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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. | |||
==Technical== | |||
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, contrary to popular belief, at this stage at least, the Goons were a very disciplined set of performers. There were only 3 cuts in the whole half-hour performance. | |||
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[[Category:Empty Goon Show episodes]] | [[Category:Empty Goon Show episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | [[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]] | |||
Revision as of 11:18, 21 August 2022
| "The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton)" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 05 Episode 04 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Presented by | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Production code | TLO 64443 |
| Original air date | 17 October 1954 |
| Running time | 31 mins 1 secs |
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 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 The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London. It's recording number is TLO 64443.
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 64443. The tape survived in 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, contrary to popular belief, at this stage at least, the Goons were a very disciplined set of performers. There were only 3 cuts in the whole half-hour performance.
