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| series = [[The Goon Show]] | {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} | ||
| image = | {{Infobox Goon Show episode | ||
| series = [[The Goon Show]] | |||
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| image_alt = | | image_alt = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| series_no = | | series_no = 5 | ||
| episode = 13 | | episode = 13 | ||
| writer = *[[Spike Milligan]] | | writer = *[[Spike Milligan]] | ||
*[[Eric Sykes]] | *[[Eric Sykes]] | ||
| based_on = | | based_on = | ||
| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[Peter Eton]] | | producer = [[Peter Eton]] | ||
| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Geldray: ''[[Stardust (1927 song)|Stardust]]'' | *Geldray: ''[[w:Stardust (1927 song)|Stardust]]'' | ||
*Ellington: ''[[One Mint Julep]]'' | *Ellington: ''[[w:One Mint Julep|One Mint Julep]]'' | ||
| production = TLO 69220 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 69220 | ||
| recording_date = {{Start date|1954|12|19|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1954|12|19|df=y}} | ||
| airdate = {{Start date|1954|12|21|df=y}} | | airdate = {{Start date|1954|12|21|df=y}} | ||
| length = 30 | | length = {{Duration|m=30|s=20}} | ||
| guests = | | guests = | ||
| prev = [[Dishonoured]] | | prev = [[Dishonoured]] | ||
| next = [[Ye Bandit of Sherwood Forest]] | | next = [[Ye Bandit of Sherwood Forest]] | ||
| season_article = | | season_article = | ||
| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol32|32]] | |||
| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1|1]] | |||
| episode_list = | | episode_list = | ||
}} | }} | ||
''Forog'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth show in series | ''Forog'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|19 December 1954}} at 8.15pm. It was recorded at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], London. | ||
The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 21 December 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|21 December 1954}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners. It was repeated the following Friday, [[w:Christmas Eve|Christmas Eve]], on the Home Service at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area) {{date|24 December 1954}} getting a rating of 1.1m. | ||
== Story == | |||
Young [[Neddie Seagoon|Ned Seagoon]], walking the streets of London during a particularly thick '[[w:Pea soup fog|pea-souper]]', accidentally knocks over a Miss Selina Clutch. Her strange behaviour mystifies young Neddie until a chance meeting with Dr Rheingold Fnutt puts him on the track of an underground terrorist organisation led by the reckless 'Overcoat Charlie' intent on wrecking the Capital's commercial life by blanketing London with an artificial foreign fog that makes people think nothing but the best of each other. [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister|Professor Crun]] is called in by the Government to find an antidote to 'Forog' but not before [[Count Jim Moriarty|Professor Moriarty]] and [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne|Commercial Attache Grytpype-Thynne]] nearly succeed in bringing London life to a standstill. | |||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:Stardust (1927 song)|Stardust]]'' {{small|([[w:Hoagy Carmichael|Hoagy Carmichael]])}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:One Mint Julep|One Mint Julep]]'' {{small|([[w:Rudy Toombs|Rudy Toombs]])}} | |||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 69220 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists and the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]] was compiled from a combination of the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] 93 disc and a domestic disc recording. | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 69220 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists and the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]] was compiled from a combination of the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] 93 disc and a domestic disc recording. | ||
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Revision as of 21:12, 16 October 2022
| "Forog" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 13 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 69220 |
| First broadcast | 21 December 1954 |
| Running time | 30:20 |
Forog is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the thirteenth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 19 December 1954 at 8.15pm. It was recorded at The Camden Theatre, London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 21 December 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners. It was repeated the following Friday, Christmas Eve, on the Home Service at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area) 24 December 1954 getting a rating of 1.1m.
Story
Young Ned Seagoon, walking the streets of London during a particularly thick 'pea-souper', accidentally knocks over a Miss Selina Clutch. Her strange behaviour mystifies young Neddie until a chance meeting with Dr Rheingold Fnutt puts him on the track of an underground terrorist organisation led by the reckless 'Overcoat Charlie' intent on wrecking the Capital's commercial life by blanketing London with an artificial foreign fog that makes people think nothing but the best of each other. Professor Crun is called in by the Government to find an antidote to 'Forog' but not before Professor Moriarty and Commercial Attache Grytpype-Thynne nearly succeed in bringing London life to a standstill.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays One Mint Julep (Rudy Toombs)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 69220 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists and the version included on Compendium Vol 1 was compiled from a combination of the TGS 93 disc and a domestic disc recording.
