The Giant Bombardon - Revision history

Kurt at 04:05, 27 February 2023

2023-02-27T04:05:58Z

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	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[~~w:Sweet Lorraine\|~~Sweet Lorraine]]''		*Geldray: ''[[Sweet Lorraine]]''
	*Ellington: ''The Creep''		*Ellington: ''The Creep''
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	''The Giant Bombardon'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth show in the fourth series. The recording took place Sunday {{date\|20 ~~December 1953~~}} at 9.30pm at the [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]] studio, 135–137 [[w:Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London.		''The Giant Bombardon'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth show in the fourth series. The recording took place Sunday {{date\|1953-12-20}} at 9.30pm at the [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]] studio, 135–137 [[Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Saturday {{date\|26 ~~December 1953~~}} at 4.30pm (except ~~Norther~~ Ireland or the North). It reached a peak listenership of 0.8m.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Saturday {{date\|1953-12-26}} at 4.30pm (except Northern Ireland or the North). It reached a peak listenership of 0.8m.

	There is only a 2 minute 20 second excerpt that exists from this show. Ironically, given that [[Michael Bentine]] was a guest on the show, the existing recording does not include his part.		There is only a 2 minute 20 second excerpt that exists from this show. Ironically, given that [[Michael Bentine]] was a guest on the show, the existing recording does not include his part.
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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	During the [[~~w:Crimean War\|~~Crimean War]] of 1853, at [[w:Battle of Balaclava\|Balaclava]] [[Major Bloodnok]] is unable to launch a successful assault on the Russians behind the walls of [[~~w:Sevastopol\|~~Sevastopol]]. At the [[w:House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons]] in London, [[Neddie Seagoon\|Lieutenant Seagoon]] stays with his aunt and uncle and discovers that their lodger, Mr Osric Pureheart, has finished a model of his latest invention — a giant bombardon.		During the [[Crimean War]] of 1853, at [[Battle of Balaclava\|Balaclava]] [[Major Bloodnok]] is unable to launch a successful assault on the Russians behind the walls of [[Sevastopol]]. At the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons]] in London, [[Neddie Seagoon\|Lieutenant Seagoon]] stays with his aunt and uncle and discovers that their lodger, Mr Osric Pureheart, has finished a model of his latest invention — a giant bombardon.

	== Music ==		== Music ==
	*The BBC Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~w:Sweet Lorraine\|~~Sweet Lorraine]]'' ([[~~w:Cliff Burwell\|~~Cliff Burwell]] (music) / [[~~w:Mitchell Parish\|~~Mitchell Parish]] (lyrics)).		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Sweet Lorraine]]'' ([[Cliff Burwell]] (music) / [[Mitchell Parish]] (lyrics)).
	*The [[Ray Ellington\|Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''The Creep'' (Andy Burton (in reality [[~~w:Ken Mackintosh\|~~Ken Mackintosh]]) / [[w:Brian Fahey (composer)\|Brian Fahey]]).		*The [[Ray Ellington\|Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''The Creep'' (Andy Burton (in reality [[Ken Mackintosh]]) / [[Brian Fahey (composer)\|Brian Fahey]]).

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 40660 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]. This extract was preserved by the [[BBC Sound Archive]] on a [[w:Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments\|78 rpm disc]] (20529).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 40660 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]. This extract was preserved by the [[BBC Sound Archive]] on a [[Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments\|78 rpm disc]] (20529).

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Kurt: /* top */clean up, replaced: Home Service → Home Service

2023-01-22T01:04:00Z

top: clean up, replaced: Home Service → Home Service

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	''The Giant Bombardon'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth show in the fourth series. The recording took place Sunday {{date\|20 December 1953}} at 9.30pm at the [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]] studio, 135–137 [[w:Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London.		''The Giant Bombardon'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth show in the fourth series. The recording took place Sunday {{date\|20 December 1953}} at 9.30pm at the [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]] studio, 135–137 [[w:Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Saturday {{date\|26 December 1953}} at 4.30pm (except Norther Ireland or the North). It reached a peak listenership of 0.8m.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Saturday {{date\|26 December 1953}} at 4.30pm (except Norther Ireland or the North). It reached a peak listenership of 0.8m.

	There is only a 2 minute 20 second excerpt that exists from this show. Ironically, given that [[Michael Bentine]] was a guest on the show, the existing recording does not include his part.		There is only a 2 minute 20 second excerpt that exists from this show. Ironically, given that [[Michael Bentine]] was a guest on the show, the existing recording does not include his part.

