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	A pre-recording session took place on Sunday {{Date\|1956-12-09}} at 1.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 1 (DLO 19660 ([[w:In the Mood\|In the Mood]] played on piano by [[Peter Sellers]])). The recording for transmission was made the same Sunday at 9pm also at the Aeolian.		A pre-recording session took place on Sunday {{Date\|1956-12-09}} at 1.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 1 (DLO 19660 ([[w:In the Mood\|In the Mood]] played on piano by [[Peter Sellers]])). The recording for transmission was made the same Sunday at 9pm also at the Aeolian.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm on {{Date\|1956-12-13}}, its ratings were 1.9 million. The show was repeated on Monday, {{Date\|1958-12-17}} at 8pm, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 4.1 million listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm on {{Date\|1956-12-13}}, its ratings were 1.9 million. The show was repeated on Monday, {{Date\|1958-12-17}} at 8pm, on the [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 4.1 million listeners.

	== BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis ==		== BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis ==

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	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 17963]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). This tape no longer exists, and the master tape of the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] issue was destroyed in 1963. The recording of the show appearing on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|Compendium 5]] needed to be compiled from the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 17963]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). This tape no longer exists, and the master tape of the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] issue was destroyed in 1963. The recording of the show appearing on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|Compendium 5]] needed to be compiled from the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

	==~~Note~~==		==Notes==
	In this show Sellers developed a new character using the voice adopted by [[Kenneth Connor]] for the role of Sidney Mincing in [[Ray's a Laugh]].		*In this show Sellers developed a new character using the voice adopted by [[Kenneth Connor]] for the role of Sidney Mincing in [[Ray's a Laugh]].

	Reviewing ''The Telephone'' in ''[[w:The Listener (magazine)\|The Listener]]'', critic [[w:J. C. Trewin\|JC Trewin]] commented, ‘''The Goons, usually hovering on the frontier [of extravagance], can be very funny, or they can blast a joke into splinters. For most of the way, I think, this one comes off according to plan.''’		*Reviewing ''The Telephone'' in ''[[w:The Listener (magazine)\|The Listener]]'', critic [[w:J. C. Trewin\|JC Trewin]] commented, ‘''The Goons, usually hovering on the frontier [of extravagance], can be very funny, or they can blast a joke into splinters. For most of the way, I think, this one comes off according to plan.''’

	==References==		==References==

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	*Ellington: ''[[w:Singing the Blues\|Singing the Blues]]''		*Ellington: ''[[w:Singing the Blues\|Singing the Blues]]''
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	\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs~~#Vol6~~\|6]]		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs\|—]]
	\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#~~Vol3~~\|3]]		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|5]]
	}}		}}
	'''''The Telephone''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the eleventh show in the seventh series.		'''''The Telephone''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the eleventh show in the seventh series.

	~~SHOW 163 (7/11):TheTelephone (CD 5,Track 11)~~		A pre-recording session took place on Sunday {{Date\|1956-12-09}} at 1.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 1 (DLO 19660 ([[w:In the Mood\|In the Mood]] played on piano by [[Peter Sellers]])). The recording for transmission was made the same Sunday at 9pm also at the Aeolian.
	~~Pre~~-recording:
	Sunday ~~9 December~~ 1956, 1.15pm, Aeolian I. DLO 19660 (In the Mood played on piano by Peter Sellers).

	~~Recording: Sunday 9 December I 956, 9pm,Aeolian I. TLO 17963.~~		The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm on {{Date\|1956-12-13}}, its ratings were 1.9 million. The show was repeated on Monday, {{Date\|1958-12-17}} at 8pm, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 4.1 million listeners.

	~~First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 13 December 1956, 8.30pm. Ratings: 1.9 million.~~

	~~Repeat Monday 17 December 1956, 8pm, 4.1 million [Light Programme].~~

	~~BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis:~~
	In this 'daring sex drama', a sensual, pleasure-loving devil wants a phone: Henry Albert Sebastopol Queen Victoria Crun. The job of installing it falls to Neddie, who arrives at Crun's house only to find out that he's moved to 17a Africa. And odd numbers are on the other side of the continent.
	~~At least, Seagoon will have two suntanned veterans of the safari to escort him - Bluebottle and Eccles …~~


	~~Two pre-recording sessions took place:~~
	*Wednesday {{Date\|1959-01-28}}, 4.15pm/5.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)\|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 76382, TLO 77924)
	*Saturday {{Date\|1959-02-01}}, 5.45pm, [[Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]] (DLO 76513/A)

	~~The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date\|1958-12-14}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)\|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (TLO 72138).~~

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was the ~~next day~~ at 8.30pm on ~~Monday~~ {{Date\|~~1958~~-12-15}}, its ratings were 1.1 million.

	The show was repeated:
	*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date\|1958-12-17}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.
	*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1964-03-06}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.5 million listeners.
	*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1965-08-20}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] in ''Let's Laugh Again'', to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment).

	== BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis ==		== BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis ==
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	==Note==		==Note==
	In this show Sellers developed a new character using the voice adopted by [[Kenneth Connor]] for the role of Sidney Mincing in [[Ray's a Laugh]].		In this show Sellers developed a new character using the voice adopted by [[Kenneth Connor]] for the role of Sidney Mincing in [[Ray's a Laugh]].

			Reviewing ''The Telephone'' in ''[[w:The Listener (magazine)\|The Listener]]'', critic [[w:J. C. Trewin\|JC Trewin]] commented, ‘''The Goons, usually hovering on the frontier [of extravagance], can be very funny, or they can blast a joke into splinters. For most of the way, I think, this one comes off according to plan.''’

	==References==		==References==

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	*[[Larry Stephens]]		*[[Larry Stephens]]
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	\| producer = [[~~Peter Eton~~]]		\| producer = [[Pat Dixon]]
	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[~~The High and the Mighty (1954 song)~~\|~~The High and the Mighty~~]]''		*Geldray: ''[[w:Ain't Misbehavin'\|Ain't Misbehavin']]''
	*Ellington: ''[[~~Mr. Sandman]]'' / ''[[I Ain't Got Nobody~~]]''		*Ellington: ''[[w:Singing the Blues\|Singing the Blues]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 52769		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 52769
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	'''''The ~~Seagoon Memoirs~~''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the ~~seventh~~ show in the ~~ninth~~ series.		'''''The Telephone''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the eleventh show in the seventh series.

	SHOW 163 (7/11):TheTelephone (CD 5,Track 11)		SHOW 163 (7/11):TheTelephone (CD 5,Track 11)
	Pre-recording: Sunday 9 December 1956, I. ~~I 5pm~~,Aeolian I. DLO 19660 (In the Mood played on piano by		Pre-recording:
	Peter Sellers).		Sunday 9 December 1956, 1.15pm, Aeolian I. DLO 19660 (In the Mood played on piano by Peter Sellers).

	Recording: Sunday 9 December I 956, 9pm,Aeolian I. TLO 17963.		Recording: Sunday 9 December I 956, 9pm,Aeolian I. TLO 17963.

	First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 13 December 1956, 8.30pm. Ratings: 1.9 million.		First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 13 December 1956, 8.30pm. Ratings: 1.9 million.

	Repeat Monday 17 December 1956, 8pm, 4.1 million [Light Programme].		Repeat Monday 17 December 1956, 8pm, 4.1 million [Light Programme].
	BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis: In this 'daring sex drama', a sensual, pleasure-loving devil wants a phone: Henry
	Albert Sebastopol Queen Victoria Crun. The job of installing it falls to Neddie, who arrives at Crun's house		BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis:
	only to find out that he's moved to 17a Africa. And odd numbers are on the other side of the continent.		In this 'daring sex drama', a sensual, pleasure-loving devil wants a phone: Henry Albert Sebastopol Queen Victoria Crun. The job of installing it falls to Neddie, who arrives at Crun's house only to find out that he's moved to 17a Africa. And odd numbers are on the other side of the continent.
	At least,Seagoon will have two suntanned veterans of the safari to escort him - Bluebottle and Eccles ~~...~~		At least, Seagoon will have two suntanned veterans of the safari to escort him - Bluebottle and Eccles …
	~~Music: Max Geldray plays Ain't Misbehavin' (Harr y Brooks/Fats Waller/Andy Razaf);The Ray Ellington~~
	~~Quartet plays Singing the Blues (Melvin Endsley).~~

	Two pre-recording sessions took place:		Two pre-recording sessions took place:
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	*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1965-08-20}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] in ''Let's Laugh Again'', to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment).		*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date\|1965-08-20}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] in ''Let's Laugh Again'', to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment).

	== ~~Transcription Service~~ Synopsis ==		== BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis ==
	'~~To open the scene~~, ~~take~~ a ~~knife~~ and ~~cut along the dotted line~~. ~~Inside you will find the~~ [[~~w:Great North Road (Great Britain)~~\|~~Great North Road~~]] ~~in an icy blizzard~~.~~' This is how Spike Milligan describes~~ the ~~setting for the start~~ of the ~~latest unexpurgated edition of Seagoon's memoirs~~. ~~Listeners can~~, ~~in fact, buy a copy (in a plain sealed envelope) at any local Second Class Slipper Bath.~~		In this 'daring sex drama', a sensual, pleasure-loving devil wants a phone: [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister\|Henry Albert Sebastopol Queen Victoria Crun]]. The job of installing it falls to [[Neddie Seagoon\|Neddie]], who arrives at Crun's house only to find out that he's moved to 17a Africa. And odd numbers are on the other side of the continent. At least, Seagoon will have two suntanned veterans of the [[w:Safari\|safari]] to escort him - [[Bluebottle]] and [[Eccles]] …

