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== Sketches ==
== Sketches ==
[[File:Bank of England Facade.jpg|thumb|right|The Bank of England not containing two rubber bands]]
*Having robbed the [[w:Bank of England|Bank of England]] for two rubber bands, Moriarty sends Handsome Harry Secombe to hide at Peter Sellers' zoo.
*Having robbed the [[w:Bank of England|Bank of England]] for two rubber bands, Moriarty sends Handsome Harry Secombe to hide at Peter Sellers' zoo.
*''The Dreaded Piano Clubber'': presents a tale from the files of [[w:Scotland Yard|Scotland Yard]] as Detective Inspector [[Neddie Seagoon|Hairy Seagoon]] investigates who has struck down [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister|Henry Crun]] a total of twenty-eight times with a piano.
*''The Dreaded Piano Clubber'': presents a tale from the files of [[w:Scotland Yard|Scotland Yard]] as Detective Inspector [[Neddie Seagoon|Hairy Seagoon]] investigates who has struck down [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister|Henry Crun]] a total of twenty-eight times with a piano.

Revision as of 14:16, 24 September 2022

"The Dreaded Piano Clubber"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 4
Episode: 1
Written by
AnnouncerAndrew Timothy
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number
TLO 35079
First broadcast2 October 1953 (1953-10-02)
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The Dreaded Piano Clubber is an episode from The Goon Show. This episode was a three 'episode' show with the middle section being called The Dreaded Piano Clubber. It is the first show in the fourth series.

It was recorded (tape number TLO 35079) at 9pm on Sunday 27 September 1953 at Aeolian Studio 1 135-137 New Bond Street, London.

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Friday 2 October 1953 at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 1.9m.

Its first repeat was on the Light Programme at 10.15pm, Saturday 3 October 1953 with an audience of 1.1m.

Sketches

The Bank of England not containing two rubber bands
  • Having robbed the Bank of England for two rubber bands, Moriarty sends Handsome Harry Secombe to hide at Peter Sellers' zoo.
  • The Dreaded Piano Clubber: presents a tale from the files of Scotland Yard as Detective Inspector Hairy Seagoon investigates who has struck down Henry Crun a total of twenty-eight times with a piano.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 35079 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at St. Hilda's, Maida Vale). However the tape no longer exists and currently (as of 25 December 2024) there are no known existing copies of this particular show.