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'''''The Battle of Spion Kop''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the ninth show in the ninth series.  
'''''The Battle of Spion Kop''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the ninth show in the ninth series.  


Three pre-recording sessions took place at three locations:
A pre-recording session took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 at 4.15pm on Wednesday {{Date|1958-12-24}} (DLO 73138/DW 73128) and at 4pm on Sunday {{Date|1958-12-28}} at The Camden Theatre (DLO 73413/A).
*Wednesday {{Date|1958-12-10}}, 4.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (DLO 71859)
*Saturday {{Date|1958-12-13}}, 4.15pm, [[Paris Theatre|The Paris]] (DW 71274)  
*Sunday {{Date|1958-12-14}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 72138/A)


The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date|1958-12-14}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (TLO 72138).
The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date|1958-12-28}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.


The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date|1958-12-15}}, its ratings were 1.1 million.
The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Monday at 8.30pm on {{Date|1958-12-29}}, its rating was 0.8 million.


The show was repeated:
The show was repeated at 9.31pm Wednesday, {{Date|1958-12-31}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 1.9 million listeners.
*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date|1958-12-17}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.
*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1964-03-06}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.5 million listeners.
*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1965-08-20}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] in ''Let's Laugh Again'', to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment).


== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
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Revision as of 17:46, 20 November 2022

"The Battle of Spion Kop"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 9
Episode: 9
Written bySpike Milligan
Based onBattle of Spion Kop
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byJohn Browell
Music
Recording
Number		TLO 73413
First broadcast29 December 1959 (1959-12-29)
Running time31:07
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The Battle of Spion Kop is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the ninth show in the ninth series.

A pre-recording session took place at Aeolian Hall Studio 2 at 4.15pm on Wednesday 24 December 1958 (DLO 73138/DW 73128) and at 4pm on Sunday 28 December 1958 at The Camden Theatre (DLO 73413/A).

The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday 28 December 1958, at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.

The first Home Service broadcast was the following Monday at 8.30pm on 29 December 1958, its rating was 0.8 million.

The show was repeated at 9.31pm Wednesday, 31 December 1958, on the Light Programme to 1.9 million listeners.

Transcription Service Synopsis

Can England be saved by the British Army's rendition of ‘Good Bye Dolly I Must Leave You?’. Will what saved Lord Nelson at Waterloo, likewise save Willium 'Mate' Cobblers from a fate worse than bananas?… And is French Neddie's accent convincing? These and answers to other vital questions will not be revealed in the following pages. However, the full technicolour spectacle of British military dinners under fire. Bloodnok's secret woman recipe, and Moriarty's socks are here to be observed in microscopic detail, along with the full story of how the peaceful hamlet of Poknoips became the turbulent battleground of Spion Kop!

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 73413 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

The TLO 73413 master tape survived in TS, and was used for the version of the show included on The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10. However, the tape suffers from peak distortion, which has been corrected as far as possible.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2015). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 9781785290312.
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