Kurt at 20:50, 29 October 2022

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	\| next = [[Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe]]		\| next = [[Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe]]
	\| season_article =		\| season_article = [[The Goon Show series 4]]
	\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs\|—]]		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs\|—]]
	\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|13]]		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|13]]

Kurt at 21:41, 8 October 2022

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	\| producer = [[Peter Eton]]		\| producer = [[Peter Eton]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[Sweet Lorraine]]''		*Geldray: ''[[w:Sweet Lorraine\|Sweet Lorraine]]''
	*Ellington: ''The Creep''		*Ellington: ''The Creep''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 40660		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 40660

Kurt at 21:40, 8 October 2022

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			\| season_article =
	\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs\|—]]		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs\|—]]
	\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|13]]		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|13]]

Kurt: /* Music */

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Music

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	== Music ==		== Music ==
	*The BBC Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Sweet Lorraine]]'' ([[w:Cliff Burwell\|Cliff Burwell]] (music) / [[w:Mitchell Parish\|Mitchell Parish]] (lyrics)).		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:Sweet Lorraine\|Sweet Lorraine]]'' ([[w:Cliff Burwell\|Cliff Burwell]] (music) / [[w:Mitchell Parish\|Mitchell Parish]] (lyrics)).
	*The [[Ray Ellington\|Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''The Creep'' (Andy Burton (in reality [[w:Ken Mackintosh\|Ken Mackintosh]]) / [[w:Brian Fahey (composer)\|Brian Fahey]]).		*The [[Ray Ellington\|Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''The Creep'' (Andy Burton (in reality [[w:Ken Mackintosh\|Ken Mackintosh]]) / [[w:Brian Fahey (composer)\|Brian Fahey]]).

Kurt: /* BBC Audio synopsis */

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BBC Audio synopsis

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	== ~~BBC Audio synopsis~~ ==		== Synopsis ==
	During the [[w:Crimean War\|Crimean War]] of 1853, at [[w:Battle of Balaclava\|Balaclava]] [[Major Bloodnok]] is unable to launch a successful assault on the Russians behind the walls of [[w:Sevastopol\|Sevastopol]]. At the [[w:House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons]] in London, [[Neddie Seagoon\|Lieutenant Seagoon]] stays with his aunt and uncle and discovers that their lodger, Mr Osric Pureheart, has finished a model of his latest invention — a giant bombardon.		During the [[w:Crimean War\|Crimean War]] of 1853, at [[w:Battle of Balaclava\|Balaclava]] [[Major Bloodnok]] is unable to launch a successful assault on the Russians behind the walls of [[w:Sevastopol\|Sevastopol]]. At the [[w:House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons]] in London, [[Neddie Seagoon\|Lieutenant Seagoon]] stays with his aunt and uncle and discovers that their lodger, Mr Osric Pureheart, has finished a model of his latest invention — a giant bombardon.

Kurt at 02:06, 23 September 2022

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	\| guests = [[Michael Bentine]]		\| guests = [[Michael Bentine]]
	\| prev = [[~~The British Way~~]]		\| prev = [[Christmas Crackers]]
	\| next = [[Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe]]		\| next = [[Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe]]
	\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs\|—]]		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs\|—]]

Kurt at 03:08, 22 September 2022

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	\| filename = 53-12-26~s04e13~The Giant Bombardon (excerpt) (tk-hq).mp3		\| filename = 53-12-26~s04e13~The Giant Bombardon (excerpt) (tk-hq).mp3
	\| title = The Giant Bombardon (excerpt)		\| title = The Giant Bombardon (excerpt)
	\| description = All that's left of this ~~epised~~		\| description = All that's left of this episode
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	== BBC Audio synopsis ==		== BBC Audio synopsis ==
	During the [[w:Crimean War\|Crimean War]] of 1853, at [[w:Battle of Balaclava\|Balaclava]] [[Major Bloodnok]] is unable to launch a successful assault on the Russians behind the walls of [[w:Sevastopol\|Sevastopol]]. At the [[w:House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons]] in London, [[Neddie Seagoon\|Lieutenant Seagoon]] stays with his aunt and uncle and discovers that their lodger, Mr Osric Pureheart, has finished a model of his latest invention — a giant bombardon.		During the [[w:Crimean War\|Crimean War]] of 1853, at [[w:Battle of Balaclava\|Balaclava]] [[Major Bloodnok]] is unable to launch a successful assault on the Russians behind the walls of [[w:Sevastopol\|Sevastopol]]. At the [[w:House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons]] in London, [[Neddie Seagoon\|Lieutenant Seagoon]] stays with his aunt and uncle and discovers that their lodger, Mr Osric Pureheart, has finished a model of his latest invention — a giant bombardon.

Kurt at 03:01, 22 September 2022

2022-09-22T03:01:42Z

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	There is only a 2 minute 20 second excerpt that exists from this show. Ironically, given that [[Michael Bentine]] was a guest on the show, the existing recording does not include his part.		There is only a 2 minute 20 second excerpt that exists from this show. Ironically, given that [[Michael Bentine]] was a guest on the show, the existing recording does not include his part.
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	== BBC Audio synopsis ==		== BBC Audio synopsis ==