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'''''The | '''''The Scarlet Capsule''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fourteenth show in the ninth series. | ||
Two pre-recording sessions took place: | Two pre-recording sessions took place: | ||
*Wednesday {{Date|1959-01-28}}, 4.15pm/5.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 76382, TLO 77924) | *Wednesday {{Date|1959-01-28}}, 4.15pm/5.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 76382, TLO 77924) | ||
*Saturday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, 5.45pm, [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]] (DLO 76513/A) | *Saturday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, 5.45pm, [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]] (DLO 76513/A) | ||
The recording for transmission was created at 9pm on Sunday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, at [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 [[w:Regent Street|Lower Regent Street]] in central London. | The recording for transmission was created at 9pm on Sunday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, at [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 [[w:Regent Street|Lower Regent Street]] in central London. | ||
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The show was repeated: | The show was repeated: | ||
*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date| | *Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date|1959-02-04}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 1.9 million listeners. | ||
* | *Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date|1960-03-10}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] to 0.5 million listeners. | ||
* | *Monday 11pm, {{Date|1992-11-16}} on the [[w:BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]. | ||
*Thursday 11pm, {{Date|1998-04-23}} on the [[w:BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] (unscheduled). | |||
== Transcription Service Synopsis == | == Transcription Service Synopsis == | ||
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*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby|I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby]]'' {{small|([[w:Jimmy McHugh|Jimmy McHugh]] / [[w:Dorothy Fields|Dorothy Fields]])}} | *[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby|I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby]]'' {{small|([[w:Jimmy McHugh|Jimmy McHugh]] / [[w:Dorothy Fields|Dorothy Fields]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:After You've Gone (song)|After You've Gone]]'' {{small|([[w:Turner Layton|Turner Layton]] / [[w:Henry Creamer|Henry Creamer]])}} | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:After You've Gone (song)|After You've Gone]]'' {{small|([[w:Turner Layton|Turner Layton]] / [[w:Henry Creamer|Henry Creamer]])}} | ||
==Roger Wilmut's Note== | |||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Revision as of 09:39, 23 November 2022
| "The Scarlet Capsule" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 9 Episode: 14 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Based on | Quatermass (disambiguation) |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | John Browell |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 76513 |
| First broadcast | 2 February 1959 |
| Running time | 28:23 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Andrew Timothy (pre-recorded and uncredited) | |
The Scarlet Capsule is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the fourteenth show in the ninth series.
Two pre-recording sessions took place:
- Wednesday 28 January 1959, 4.15pm/5.15pm. Aeolian Hall Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 76382, TLO 77924)
- Saturday 1 February 1959, 5.45pm, The Paris Cinema (DLO 76513/A)
The recording for transmission was created at 9pm on Sunday 1 February 1959, at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.
The first Home Service broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {Date|1959-02-02}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.
The show was repeated:
- Wednesday 9.31pm, 4 February 1959, on the Light Programme to 1.9 million listeners.
- Thursday 7.30pm, 10 March 1960 on the Home Service to 0.5 million listeners.
- Monday 11pm, 16 November 1992 on the Radio 4.
- Thursday 11pm, 23 April 1998 on the Radio 4 (unscheduled).
Transcription Service Synopsis
This is a story in true science fiction style. An Unexplained Thing is discovered deep in the earth beneath London. It soon becomes obvious that it has arrived there from outer space but how and when, nobody knows. There is no doubt, however, of the extraordinary effect that the Thing has on Londoners, or of the horrific solution.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby (Jimmy McHugh / Dorothy Fields)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays After You've Gone (Turner Layton / Henry Creamer)
Roger Wilmut's Note
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 76513 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
The TLO 76513 master tape survived until 1970, when it was erased in a purge of Goon Shows thought to be of no further use to TS. The version of the show found on Compendium 11 was compiled from a combination of a commercial version, the TGS disc and domestic recording of the original transmission.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2015). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-7852-9129-6.