	==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 Kiss Your Hand, Madame~~\|~~I Kiss Your Little Hand, Madame~~]]'' {{small\|([[w:~~Ralph Erwin~~\|~~Ralph Erwin~~]] ~~(music)~~ / [[w:~~Fritz Rotter~~\|~~Fritz Rotter~~]] ~~(lyrics)~~)}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:Ain't Misbehavin'\|Ain't Misbehavin']]'' {{small\|([[w:Harry Brooks (composer)\|Harry Brooks]] / [[w:Fats Waller\|Fats Waller]] / [[w:Andy Razal\|Andy Razal]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:~~The Late, Late Show (album)~~\|~~The Late Late Show~~]]'' {{small\|(~~Murray Berlin (music) /~~ [[w:~~Roy Alfred~~\|~~Roy Alfred~~]] ~~(lyrics)~~)}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Singing the Blues\|Singing the Blues]]'' {{small\|([[w:Melvin Endsley\|Melvin Endsley]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO ~~72138~~]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO 17963]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House\|Broadcasting House]]). This tape no longer exists, and the master tape of the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show\|TGS]] issue was destroyed in 1963. The recording of the show appearing on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|Compendium 5]] needed to be compiled from the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

	~~The TLO 72138 master~~ tape no longer exists, and the ~~version~~ of the ~~show included on~~ [[The Goon Show ~~Compendiums#Vol10~~\|~~The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10~~]] was ~~compiled from~~ the [[~~Original Issues -~~ The Goon Show\|~~TGS~~]] disc~~, the [[Pick of the Goons\|POTG]] master tape~~ and domestic ~~recordings~~ of ~~both~~ the original transmission ~~and the 1964 repeat~~.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2011 \|page=13\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

	~~7 /1 I - The Telephone~~		==Note==
	~~Originally recorded on TLO 17963.This tape no longer exists, and~~ the ~~master tape~~ of ~~the TGS issue was~~		In this show Sellers developed a new character using the voice adopted by [[Kenneth Connor]] for the role of Sidney Mincing in [[Ray's a Laugh]].
	~~destroyed~~ in ~~1963.This issue has therefore been compiled from the TGS disc and~~ a ~~domestic recording of~~
	~~the original transmission~~.

	==References==		==References==
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'''''The Seagoon Memoirs''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventh show in the ninth series.

SHOW 163 (7/11):TheTelephone (CD 5,Track 11)
Pre-recording: Sunday 9 December 1956, I. I 5pm,Aeolian I. DLO 19660 (In the Mood played on piano by
Peter Sellers).
Recording: Sunday 9 December I 956, 9pm,Aeolian I. TLO 17963.
First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 13 December 1956, 8.30pm. Ratings: 1.9 million.
Repeat Monday 17 December 1956, 8pm, 4.1 million [Light Programme].
BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis: In this 'daring sex drama', a sensual, pleasure-loving devil wants a phone: Henry
Albert Sebastopol Queen Victoria Crun. The job of installing it falls to Neddie, who arrives at Crun's house
only to find out that he's moved to 17a Africa. And odd numbers are on the other side of the continent.
At least,Seagoon will have two suntanned veterans of the safari to escort him - Bluebottle and Eccles ...
Music: Max Geldray plays Ain't Misbehavin' (Harr y Brooks/Fats Waller/Andy Razaf);The Ray Ellington
Quartet plays Singing the Blues (Melvin Endsley).

Two pre-recording sessions took place:
*Wednesday {{Date|1959-01-28}}, 4.15pm/5.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 76382, TLO 77924)
*Saturday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, 5.45pm, [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]] (DLO 76513/A)

The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date|1958-12-14}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (TLO 72138).

The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date|1958-12-15}}, its ratings were 1.1 million.

The show was repeated:
*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date|1958-12-17}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.
*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1964-03-06}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.5 million listeners.
*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1965-08-20}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] in ''Let's Laugh Again'', to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment).

== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
'To open the scene, take a knife and cut along the dotted line. Inside you will find the [[w:Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]] in an icy blizzard.' This is how Spike Milligan describes the setting for the start of the latest unexpurgated edition of Seagoon's memoirs. Listeners can, in fact, buy a copy (in a plain sealed envelope) at any local Second Class Slipper Bath.

==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I Kiss Your Hand, Madame|I Kiss Your Little Hand, Madame]]'' {{small|([[w:Ralph Erwin|Ralph Erwin]] (music) / [[w:Fritz Rotter|Fritz Rotter]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:The Late, Late Show (album)|The Late Late Show]]'' {{small|(Murray Berlin (music) / [[w:Roy Alfred|Roy Alfred]] (lyrics))}}

==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 72138]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).

The TLO 72138 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] master tape and domestic recordings of both the original transmission and the 1964 repeat.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2011 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>

7 /1 I - The Telephone
Originally recorded on TLO 17963.This tape no longer exists, and the master tape of the TGS issue was
destroyed in 1963.This issue has therefore been compiled from the TGS disc and a domestic recording of
the original transmission.

==References==
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