The Greatest Mountain in the World (VG) - Revision history

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	''The Greatest Mountain in the World'' (aka ''Mount Everest'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the second show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 23 ~~show:~~ '[[The Greatest Mountain in the World]]'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 4.30pm Sunday 20 October 1957, but the show was actually recorded later at 8.30pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], London.		''The Greatest Mountain in the World'' (aka ''Mount Everest'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the second show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 23 sho '[[The Greatest Mountain in the World]]'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 4.30pm Sunday 20 October 1957, but the show was actually recorded later at 8.30pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at [[KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], London.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Monday 29 September 1958 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m listeners.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Monday 29 September 1958 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m listeners.

	== Story ==		== Story ==
	Which is the greatest mountain in the world? [[w:Mount Everest\|Mount Everest]], you may say. But you will be wrong. There is one much higher — forty thousand feet: but there is a small snag — it is under the sea, and the problem that comfounds our intrepid mountaineers is whether it should be climbed from the top or the bottom.		Which is the greatest mountain in the world? [[Mount Everest\|Mount Everest]], you may say. But you will be wrong. There is one much higher — forty thousand feet: but there is a small snag — it is under the sea, and the problem that comfounds our intrepid mountaineers is whether it should be climbed from the top or the bottom.

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~w:'Deed I Do\|~~'Deed I Do]]'' {{small\|(Walter Hirsh (music) / [[w:Fred Rose (songwriter)\|Fred Rose]] (lyrics))}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[['Deed I Do]]'' {{small\|(Walter Hirsh (music) / [[Fred Rose (songwriter)\|Fred Rose]] (lyrics))}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[~~w:Run Joe\|~~Run Joe]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Louis Jordan\|~~Louis Jordan]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Run Joe]]'' {{small\|([[Louis Jordan]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TN/AG/-\|T7/AG/3654]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Channel 7 [[w:Maida Vale Studios\|St. Hilda's, Maida Vale]]). This tape survived intact at [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]] but was cut about in the production of the [[Pick of the Goons\|PotG]] issue. Unfortunately the cuts were not kept, and these have been restored from the Vintage Goons disc (10" TS LP).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 9]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2017 \|page=8\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=9781471331619}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TN/AG/-\|T7/AG/3654]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Channel 7 [[Maida Vale Studios\|St. Hilda's, Maida Vale]]). This tape survived intact at [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]] but was cut about in the production of the [[Pick of the Goons\|PotG]] issue. Unfortunately the cuts were not kept, and these have been restored from the Vintage Goons disc (10" TS LP).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 9]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2017 \|page=8\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=9781471331619}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	''The Greatest Mountain in the World'' (aka ''Mount Everest'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the second show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 23 show: '[[The Greatest Mountain in the World]]'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 4.30pm Sunday 20 October 1957, but the show was actually recorded later at 8.30pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], London.		''The Greatest Mountain in the World'' (aka ''Mount Everest'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the second show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 23 show: '[[The Greatest Mountain in the World]]'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 4.30pm Sunday 20 October 1957, but the show was actually recorded later at 8.30pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], London.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Monday 29 September 1958 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m listeners.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Monday 29 September 1958 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m listeners.

	== Story ==		== Story ==

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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 ''[['Deed I Do]]'' {{small\|(Walter Hirsh (music) / [[w:Fred Rose (songwriter)\|Fred Rose]] (lyrics))}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:'Deed I Do\|'Deed I Do]]'' {{small\|(Walter Hirsh (music) / [[w:Fred Rose (songwriter)\|Fred Rose]] (lyrics))}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Run Joe]]'' {{small\|([[w:Louis Jordan\|Louis Jordan]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Run Joe\|Run Joe]]'' {{small\|([[w:Louis Jordan\|Louis Jordan]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==

Kurt at 21:52, 18 September 2022

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Kurt at 03:46, 18 September 2022

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	\| next = [[The Missing Ten Downing Street (VG)\|The Missing Ten Downing Street]]		\| next = [[The Missing Ten Downing Street (VG)\|The Missing Ten Downing Street]]
			\| season_article = [[Vintage Goons]]
	\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol27\|27]]		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol27\|27]]
	\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9\|9]]		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9\|9]]

