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'''''The Missing Scroll''''' (announced as '''The Lost Music of Purdom''') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the nineteenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday {{date|30 January 1955}}. The recording took place at the [[w:KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. | |||
The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|1 February 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m. | |||
The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area), {{date|4 February 1955}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million. | |||
== Synopsis == | |||
The Director of the BBC Home Service learns by stealth that the ancient [[w:Babylonia|Babylonian]] scroll of Purdom — the beginning of all music — has been found by a half-witted [[w:Syrians|Syrian]] dustman in a cave in the valley of the [[w:Euphrates|Euphrates]]. He immediately fits out an expedition under Ned Seagoon [[w:Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music|LRAM]], to locate the scroll and bring it back by hook or by crook for the Home Service to broadcast every Tuesday night thus leading to a revival of interest in sound radio. | |||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me|I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me]]'' {{small|([[w:Clarence Gaskill|Clarence Gaskill]] / [[w:Jimmy McHugh|Jimmy McHugh]])}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Mambo Italiano (song)|Mambo Italiano]]'' {{small|([[w:Bob Merrill|Bob Merrill]])}} | |||
==Technical== | |||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 52769]] (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 14]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2018 |page=26|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-7875-3266-3}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 07:07, 19 October 2022
| "The Missing Scroll" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 19 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 52769 |
| First broadcast | 1 February 1955 |
| Running time | 29:59 |
The Missing Scroll (announced as The Lost Music of Purdom) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the nineteenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday 30 January 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 1 February 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.
The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area), 4 February 1955, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million.
Synopsis
The Director of the BBC Home Service learns by stealth that the ancient Babylonian scroll of Purdom — the beginning of all music — has been found by a half-witted Syrian dustman in a cave in the valley of the Euphrates. He immediately fits out an expedition under Ned Seagoon LRAM, to locate the scroll and bring it back by hook or by crook for the Home Service to broadcast every Tuesday night thus leading to a revival of interest in sound radio.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (Clarence Gaskill / Jimmy McHugh)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Mambo Italiano (Bob Merrill)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 52769 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2018). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-7875-3266-3.
