The Space Age - Revision history

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	*Geldray: ''[[~~w:Limehouse Blues\|~~Limehouse Blues]]''		*Geldray: ''[[Limehouse Blues]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[~~w:Satin Doll\|~~Satin Doll]]''		*Ellington: ''[[Satin Doll]]''
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	'''''The Space Age''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the sixth show in the eighth series.		'''''The Space Age''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the sixth show in the eighth series.

	The recording session for transmission (TLO 41101) took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-11-03}}, 9.15pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording session for transmission (TLO 41101) took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-11-03}}, 9.15pm. at [[KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.

	The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day, Monday, at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-11-04}}, its ratings were 1.9 million. The show was repeated the following Thursday 9pm, {{Date\|1957-11-07}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 3.0 million listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day, Monday, at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-11-04}}, its ratings were 1.9 million. The show was repeated the following Thursday 9pm, {{Date\|1957-11-07}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 3.0 million listeners.

	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
	Stand by for firing. Five – four – three – two – one – zero. These words herald the scan of a new era, for [[Neddie Seagoon]] is launched into space as the first human [[~~w:Satellite\|~~satellite]]. His reasons for leaving earth are not, however, to further the cause of science, but merely to avoid the military police who have been searching for him ever since he deserted in [[~~w:World War I\|~~World War I]].		Stand by for firing. Five – four – three – two – one – zero. These words herald the scan of a new era, for [[Neddie Seagoon]] is launched into space as the first human [[satellite]]. His reasons for leaving earth are not, however, to further the cause of science, but merely to avoid the military police who have been searching for him ever since he deserted in [[World War I]].

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~w:Limehouse Blues\|~~Limehouse Blues]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Douglas Furber\|~~Douglas Furber]] (lyrics) / [[~~w:Philip Braham\|~~Philip Braham]] (music))}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Limehouse Blues]]'' {{small\|([[Douglas Furber]] (lyrics) / [[Philip Braham]] (music))}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays '[[w:Satin Doll\|Satin Doll]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Duke Ellington\|~~Duke Ellington]] / [[~~w:Peter Strayhorn\|~~Peter Strayhorn]] / [[w:Johnny Mercer\|Johnny Mercer]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays '[[Satin Doll\|Satin Doll]]'' {{small\|([[Duke Ellington]] / [[Peter Strayhorn]] / [[Johnny Mercer\|Johnny Mercer]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 41101]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[~~w:Broadcasting House\|~~Broadcasting House]]).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 41101]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).

	The TLO 41101 master tape no longer exists, and the C/TLO from [[w:Wood Norton Hall\|BBC Wood Norton]] was used for the version of the show appearing on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7\|Compendium 7]]. Material which appears only on the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] issue was retrieved from disc. This indicates that [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]] were by now certainly making their own recording of the performance, rather than the prior practice of taking a copy of the domestic tape on transmission. This would in any case have happened for the TS-originated "''[[Vintage Goons]]''" episodes ([[w:List of Latin phrases (full)#quod vide\|qv]]) which were recorded in parallel with this series, and given that the St Hilda's (TS) recording channel would have been manned for these, it was convenient to take the domestic show in the same way.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 7]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2012 \|page=10\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4458-9133-0}}</ref>		The TLO 41101 master tape no longer exists, and the C/TLO from [[Wood Norton Hall\|BBC Wood Norton]] was used for the version of the show appearing on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7\|Compendium 7]]. Material which appears only on the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] issue was retrieved from disc. This indicates that [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]] were by now certainly making their own recording of the performance, rather than the prior practice of taking a copy of the domestic tape on transmission. This would in any case have happened for the TS-originated "''[[Vintage Goons]]''" episodes ([[List of Latin phrases (full)#quod vide\|qv]]) which were recorded in parallel with this series, and given that the St Hilda's (TS) recording channel would have been manned for these, it was convenient to take the domestic show in the same way.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 7]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2012 \|page=10\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4458-9133-0}}</ref>

	==Show Notes==		==Show Notes==
	*''The Space Age'' was inspired by the news of [[w: Sputnik 1\|Sputnik]]. This instalment went down well with the [[w: BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] when broadcast on 4 November, and Jim Davidson (Assistant Head of BBC Light Entertainment) wrote to [[Roy Speer~~\|Roy~~]], ‘I am very happy to pass on favourable comments … Would you be good enough to extend congratulations to all concerned, and to yourself a special 'thank you'.’		*''The Space Age'' was inspired by the news of [[Sputnik 1\|Sputnik]]. This instalment went down well with the [[ BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] when broadcast on 4 November, and Jim Davidson (Assistant Head of BBC Light Entertainment) wrote to [[Roy Speer]], ‘I am very happy to pass on favourable comments … Would you be good enough to extend congratulations to all concerned, and to yourself a special 'thank you'.’

	==References==		==References==

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	The recording session for transmission (TLO 41101) took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-11-03}}, 9.15pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.		The recording session for transmission (TLO 41101) took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-11-03}}, 9.15pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day, Monday, at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-11-04}}, its ratings were 1.9 million. The show was repeated the following Thursday 9pm, {{Date\|1957-11-07}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 3.0 million listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day, Monday, at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-11-04}}, its ratings were 1.9 million. The show was repeated the following Thursday 9pm, {{Date\|1957-11-07}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 3.0 million listeners.

