The Siege of Fort Knight - Revision history

Kurt at 17:38, 27 February 2023

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	The show for broadcast was recorded at 9pm Sunday {{date\|18 April 1954}}. The recording/show took place at the [[w:Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio\|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[w:Trafalgar Square\|Trafalgar Square]], central London.		The show for broadcast was recorded at 9pm Sunday {{date\|18 April 1954}}. The recording/show took place at the [[w:Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio\|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[w:Trafalgar Square\|Trafalgar Square]], central London.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] the next day, Monday {{date\|19 April 1954}} at 9.45pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] the next day, Monday {{date\|19 April 1954}} at 9.45pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m.

	The show's first repeat was at 1.10pm, Monday {{date\|24 May 1954}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million.		The show's first repeat was at 1.10pm, Monday {{date\|24 May 1954}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million.

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Kurt at 17:40, 24 September 2022

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	The show for broadcast was recorded at 9pm Sunday {{date\|18 April 1954}}. The recording/show took place at the [[w:Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio\|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[w:Trafalgar Square\|Trafalgar Square]], central London.		The show for broadcast was recorded at 9pm Sunday {{date\|18 April 1954}}. The recording/show took place at the [[w:Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio\|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[w:Trafalgar Square\|Trafalgar Square]], central London.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] the next day, Monday {{date\|19 April 1954}} at 9.45pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] the next day, Monday {{date\|19 April 1954}} at 9.45pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m.

	The show's first repeat was at 1.10pm, Monday {{date\|24 May 1954}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million.		The show's first repeat was at 1.10pm, Monday {{date\|24 May 1954}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million.

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	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[~~w:Crazy Rhythm\|~~Crazy Rhythm]]''		*Geldray: ''[[Crazy Rhythm]]''
	*Ellington: ''My Very Good Friend the Milkman'' / ''[[~~w:It's a Sin to Tell a Lie\|~~It's a Sin to Tell a Lie]]'' (pre-recorded)		*Ellington: ''My Very Good Friend the Milkman'' / ''[[It's a Sin to Tell a Lie]]'' (pre-recorded)
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	'''''The Siege of Fort Knight''''' (aka ''Underwater Gas Stove for Fort Knight'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirtieth show in the fourth series.		'''''The Siege of Fort Knight''''' (aka ''Underwater Gas Stove for Fort Knight'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirtieth show in the fourth series.

	A rehearsal pre-recording show was performed and recorded (TLO 52599A) on Thursday {{Date\|~~8 April~~ 1954}} which featured the performance of the Ray Ellington Quartet which was used in the broadcast show. The [[The Great Bank of England Robbery\|4/29]] pre-recording show was recorded the same day.		A rehearsal pre-recording show was performed and recorded (TLO 52599A) on Thursday {{Date\|1954-04-08}} which featured the performance of the Ray Ellington Quartet which was used in the broadcast show. The [[The Great Bank of England Robbery\|4/29]] pre-recording show was recorded the same day.

	The show for broadcast was recorded at 9pm Sunday {{date\|18 ~~April 1954~~}}. The recording/show took place at the [[w:Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio\|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[~~w:Trafalgar Square\|~~Trafalgar Square]], central London.		The show for broadcast was recorded at 9pm Sunday {{date\|1954-04-18}}. The recording/show took place at the [[Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio\|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[Trafalgar Square]], central London.

	The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] the next day, Monday {{date\|19 ~~April 1954~~}} at 9.45pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m.		The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] the next day, Monday {{date\|1954-04-19}} at 9.45pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.1m.

	The show's first repeat was at 1.10pm, Monday {{date\|24 ~~May 1954~~}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million.		The show's first repeat was at 1.10pm, Monday {{date\|1954-05-24}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million.

	No publically available recording is known to exist as of {{date}}.		No publically available recording is known to exist as of {{date}}.

	== Transcription Service Remake Script Book Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Remake Script Book Synopsis ==
	An underwater military [[~~w:Gas stove\|~~gas stove]] is all that stands between Fort Knight and [[Wikt:annihilation\|annihilation]] at the hands of the Biguns tribe. But — can inventor Crun construct one in time? (He can't get the wood you know). Can Major Seagoon get it to the fort in time? The journey is fraught with impossibilities… Thus unfolds this gripping saga of a [[w:The March (1945)\|Long March]] — long by anyone's calendar…		An underwater military [[gas stove]] is all that stands between Fort Knight and [[Wikt:annihilation\|annihilation]] at the hands of the Biguns tribe. But — can inventor Crun construct one in time? (He can't get the wood you know). Can Major Seagoon get it to the fort in time? The journey is fraught with impossibilities… Thus unfolds this gripping saga of a [[The March (1945)\|Long March]] — long by anyone's calendar…

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~w:Crazy Rhythm\|~~Crazy Rhythm]]'' {{small\|([[w:Joseph Meyer (songwriter)\|Joseph Meyer]] / [[~~w:Roger Wolfe Kahn\|~~Roger Wolfe Kahn]] / [[~~w:Irving Caesar\|~~Irving Caesar]])}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Crazy Rhythm]]'' {{small\|([[Joseph Meyer (songwriter)\|Joseph Meyer]] / [[Roger Wolfe Kahn]] / [[Irving Caesar]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''My Very Good Friend the Milkman'' {{small\|([[~~w:Harold Spina\|~~Harold Spina]] / [[w:Johnny Burke (lyricist)\|Johnny Burke]])}} / ''[[~~w:It's a Sin to Tell a Lie\|~~It's a Sin to Tell a Lie]]'' {{small\|(Billy Mayhew)}} (pre-recorded)		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''My Very Good Friend the Milkman'' {{small\|([[Harold Spina]] / [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)\|Johnny Burke]])}} / ''[[It's a Sin to Tell a Lie]]'' {{small\|(Billy Mayhew)}} (pre-recorded)

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 52599]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=26\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7875-3266-3}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 52599]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2018 \|page=26\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-7875-3266-3}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==