The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) - Revision history

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	'''''The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton)''''' is an episode of [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fourth episode of the fifth series. It was aired for the first time on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|BBC Home Service]] on Tuesday {{Date\|19 ~~October 1954~~}} at 8.30pm to a peak listenership of 2.3m radio listeners. It was recorded the previous Sunday, {{Date\|17 ~~October 1954~~}} at [[~~w:The~~ Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.		'''''The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton)''''' is an episode of [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fourth episode of the fifth series. It was aired for the first time on the [[BBC Home Service\|BBC Home Service]] on Tuesday {{Date\|1954-10-19}} at 8.30pm to a peak listenership of 2.3m radio listeners. It was recorded the previous Sunday, {{Date\|1954-10-17}} at [[Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

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	==Story==		==Story==
	During the hot summer of 1898 Mr and Mrs Nugent Dirt were just one of many honeymooning couples enjoying the bracing air of [[~~w:Brighton\|~~Brighton]]. The, one torrid night, like a bolt from the blue the Phantom Head Shaver struck and Mr Dirt woke up — bald! Prunella, his wife, summoned him for concealing his baldness from her during their courtship and the great [[w:Queen's Counsel\|QC]] Hairy Seagoon was briefed for the defence. But no sooner had he arrived on the scene than the Phantom struck again! This time the victim was Mr Seagoon. As the court case dragged on the Phantom struck again and again — 50 times — until Brighton became a city of terror. The military flund a cordon around the district leaving only one exit at [[~~w:Haywards Heath\|~~Haywards Heath]] and it was there, in a lonely railwayman's hut, that Hairy Seagoon finally comes to grips with the dreaded 'Shaver'.		During the hot summer of 1898 Mr and Mrs Nugent Dirt were just one of many honeymooning couples enjoying the bracing air of [[Brighton]]. The, one torrid night, like a bolt from the blue the Phantom Head Shaver struck and Mr Dirt woke up — bald! Prunella, his wife, summoned him for concealing his baldness from her during their courtship and the great [[Queen's Counsel\|QC]] Hairy Seagoon was briefed for the defence. But no sooner had he arrived on the scene than the Phantom struck again! This time the victim was Mr Seagoon. As the court case dragged on the Phantom struck again and again — 50 times — until Brighton became a city of terror. The military flund a cordon around the district leaving only one exit at [[Haywards Heath]] and it was there, in a lonely railwayman's hut, that Hairy Seagoon finally comes to grips with the dreaded 'Shaver'.

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~w:I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me\|~~I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Clarence Gaskill\|~~Clarence Gaskill]] / [[~~w:Jimmy McHugh\|~~Jimmy McHugh]])}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me]]'' {{small\|([[Clarence Gaskill]] / [[Jimmy McHugh]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[~~w:Skokiaan\|~~Skokiaan]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:August Msarurgwa\|~~August Msarurgwa]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Skokiaan]]'' {{small\|([[August Msarurgwa]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 64443]] (tape at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2007 \|page=15\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 64443]] (tape at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2007 \|page=15\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref>

	==Ted Kendall's Restoration==		==Ted Kendall's Restoration==

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	==Story==		==Story==
	During the hot summer of 1898 Mr and Mrs Nugent Dirt were just one of many honeymooning couples enjoying the bracing air of [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]]. The, one torrid night, like a bolt from the blue the Phantom Head Shaver struck and Mr Dirt woke up — bald! Prunella, his wife, summoned him for concealing his baldness from her during their courtship and the great [[w:Queen's Counsel\|QC]] Hairy Seagoon was briefed for the defence. But no sooner had he arrived on the scene than the Phantom struck again! This time the victim was Mr Seagoon. As the court case dragged on the Phantom struck again and again — 50 times — until Brighton became a city of terror. The military flund a cordon around the district leaving only one exit at [[w:Haywards Heath\|Haywards Heath]] and it was there, in a lonely railwayman's hut, that Hairy Seagoon finally comes to grips with the dreaded 'Shaver'.		During the hot summer of 1898 Mr and Mrs Nugent Dirt were just one of many honeymooning couples enjoying the bracing air of [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]]. The, one torrid night, like a bolt from the blue the Phantom Head Shaver struck and Mr Dirt woke up — bald! Prunella, his wife, summoned him for concealing his baldness from her during their courtship and the great [[w:Queen's Counsel\|QC]] Hairy Seagoon was briefed for the defence. But no sooner had he arrived on the scene than the Phantom struck again! This time the victim was Mr Seagoon. As the court case dragged on the Phantom struck again and again — 50 times — until Brighton became a city of terror. The military flund a cordon around the district leaving only one exit at [[w:Haywards Heath\|Haywards Heath]] and it was there, in a lonely railwayman's hut, that Hairy Seagoon finally comes to grips with the dreaded 'Shaver'.

