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'''''Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe''''' is an episode of [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fourteenth show in the fourth series. The show was recorded at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[w:Bond Street|New Bond Street]], London. The recording was made at 9pm on Sunday 27 December 1953.
The show's first broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]], aired at 9.30pm on Friday 1 January 1954 (except Northern Ireland or Scotland). 1.9m people listened to the show.
The first repeat was, unusually, on the Home Service again (usually the repeat was on the [[BBC Light programme|Light Programme]]). It aired at 8.45am in the morning on Saturday 2 January 1954. This was also unusual as the repeat generally aired in the evening. It got a peak listenership of 0.8m listeners.
No known, publically available recording is known to exist as of {{date}}.
== Story ==
A new record for deep-sea diving is set by Professor Kippard, and with England losing so many titles Lord Fred Greenslade suggests that the country does its best to recover this glory with help from Seagoon and the marine expert Lord Crun.
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[After You've Gone (song)|After You've Gone]]'' {{small|([[w:Turner Layton|Turner Layton]] (music) / [[w:Henry Creamer|Henry Creamer]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''In a Shady Nook'' {{small|(Harry Pease (music) / Ed G Nelson (lyrics))}}
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 40965]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).<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=26|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-7852-9877-6}}</ref>
==References==
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Revision as of 19:55, 7 October 2022


"Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 4
Episode: 14
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number
TLO 40965
First broadcast1 January 1954 (1954-01-01)
Episode Order
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Ten Thousand Fathoms Down in a Wardrobe is an episode of The Goon Show. It is the fourteenth show in the fourth series. The show was recorded at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London. The recording was made at 9pm on Sunday 27 December 1953.

The show's first broadcast was on the Home Service, aired at 9.30pm on Friday 1 January 1954 (except Northern Ireland or Scotland). 1.9m people listened to the show.

The first repeat was, unusually, on the Home Service again (usually the repeat was on the Light Programme). It aired at 8.45am in the morning on Saturday 2 January 1954. This was also unusual as the repeat generally aired in the evening. It got a peak listenership of 0.8m listeners.

No known, publically available recording is known to exist as of 20 September 2024.

Story

A new record for deep-sea diving is set by Professor Kippard, and with England losing so many titles Lord Fred Greenslade suggests that the country does its best to recover this glory with help from Seagoon and the marine expert Lord Crun.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 40965 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-7852-9877-6.