	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==

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			'''''The Space Age''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the sixth show in the eighth series.

	~~'''''~~The ~~Treasure in the Tower''''' is an episode from~~ [[The ~~Goon Show~~]]~~. It is the fifth show in the eighth series~~.		The recording session for transmission (TLO 41101) took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-11-03}}, 9.15pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.

	~~The recording session for transmission (TLO 40562) took place Sunday {{Date\|1957-10-27}}, 9.155pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.~~		The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day, Monday, at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-11-04}}, its ratings were 1.9 million. The show was repeated the following Thursday 9pm, {{Date\|1957-11-07}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 3.0 million listeners.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day, Monday at 8.30pm {{Date\|1957-10-28}}, its ratings were 1.5 million. The show was repeated the following Thursday 9pm, {{Date\|1957-10-31}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.6 million listeners.

	== Transcription Service Synopsis ==		== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
	~~[[File:Tower of London (Foto Hilarmont)~~.~~jpg\|thumb\|right\|The Tower of London,<br />not in 1957 or 1600.]]~~		Stand by for firing. Five – four – three – two – one – zero. These words herald the scan of a new era, for [[Neddie Seagoon]] is launched into space as the first human [[w:Satellite\|satellite]]. His reasons for leaving earth are not, however, to further the cause of science, but merely to avoid the military police who have been searching for him ever since he deserted in [[w:World War I\|World War I]].
	~~What does it feel like to be split in~~ two – ~~metaphorically speaking~~ of ~~course' In this episode the Goons find themselves living in the year [[w:1600\|1600]] – during which they bury~~ a ~~priceless treasure at the~~ [[~~w:Tower of London\|Tower of London~~]] ~~– and simultaneously in~~ the ~~year~~ [[w:~~1957~~\|~~1957~~]]. ~~in which they set out~~ to ~~discover~~ the ~~treasure. Perhaps this ingenious script will launch a new theory on~~ the ~~nature of~~ [[w:~~Time~~\|~~time~~]]!

	==Music==		==Music==
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	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO ~~40562~~]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 41101]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]).

	The TLO 40562 master tape no longer exists, and the C/TLO from [[w:Wood Norton Hall\|BBC Wood Norton]] was used for the version of the show appearing on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7\|Compendium 7]], with the opening exchange between Greenslade and the band restored from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] disc..<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 7]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2012 \|page=10\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4458-9133-0}}</ref>

	~~8/6 -~~ The ~~Space Age. Originally recorded on~~ TLO ~~4110 I. This~~ tape no longer exists, and the C/TLO from Wood Norton was used for ~~this issue~~. Material which appears only on the TGS issue was retrieved from disc. This indicates that TS were by now certainly making their own recording of the performance, rather than the prior practice of taking a copy of the domestic tape on transmission. This would in any case have happened for the TS-originated "Vintage Goons" episodes ([[w:List of Latin phrases (full)#quod vide\|qv]]) which were recorded in parallel with this series, and given that the St Hilda's (TS) recording channel would have been manned for these, it was convenient to take the domestic show in the same way.		The TLO 41101 master tape no longer exists, and the C/TLO from [[w:Wood Norton Hall\|BBC Wood Norton]] was used for the version of the show appearing on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7\|Compendium 7]]. Material which appears only on the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] issue was retrieved from disc. This indicates that [[BBC Transcription Services\|TS]] were by now certainly making their own recording of the performance, rather than the prior practice of taking a copy of the domestic tape on transmission. This would in any case have happened for the TS-originated "''[[Vintage Goons]]''" episodes ([[w:List of Latin phrases (full)#quod vide\|qv]]) which were recorded in parallel with this series, and given that the St Hilda's (TS) recording channel would have been manned for these, it was convenient to take the domestic show in the same way.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 7]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2012 \|page=10\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4458-9133-0}}</ref>

	==Show Notes==		==Show Notes==
	*''The Space Age'' ~~– again~~ inspired by the news of [[w: Sputnik 1\|Sputnik]]. This instalment went down well with the Home Service when broadcast on 4 November, and Jim Davidson (Assistant Head of BBC Light Entertainment) wrote to [[Roy Speer\|Roy]], ‘I am very happy to pass on favourable comments … Would you be good enough to extend congratulations to all concerned, and to yourself a special 'thank you'.’		*''The Space Age'' was inspired by the news of [[w: Sputnik 1\|Sputnik]]. This instalment went down well with the [[w: BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] when broadcast on 4 November, and Jim Davidson (Assistant Head of BBC Light Entertainment) wrote to [[Roy Speer\|Roy]], ‘I am very happy to pass on favourable comments … Would you be good enough to extend congratulations to all concerned, and to yourself a special 'thank you'.’

	==References==		==References==

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	*Geldray: ''[[w:Limehouse Blues\|Limehouse Blues]]''		*Geldray: ''[[w:Limehouse Blues\|Limehouse Blues]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[w:Satin Doll\|Satin Doll]]'''		*Ellington: ''[[w:Satin Doll\|Satin Doll]]''
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The Space Age - Revision history

Kurt at 18:23, 1 March 2023

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Kurt at 17:43, 6 December 2022

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