The Whistling Spy Enigma - Revision history

Kurt at 19:26, 27 February 2023

2023-02-27T19:26:02Z

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	''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{date\|1954-09-26}} at 9pm. It was recorded at [[The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.		''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{date\|1954-09-26}} at 9pm. It was recorded at [[Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

	The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{date\|1954-09-28}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{date\|1954-09-28}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.

Kurt at 19:23, 27 February 2023

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	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
	*Geldray: ''[[w:I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)\|I Don't Know Why]]''		*Geldray: ''[[I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)\|I Don't Know Why]]''
	*Ellington: ''ABC Boogie''		*Ellington: ''ABC Boogie''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 62960		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 62960
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	''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 26 ~~September 1954~~ at 9pm. It was recorded at [[~~w:The Paris Theatre\|~~The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.		''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{date\|1954-09-26}} at 9pm. It was recorded at [[The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

	The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{date\|28 ~~September 1954~~}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{date\|1954-09-28}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.

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	== Story ==		== Story ==
	The story begins as a young Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the [[~~w:Iron Curtain\|~~Iron Curtain]] in order to sabotage the Hungarian national [[w:Association football\|football team]], the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near [[~~w:Budapest\|~~Budapest]], at a British Embassy [[~~w:Haywards Heath\|~~Haywards Heath]], a haddock stretching factory in [[w:Saint Petersburg\|Petrograd]] and outside a deserted maternity home in [[~~w:Mayfair\|~~Mayfair]].		The story begins as a young Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the [[Iron Curtain]] in order to sabotage the Hungarian national [[Association football\|football team]], the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near [[Budapest]], at a British Embassy [[Haywards Heath]], a haddock stretching factory in [[Saint Petersburg\|Petrograd]] and outside a deserted maternity home in [[Mayfair]].

	==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 Don't Know Why (I Just Do)\|I Don't Know Why]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Roy Turk\|~~Roy Turk]] / Fred Ahlet)}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)\|I Don't Know Why]]'' {{small\|([[Roy Turk]] / Fred Ahlet)}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''ABC Boogie'' {{small\|(Max Spickol / Al Russell)}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''ABC Boogie'' {{small\|(Max Spickol / Al Russell)}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 62960 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 62960 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).

	==Ted Kendall's Restoration==		==Ted Kendall's Restoration==
	This tape was copied before transmission through a [[~~w:notch filter\|~~notch filter]] to remove a whistle on the line between The Paris Cinema and the recording channel in Broadcasting House. The version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from the [[BBC Sound Archive\|Sound Archive]] shelf copy (T28575) (a 15 ips ¼" tape) and was dubbed to [[w:Digital Audio Tape\|DAT]] in 1990.		This tape was copied before transmission through a [[notch filter]] to remove a whistle on the line between The Paris Cinema and the recording channel in Broadcasting House. The version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from the [[BBC Sound Archive\|Sound Archive]] shelf copy (T28575) (a 15 ips ¼" tape) and was dubbed to [[Digital Audio Tape\|DAT]] in 1990.

	{{goons}}		{{goons}}

Kurt: /* top */clean up, replaced: Light Programme → Light Programme, Radio 4 → Radio 4 (2), Radio 2 → Radio 2, Home Service → Home Service (2)

2023-01-22T01:11:52Z

top: clean up, replaced: Light Programme → Light Programme, Radio 4 → Radio 4 (2), Radio 2 → Radio 2, Home Service → Home Service (2)

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	''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 26 September 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.		''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 26 September 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{date\|28 September 1954}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{date\|28 September 1954}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.

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Kurt: clean up

2023-01-22T00:57:02Z

clean up

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Kurt at 00:05, 25 October 2022

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Kurt at 16:31, 16 October 2022

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	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| {{Date\|27 May 1991}}		\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|27 May 1991}}
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	\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''		\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''
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Kurt: /* Music */

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Music

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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:I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)\|I Don't Know Why]]'' {{small\|([[w:Roy Turk\|Roy Turk]] / Fred Ahlet)}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)\|I Don't Know Why]]'' {{small\|([[w:Roy Turk\|Roy Turk]] / Fred Ahlet)}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''ABC Boogie'' {{small\|([[Max Spickol / Al Russell}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''ABC Boogie'' {{small\|(Max Spickol / Al Russell)}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==

