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'''''Nineteen-Eighty-Five''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twentieth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday {{date|30 January 1955}}. The recording took place at the [[w:KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.  
'''''Nineteen-Eighty-Five''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twentieth show in the fifth series. This show was a repeat, due to popular demand, of [[Nineteen-Eighty-Five|5/15]]. Unusually this wasn't a taped repeat, but a brand new performance with some slight differences. The script had been retyped and incorporated all but one of the edits from the earlier show. This show features [[John Snagge]] in a pre-recorded segment reading the telescreen announcement near the beginning. In 5/15 this was read by Sellers.


[[John Snagge]]'s announcement segment was recorded on Thursday {{Date|27 January 1955}} ([[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 72160).
The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday {{Date|30 January 1955}}. The recording took place at the [[w:KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. [[John Snagge]]'s announcement segment was recorded on Thursday {{Date|27 January 1955}} ([[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 72160).


The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|4 January 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 4.1m.
The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{Date|8 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|7 January 1955}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million. The next repeat was 30 years later on Sunday {{Date|6 January 1985}} at 12pm on [[w:BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day!''.
The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm/12.30pm (depending on area), {{date|11 January 1955}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 2.3 million.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
The action takes place in the shallow-end of an [[w:Lido|open air swimming bath]] in [[w:Woodmansterne|Woodmansterne]] and on the grass verge of the [[w:Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]]. This play is unsuitable for human beings, young horses, civic dignitaries and Fred Barrington.
The action takes place in the shallow-end of an [[w:Lido|open air swimming bath]] in [[w:Woodmansterne|Woodmansterne]] and on the grass verge of the [[w:Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]]. This play is unsuitable for human beings, young horses, and Alderman John Snagge.


==Music==
==Music==
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==Technical==
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 70044]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]). The tape survived in [[w:BBC Transcription Services|TS]] and was used for the show published in [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol2|Compendium 2]]. However a 29 second section of the Max Geldray number was repeated, presumably to make the show run to time. This repeated edit was omitted on the [[w:Compact Disc|CD]] release.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2009 |page=11|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4056-8774-4}}</ref>
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 71798]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).  
 
==Ted Kendall's Restoration==
The original recorded tape no longer exists, and the version that appears on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol2|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2]] was compiled from two domestic, off-air, recordings. One comprising approximately 20 minutes of the show, in quite exceptional quality and the other equally dreadful. Unfortunately these are now the only available sources.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol2|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2009 |page=11|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4056-8774-4}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 19:03, 19 October 2022

"Nineteen-Eighty-Five"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 5
Episode: 20
Written bySpike Milligan, Eric Sykes
Based onNineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number		TLO 71798
First broadcast8 February 1955 (1955-02-08)
Running time29:02
Guest appearance
John Snagge (pre-recorded)
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Nineteen-Eighty-Five is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twentieth show in the fifth series. This show was a repeat, due to popular demand, of 5/15. Unusually this wasn't a taped repeat, but a brand new performance with some slight differences. The script had been retyped and incorporated all but one of the edits from the earlier show. This show features John Snagge in a pre-recorded segment reading the telescreen announcement near the beginning. In 5/15 this was read by Sellers.

The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday 30 January 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London. John Snagge's announcement segment was recorded on Thursday 27 January 1955 (TLO 72160).

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 8 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), 11 January 1955, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 2.3 million.

Synopsis

The action takes place in the shallow-end of an open air swimming bath in Woodmansterne and on the grass verge of the Great North Road. This play is unsuitable for human beings, young horses, and Alderman John Snagge.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 71798 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

Ted Kendall's Restoration

The original recorded tape no longer exists, and the version that appears on The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 was compiled from two domestic, off-air, recordings. One comprising approximately 20 minutes of the show, in quite exceptional quality and the other equally dreadful. Unfortunately these are now the only available sources.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ In the sleeve notes for this music track in Booklet 2 of Compendium Vol 2 the first credit for I Don't Know Why is given as 'Fred E Albert' rather than the correct Fred Ahlert.[1]

References

  1. ^ Music credit mistake.
  2. ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4.
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