would be in a fit state to record ''The Call of the West'' (a spoof of the Western [[w:Gunsmoke\|Gunsmoke]] featuring [[w:Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)\|Marshall Matt Dillon]] which, as ''Gun Law'', had aired on ITV since December 1955) on Sunday 18 and he certainly would not be able to write a script for the following week. John Browell made arrangements to have a reserve performer standing by for Sunday and also to see if [[Larry Stephens]] could furnish another script.

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:The Goon Show episodes]]		[[Category:The Goon Show episodes]]
	~~[[Category:Empty Goon Show episodes]]~~
	[[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 that have a transcription]]

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			==Script==
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	\| producer = [[John Browell]]		\| producer = [[John Browell]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square]]''		*Geldray: ''[[w:A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square\|A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square]]''
	*Ellington: ''You'd Better Know It''		*Ellington: ''You Had Better Know It''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 76074		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 76074
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1959\|01\|18\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1959\|01\|18\|df=y}}

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	The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1959-01-18}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1959-01-18}}, 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\|1959-01-20}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date\|1959-01-20}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.

	The show was repeated:		The show was repeated:
	*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date\|1959-01-21}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.		*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date\|1959-01-21}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.
	*Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date\|1960-02-25}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] (replacing ''[[The Gold Plate Robbery]]''), to 0.5 million listeners.		*Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date\|1960-02-25}} on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] (replacing ''[[The Gold Plate Robbery]]''), to 0.5 million listeners.
	*Saturday 10.15pm, {{Date\|1978-01-28}} on the [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.		*Saturday 10.15pm, {{Date\|1978-01-28}} on the [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.
	*Monday 11pm, {{Date\|1992-10-12}} on the [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''The Goons''.		*Monday 11pm, {{Date\|1992-10-12}} on the [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]] in ''The Goons''.

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