Kurt at 15:33, 16 October 2022

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 ''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 26 September 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.
-The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 28 September 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.
+The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{date|28 September 1954}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.
 == Story ==
 The story begins as a young Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the [[w:Iron Curtain|Iron Curtain]] in order to sabotage the Hungarian national [[w:Association football|football team]], the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near [[w:Budapest|Budapest]], at a British Embassy [[w:Haywards Heath|Haywards Heath]], a haddock stretching factory in [[w:Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] and outside a deserted maternity home in [[w:Mayfair|Mayfair]].
 ==Technical==
-Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 62960 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape was copied before transmission through a [[w:notch filter|notch filter]] to remove a whistle on the line between The Paris Cinema and the recording channel in Broadcasting House. The version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from the [[BBC Sound Archive|Sound Archive]] shelf copy (T28575) (a 15 ips ¼" tape) and was dubbed to [[w:Digital Audio Tape|DAT]] in 1990.
+Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 62960 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
 {{goons}}

Kurt at 02:56, 15 October 2022

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	''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 26 September 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.		''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 26 September 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 28 September 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.		The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 28 September 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.

Kurt at 17:18, 4 October 2022

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	\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]		\| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
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	*Ellington: ''ABC Boogie''		*Ellington: ''ABC Boogie''
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	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 28 September 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.		The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 28 September 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.

	~~==Technical==~~
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 62960 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape was copied before transmission through a [[w:notch filter\|notch filter]] to remove a whistle on the line between The Paris Cinema and the recording channel it Broadcasting House. The version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from the [[BBC Sound Archive\|Sound Archive]] shelf copy (T28575) (a 15 ips ¼" tape) and was dubbed to [[w:Digital Audio Tape\|DAT]] in 1990.

	== Story ==		== Story ==
	The story begins as a young Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the [[w:Iron Curtain\|Iron Curtain]] in order to sabotage the Hungarian national [[w:Association football\|football team]], the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near [[w:Budapest\|Budapest]], at a British Embassy [[w:Haywards Heath\|Haywards Heath]], a haddock stretching factory in [[w:Saint Petersburg\|Petrograd]] and outside a deserted maternity home in [[w:Mayfair\|Mayfair]].		The story begins as a young Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the [[w:Iron Curtain\|Iron Curtain]] in order to sabotage the Hungarian national [[w:Association football\|football team]], the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near [[w:Budapest\|Budapest]], at a British Embassy [[w:Haywards Heath\|Haywards Heath]], a haddock stretching factory in [[w:Saint Petersburg\|Petrograd]] and outside a deserted maternity home in [[w:Mayfair\|Mayfair]].

			==Technical==
			Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 62960 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape was copied before transmission through a [[w:notch filter\|notch filter]] to remove a whistle on the line between The Paris Cinema and the recording channel in Broadcasting House. The version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from the [[BBC Sound Archive\|Sound Archive]] shelf copy (T28575) (a 15 ips ¼" tape) and was dubbed to [[w:Digital Audio Tape\|DAT]] in 1990.

	{{goons}}		{{goons}}

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	''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 26 September 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.		''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 26 September 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{date\|28 September 1954}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{date\|28 September 1954}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.

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	\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.4m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.4m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]		\|\| [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]
	\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''		\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''
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	\| Friday		\| Friday
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| {{date\|1 October 1954}}		\|style=text-align:center;\| {{date\|1 October 1954}}
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| 12.25pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 12.25pm
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| 1.5m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 1.5m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]]		\|\| [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]]
	\|\|		\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| Friday		\| Friday
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| {{Date\|29 April 1955}}		\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|29 April 1955}}
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| 7.30pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.30pm
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| 3.4m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 3.4m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]]		\|\| [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]]
	\|\|		\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| Tuesday		\| Tuesday
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| {{Date\|30 August 1977}}		\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|30 August 1977}}
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| 10.30pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 10.30pm
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| 0.4m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.4m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]		\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]
	\|\|in ''The Golden Oldies''		\|\|in ''The Golden Oldies''
	\|-		\|-
	\| Monday		\| Monday
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| {{Date\|27 May 1991}}		\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|27 May 1991}}
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| 7.02pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.02pm
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\|		\|style=text-align:center;\|
	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]		\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]
	\|\|		\|\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| Monday		\| Monday
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| {{Date\|20 December 1993}}		\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|20 December 1993}}
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| 11.30pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 11.30pm
	\|style=text-align:~~right~~;\| 0.4m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.4m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]		\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]
	\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''		\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''
	\|-		\|-

	\|}		\|}