			==Music==
			*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
			*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me\|I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me]]'' {{small\|([[w:Clarence Gaskill\|Clarence Gaskill]] / [[w:Jimmy McHugh\|Jimmy McHugh]])}}
			*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Skokiaan\|Skokiaan]]'' {{small\|([[w:August Msarurgwa\|August Msarurgwa]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==

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	*Ellington: ''[[Skokiaan]]''		*Ellington: ''[[w:Skokiaan\|Skokiaan]]''
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	The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton) is an episode of [[The Goon Show]]. It is the ~~4th~~ episode of the ~~5th~~ series. It was aired for the first time on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|BBC Home Service]] on Tuesday 19 October 1954 at 8.30pm to a peak listenership of 2.3m radio listeners. It was recorded the previous Sunday, 17 October 1954 at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London~~. It's recording number is TLO 64443~~.		'''''The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton)''''' is an episode of [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fourth episode of the fifth series. It was aired for the first time on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|BBC Home Service]] on Tuesday {{Date\|19 October 1954}} at 8.30pm to a peak listenership of 2.3m radio listeners. It was recorded the previous Sunday, {{Date\|17 October 1954}} at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

	==~~Technical~~==		{\| class="wikitable"
	~~Originally recorded on TLO 64443. The tape survived in~~ [[BBC ~~Transcription Services~~\|TS]] ~~and was used as the source of the POTG (Pick of the Goons TS re~~-~~issue)~~. ~~The cuts were, for the most part, preserved and restored in 1986~~. ~~The remaining cuts and extra material came from a 7½ ips dub of the TLO (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House) made before editing~~. ~~This tape demonstrates, contrary to popular belief, at this stage at least, that the Goons were a very disciplined set of performers~~. ~~There were only 3 cuts~~ in the ~~whole half~~-~~hour performance.~~		\|+ Repeats
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	==Story==		==Story==
	During the hot summer of 1898 Mr and Mrs Nugent Dirt were just one of many honeymooning couples enjoying the bracing air of [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]]. The, one torrid night, like a bolt from the blue the Phantom Head Shaver struck and Mr Dirt woke up — bald! Prunella, his wife, summoned him for concealing his baldness from her during their courtship and the great [[w:Queen's Counsel\|QC]] Hairy Seagoon was briefed for the defence. But no sooner had he arrived on the scene than the Phantom struck again! This time the victim was Mr Seagoon. As the court case dragged on the Phantom struck again and again — 50 times — until Brighton became a city of terror. The military flund a cordon around the district leaving only one exit at [[w:Haywards Heath\|Haywards Heath]] and it was there, in a lonely railwayman's hut, that Hairy Seagoon finally comes to grips with the dreaded 'Shaver'.		During the hot summer of 1898 Mr and Mrs Nugent Dirt were just one of many honeymooning couples enjoying the bracing air of [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]]. The, one torrid night, like a bolt from the blue the Phantom Head Shaver struck and Mr Dirt woke up — bald! Prunella, his wife, summoned him for concealing his baldness from her during their courtship and the great [[w:Queen's Counsel\|QC]] Hairy Seagoon was briefed for the defence. But no sooner had he arrived on the scene than the Phantom struck again! This time the victim was Mr Seagoon. As the court case dragged on the Phantom struck again and again — 50 times — until Brighton became a city of terror. The military flund a cordon around the district leaving only one exit at [[w:Haywards Heath\|Haywards Heath]] and it was there, in a lonely railwayman's hut, that Hairy Seagoon finally comes to grips with the dreaded 'Shaver'.

			==Technical==
			Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 64443]] (tape at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2007 \|page=15\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref>

			==Ted Kendall's Restoration==
			The tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]] and was used as the source of the POTG (Pick of the Goons TS re-issue). The cuts were, for the most part, preserved and restored in 1986. The remaining cuts and extra material came from a 7½ ips dub of the TLO (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House) made before editing. This tape demonstrates, contrary to popular belief, at this stage at least, that the Goons were a very disciplined set of performers. There were only 3 cuts in the whole half-hour performance.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2007 \|page=15\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref>

			==References==
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