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''Show 18'' (aka ''Adventures of Handsome Harry Secombe'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the first show in the second series. The show was recorded at 7.45pm on Sunday {{date|20 January 1952}} The recording took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[w:Bond Street|New Bond Street]], London.


The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|22 January 1952}} at 9.30pm (except Wales and the West). It reached a peak listenership of 1.8m.
== Sketches ==
*''Handsome Harry Secombe (pursues Lo Hing Ding)'': Handsome Harry is tasked to help Inspector Thud find a kidnapper.
*''Triumphs of Engineering'': Captain Pureheart builds the [[w:Suez Canal|Suez Canal]] but then explains how he doesn't want his canal filled with water.
*''Broadcasting in 1999'': The crew look into the future to see what has happened to various popular shows.
*''Major Bloodnok's Quest for the Abominable Snowman'': The Major gets out of jail and gets to take charge of the new weather stations on [[w:Mount Everest|Mount Everest]].
==Music==
*[[Harry Secombe]] sings ''[[w:Władysław Daniłowski|Longing for You]]''.
*[[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|The Stargazers]] sing [[w:Cy Coben|I Never Was Loved by Anyone Else]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:Three Little Words (song)|Three Little Words]]''
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Boum!|Boum!]]''
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO 1768]] (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).
One of two shows copied, in the 1970s, from paper tape held by [[Spike Milligan]]. This is obviously recorded through a [[w:microphone|microphone]], as a woman's voice can be heard protesting that she has "''pressed the button''". This may have been Anne Hayes, then Mrs Sellers, as it was known that Sellers' possessed a [[w:Soundmirror|Soundmirror]] tape recorder that used paper tape. Buzzy hum and distortion are rife here… <ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2017 |page=27|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=9781785298776}}</ref>
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Revision as of 22:17, 10 September 2022


"The Search for the Bearded Vulture"
The Goon Show episode
Episode no.Series 03
Episode 16 (excerpt
Written by
Presented byAndrew Timothy
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Editing byJimmy Grafton
Production codeSLO 22973
Original air date22 February 1953 (1953-02-22)
Running time8 mins 21 secs
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Show 18 (aka Adventures of Handsome Harry Secombe) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the first show in the second series. The show was recorded at 7.45pm on Sunday 20 January 1952 The recording took place at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 22 January 1952 at 9.30pm (except Wales and the West). It reached a peak listenership of 1.8m.

Sketches

  • Handsome Harry Secombe (pursues Lo Hing Ding): Handsome Harry is tasked to help Inspector Thud find a kidnapper.
  • Triumphs of Engineering: Captain Pureheart builds the Suez Canal but then explains how he doesn't want his canal filled with water.
  • Broadcasting in 1999: The crew look into the future to see what has happened to various popular shows.
  • Major Bloodnok's Quest for the Abominable Snowman: The Major gets out of jail and gets to take charge of the new weather stations on Mount Everest.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on SLO 1768 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at Broadcasting House).

One of two shows copied, in the 1970s, from paper tape held by Spike Milligan. This is obviously recorded through a microphone, as a woman's voice can be heard protesting that she has "pressed the button". This may have been Anne Hayes, then Mrs Sellers, as it was known that Sellers' possessed a Soundmirror tape recorder that used paper tape. Buzzy hum and distortion are rife here… [1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 27. ISBN 9781785298776.
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