Kurt at 03:42, 18 September 2022

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Kurt at 21:24, 17 September 2022

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	== Story ==		== Story ==
	Which is the greatest mountain in the world? [[w:Mount Everest\|Mount Everest]], you may say. But you will be wrong. There is one much higher — forty thousand feet: but there is a small snag — it is under the sea, and the problem that comfounds our intrepid mountaineers is whether it should be climbed from the top or the bottom.		Which is the greatest mountain in the world? [[w:Mount Everest\|Mount Everest]], you may say. But you will be wrong. There is one much higher — forty thousand feet: but there is a small snag — it is under the sea, and the problem that comfounds our intrepid mountaineers is whether it should be climbed from the top or the bottom.

			==Music==
			*The BBC Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
			*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[['Deed I Do]]'' {{small\|(Walter Hirsh (music) / [[w:Fred Rose (songwriter)\|Fred Rose]] (lyrics))}}
			*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Run Joe]]'' {{small\|([[w:Louis Jordan\|Louis Jordan]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==

Kurt at 21:18, 17 September 2022

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	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TN/AG/-\|T7/AG/3654]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Channel 7 [[w:Maida Vale Studios\|St. Hilda's, Maida Vale]]). This tape survived intact at [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]] but was cut about in the production of the [[Pick of the Goons\|PotG]] issue. Unfortunately the cuts were not kept, and these have been restored from the Vintage Goons disc (10" TS LP).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TN/AG/-\|T7/AG/3654]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Channel 7 [[w:Maida Vale Studios\|St. Hilda's, Maida Vale]]). This tape survived intact at [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]] but was cut about in the production of the [[Pick of the Goons\|PotG]] issue. Unfortunately the cuts were not kept, and these have been restored from the Vintage Goons disc (10" TS LP).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 9]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2017 \|page=8\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=9781471331619}}</ref>

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

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Kurt at 20:59, 17 September 2022

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	*Geldray: ''[['Deed I Do]]''		*Geldray: ''[['Deed I Do]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[Run Joe]]''		*Ellington: ''[[Run Joe]]''
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	\| airdate = {{Start date\|1958\|09\|29\|df=y}}		\| airdate = {{Start date\|1958\|09\|29\|df=y}}

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	\| series_no = Vintage Goons		\| series_no = Vintage Goons
	\| episode = 02		\| episode = 2
	\| writer = [[Spike Milligan]]		\| writer = [[Spike Milligan]]
	\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]		\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
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	*Geldray: ''[['Deed I Do]]''		*Geldray: ''[['Deed I Do]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[Run Joe]]''		*Ellington: ''[[Run Joe]]''
	\| production = T7/AG/3654 / TLO 65469		\| production = T7/AG/3654 / [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 65469
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1957\|10\|20\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1957\|10\|20\|df=y}}
	\| airdate = {{Start date\|1958\|09\|29\|df=y}}		\| airdate = {{Start date\|1958\|09\|29\|df=y}}
	\| length = 30 ~~mins~~ 40 ~~secs~~		\| length = {{duration\|m=30\|s=40}}
	\| guests =		\| guests =
	\| prev = [[The Mummified Priest (VG)\|The Mummified Priest]]		\| prev = [[The Mummified Priest (VG)\|The Mummified Priest]]
	\| next = [[The Missing Ten Downing Street (VG)\|The Missing Ten Downing Street]]		\| next = [[The Missing Ten Downing Street (VG)\|The Missing Ten Downing Street]]
	\| CD_volume = 27		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol27\|27]]
	\| Compendium = 9		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9\|9]]
	}}		}}

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	\| prev = [[The Mummified Priest (VG)\|The Mummified Priest]]		\| prev = [[The Mummified Priest (VG)\|The Mummified Priest]]
	\| next = [[The Missing Ten Downing Street (VG)\|The Missing Ten Downing Street]]		\| next = [[The Missing Ten Downing Street (VG)\|The Missing Ten Downing Street]]
			\| season_article = [[Vintage Goons]]
	\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol27\|27]]		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol27\|27]]
	\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9\|9]]		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9\|9]]