The Missing Prime Minister - Revision history

Kurt at 13:55, 27 February 2023

2023-02-27T13:55:49Z

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	'''''The Missing Prime Minister''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fifteenth show in the fourth series. The recording was made at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[w:Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London. The show recording started at 9pm on Sunday 3 January 1954.		'''''The Missing Prime Minister''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fifteenth show in the fourth series. The recording was made at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[w:Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London. The show recording started at 9pm on Sunday 3 January 1954.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Friday 8 January 1954 at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 1.9m. It was repeated on the Home Service the next morning, Saturday 9 January, at 8.45am with a listener audience of 0.8m.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Friday 8 January 1954 at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 1.9m. It was repeated on the Home Service the next morning, Saturday 9 January, at 8.45am with a listener audience of 0.8m.

	== Story ==		== Story ==
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	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 41242]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). This was recorded off-air onto tape and then from tape onto an [[~~Acetate disc\|~~acetate disc]]. This recording wasn't made using a microphone but via a direct connection to the tape recorder. Unfortunately the off-air recording suffers from distortion caused either by mis-tuning of the radio or [[w:Overmodulation\|over-modulation]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2017 \|page=26\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9877-6}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 41242]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). This was recorded off-air onto tape and then from tape onto an [[acetate disc]]. This recording wasn't made using a microphone but via a direct connection to the tape recorder. Unfortunately the off-air recording suffers from distortion caused either by mis-tuning of the radio or [[w:Overmodulation\|over-modulation]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2017 \|page=26\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9877-6}}</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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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 ''[[w:'Deed I Do\|'Deed I Do]]'' {{small\|(Walter Hirsch (music) / [[w:Fred Rose (songwriter)\|Fred Rose]] (lyrics))}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:'Deed I Do\|'Deed I Do]]'' {{small\|(Walter Hirsch (music) / [[w:Fred Rose (songwriter)\|Fred Rose]] (lyrics))}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Woe! Is Me {{small\|([[w:James Cavanaugh (songwriter)\|James Cavanaugh]] / Dick Sanford / Bob Emmerich)}} / [[w:You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]'' {{small\|([[w:Sam Theard\|Sam Theard]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Woe! Is Me'' {{small\|([[w:James Cavanaugh (songwriter)\|James Cavanaugh]] / Dick Sanford / Bob Emmerich)}} / [[w:You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]'' {{small\|([[w:Sam Theard\|Sam Theard]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==

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	\| next = [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Crun]]		\| next = [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Crun]]
	\| 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 03:59, 8 October 2022

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	[[Category:The Goon Show episodes]]		[[Category:The Goon Show episodes]]
	~~[[Category:Empty Goon Show episodes]]~~
	[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Jacques Brown]]		[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Jacques Brown]]
	[[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Larry Stephens]]		[[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Larry Stephens]]
	[[Category:Goon Shows announced by Wallace Greenslade]]		[[Category:Goon Shows announced by Wallace Greenslade]]
	[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]]		[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]]

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	== Story ==		== Story ==
	[[File:10 Downing Street.webp\|thumb\|right\|A police officer wonders if the Prime Minister is still inside]]		[[File:10 Downing Street.webp\|thumb\|right\|A police officer wonders if the Prime Minister is still inside]]
	At midnight, Christmas Eve 1953, the police discover that [[w:10 Downing Street\|10 Downing Street]] has gone missing with the [[w:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\|Prime Minister]]{{refn\|group=PM\|name=PM\|The Prime Minister in December 1953 was [[w:Winston Churchill\|Winston Churchill]]}} still inside.		At midnight, Christmas Eve 1953, the police discover that [[w:10 Downing Street\|10 Downing Street]] has gone missing with the [[w:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\|Prime Minister]]{{refn\|group=PM\|name=PM\|The Prime Minister in December 1953 was [[w:Winston Churchill\|Winston Churchill]]}} still inside. Inspector Gladys Seagoon and Sergeant Bluebottle of the [[w:Criminal Investigation Department\|CID]] investigate the eye-witness statement of Constable Eccles whilst Major Bloodnok mans roadblocks to catch the abductors.

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~It Had to Be You (song)~~\|~~It Had to Be You~~]]'' {{small\|(~~[[w:Isham Jones\|Isham Jones]]~~ (music) / [[w:~~Gus Khan~~\|~~Gus Khan~~]] (lyrics))}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:'Deed I Do\|'Deed I Do]]'' {{small\|(Walter Hirsch (music) / [[w:Fred Rose (songwriter)\|Fred Rose]] (lyrics))}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[~~Little Darlin~~']]'' {{small\|([[w:~~Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs~~\|~~Maurice Williams~~]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Woe! Is Me {{small\|([[w:James Cavanaugh (songwriter)\|James Cavanaugh]] / Dick Sanford / Bob Emmerich)}} / [[w:You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]'' {{small\|([[w:Sam Theard\|Sam Theard]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#~~TN/AG/-~~\|~~T2/AG/4060~~]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 41242]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). This was recorded off-air onto tape and then from tape onto an [[Acetate disc\|acetate disc]]. This recording wasn't made using a microphone but via a direct connection to the tape recorder. Unfortunately the off-air recording suffers from distortion caused either by mis-tuning of the radio or [[w:Overmodulation\|over-modulation]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2017 \|page=26\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9877-6}}</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Kurt at 03:38, 8 October 2022

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	\| producer = [[Jacques Brown]]		\| producer = [[Jacques Brown]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[['Deed I Do]]''		*Geldray: ''[[w:'Deed I Do\|'Deed I Do]]''
	*Ellington: ''Woe! Is Me / [[w:You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]''		*Ellington: ''Woe! Is Me / [[w:You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 41242		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 41242
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	\| prev = [[Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe]]		\| prev = [[Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe]]
	\| next = [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Crun]]		\| next = [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Crun]]
			\| 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]]
	}}		}}
			'''''The Missing Prime Minister''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fifteenth show in the fourth series. The recording was made at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[w:Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London. The show recording started at 9pm on Sunday 3 January 1954.

