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'''''The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved)''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the eighth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|14 November 1954}} at 9.15pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London. | '''''The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved)''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the eighth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|14 November 1954}} at 9.15pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London. | ||
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Revision as of 19:07, 21 January 2023
| "The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved)" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 8 |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Mary Celeste |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 67106 |
| First broadcast | 16 November 1954 |
| Running time | 29:59 |
The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the eighth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 14 November 1954 at 9.15pm. It was recorded at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 16 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 1.1m listeners.
| Day | Date | Time | Ratings | Station | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 19 November 1954 | 12.25pm / 12.30pm | 1.9m | Home Service | |
| Saturday | 8 August 1970 | 8.00pm | 1.2m | Radio 4 |
Story
What do Crun, Bannister, and Co., the Deptford Shipwrights, know of the mystery of the Marie Celeste? And why is Admiral Bloodnok so anxious to withhold Admiralty charts from Neddie Seagoon? And who is the mysterious philanthropist offering £5,000 for information about the Marie Celeste? And did Crun, Bannister and Co. really build the missing ship? And who were the original members of the crew masquerading under the pseudonyms of Bluebottle, Throat, Bogg, Eccles, Yakamoto, Eidelburger, Headstone and Grytpype-Thynne? We shall see!
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays St Louis Blues (WC Handy)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays ABC Boogie (Max Spickol / Al Russell)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 67106 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
Ted Kendall's Restoration
This tape survived in TS until 1970, when it was destroyed. The version included on Compendium Vol 1 was sourced from the Sound Archive shelf copy (T28578) (a 15 ips ¼" tape) and was dubbed to DAT in 1990.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2007). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1.