			The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Friday 8 January 1954 at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 1.9m. It was repeated on the Home Service the next morning, Saturday 9 January, at 8.45am with a listener audience of 0.8m.

			== Story ==
			[[File:10 Downing Street.webp\|thumb\|right\|A police officer wonders if the Prime Minister is still inside]]
			At midnight, Christmas Eve 1953, the police discover that [[w:10 Downing Street\|10 Downing Street]] has gone missing with the [[w:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\|Prime Minister]]{{refn\|group=PM\|name=PM\|The Prime Minister in December 1953 was [[w:Winston Churchill\|Winston Churchill]]}} still inside.
			==Music==
			*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
			*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[It Had to Be You (song)\|It Had to Be You]]'' {{small\|([[w:Isham Jones\|Isham Jones]] (music) / [[w:Gus Khan\|Gus Khan]] (lyrics))}}
			*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Little Darlin']]'' {{small\|([[w:Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs\|Maurice Williams]])}}

			==Technical==
			Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TN/AG/-\|T2/AG/4060]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]).

			==Notes==
			{{Reflist\|group=PM}}

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

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	*Geldray: ''[['Deed I Do]]''		*Geldray: ''[['Deed I Do]]''
	*Ellington: ''Woe! Is Me / [[w:You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]''		*Ellington: ''Woe! Is Me / [[w:You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]''
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[[Category:Goon Shows announced by Wallace Greenslade]]
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	\| producer = [[Jacques Brown]]		\| producer = [[Jacques Brown]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[~~w:'Deed I Do\|~~'Deed I Do]]''		*Geldray: ''[['Deed I Do]]''
	*Ellington: ''Woe! Is Me / [[w:You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]''		*Ellington: ''Woe! Is Me / [[You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 41242		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 41242
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1954\|01\|03\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1954\|01\|03\|df=y}}
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	\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|13]]		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|13]]
	}}		}}
	'''''The Missing Prime Minister''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fifteenth show in the fourth series. The recording was made at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[w:Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London. The show recording started at 9pm on Sunday 3 January 1954.		'''''The Missing Prime Minister''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fifteenth show in the fourth series. The recording was made at [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[Bond Street\|New Bond Street]], London. The show recording started at 9pm on Sunday 3 January 1954.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Friday 8 January 1954 at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 1.9m. It was repeated on the Home Service the next morning, Saturday 9 January, at 8.45am with a listener audience of 0.8m.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] on Friday 8 January 1954 at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 1.9m. It was repeated on the Home Service the next morning, Saturday 9 January, at 8.45am with a listener audience of 0.8m.
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	== Story ==		== Story ==
	[[File:10 Downing Street.webp\|thumb\|right\|A police officer wonders if the Prime Minister is still inside]]		[[File:10 Downing Street.webp\|thumb\|right\|A police officer wonders if the Prime Minister is still inside]]
	At midnight, Christmas Eve 1953, the police discover that [[~~w:10 Downing Street\|~~10 Downing Street]] has gone missing with the [[w:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\|Prime Minister]]{{refn\|group=PM\|name=PM\|The Prime Minister in December 1953 was [[~~w:Winston Churchill\|~~Winston Churchill]]}} still inside. Inspector Gladys Seagoon and Sergeant Bluebottle of the [[w:Criminal Investigation Department\|CID]] investigate the eye-witness statement of Constable Eccles whilst Major Bloodnok mans roadblocks to catch the abductors.		At midnight, Christmas Eve 1953, the police discover that [[10 Downing Street]] has gone missing with the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom\|Prime Minister]]{{refn\|group=PM\|name=PM\|The Prime Minister in December 1953 was [[Winston Churchill]]}} still inside. Inspector Gladys Seagoon and Sergeant Bluebottle of the [[Criminal Investigation Department\|CID]] investigate the eye-witness statement of Constable Eccles whilst Major Bloodnok mans roadblocks to catch the abductors.

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~w:'Deed I Do\|~~'Deed I Do]]'' {{small\|(Walter Hirsch (music) / [[w:Fred Rose (songwriter)\|Fred Rose]] (lyrics))}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[['Deed I Do]]'' {{small\|(Walter Hirsch (music) / [[Fred Rose (songwriter)\|Fred Rose]] (lyrics))}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Woe! Is Me'' {{small\|([[w:James Cavanaugh (songwriter)\|James Cavanaugh]] / Dick Sanford / Bob Emmerich)}} / [[w:You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Sam Theard\|~~Sam Theard]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Woe! Is Me'' {{small\|([[James Cavanaugh (songwriter)\|James Cavanaugh]] / Dick Sanford / Bob Emmerich)}} / [[You Rascal You\|I'll Be Glad When You're Dead (You Rascal You)]]'' {{small\|([[Sam Theard]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 41242]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]). This was recorded off-air onto tape and then from tape onto an [[acetate disc]]. This recording wasn't made using a microphone but via a direct connection to the tape recorder. Unfortunately the off-air recording suffers from distortion caused either by mis-tuning of the radio or [[w:Overmodulation\|over-modulation]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2017 \|page=26\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9877-6}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 41242]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). This was recorded off-air onto tape and then from tape onto an [[acetate disc]]. This recording wasn't made using a microphone but via a direct connection to the tape recorder. Unfortunately the off-air recording suffers from distortion caused either by mis-tuning of the radio or [[Overmodulation\|over-modulation]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2017 \|page=26\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7852-9877-6}}</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==