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'''''The British Way'''''  is an episode from [[The Goon Show]] It is the twelfth show in the fourth series. The recording was made at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[Bond Street|New Bond Street]], London at 9pm on Sunday {{date|1953-12-13}}.


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The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Friday {{date|1953-12-18}} at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland and the West). It reached a peak listenership of 1.5m. The show's first repeat was on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] on Saturday {{date|1953-12-13}} at 10.15pm, it was listened to by 1.1m people.
 
No publically available recording is known to exist as of {{date}}.
 
== Sketches ==
*The end of the year sees the Goons give vent to their patriotic feelings on politics, women, bravery and marriage (from [[The British Way of Life]]).
*''I was Lady Chatterley's Gardner'' — a dramatised version of Motor Transport Boards Progress Report for 1926 — sees Mr Justice Quiphorn talking to witnesses in the court case such as Eccles, PC Fred Bogg, investigator Milton Drag and Minnie and Crun, whose atomic cannon is firing [[tram]]s out to sea.
 
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Way Down Yonder in New Orleans]]'' {{small|([[Turner Layton|John Turner Layton, Jr]] (music) / [[Henry Creamer]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''The Best Man'' {{small|([[Roy Alfred]] (music) / [[Fred Wise (songwriter)|Fred Wise]] (lyrics))}}
 
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 40412]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2017 |page=26|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-7852-9877-6}}</ref>
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:59, 26 February 2023

"The British Way"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 4
Episode: 12
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number
TLO 40412
First broadcast18 December 1953 (1953-12-18)
Episode Order
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"The Spanish Armada"
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"Christmas Crackers"
The Goon Show series 4
List of episodes

The British Way is an episode from The Goon Show It is the twelfth show in the fourth series. The recording was made at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London at 9pm on Sunday 13 December 1953.

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Friday 18 December 1953 at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland and the West). It reached a peak listenership of 1.5m. The show's first repeat was on the Light Programme on Saturday 13 December 1953 at 10.15pm, it was listened to by 1.1m people.

No publically available recording is known to exist as of 25 December 2024.

Sketches

  • The end of the year sees the Goons give vent to their patriotic feelings on politics, women, bravery and marriage (from The British Way of Life).
  • I was Lady Chatterley's Gardner — a dramatised version of Motor Transport Boards Progress Report for 1926 — sees Mr Justice Quiphorn talking to witnesses in the court case such as Eccles, PC Fred Bogg, investigator Milton Drag and Minnie and Crun, whose atomic cannon is firing trams out to sea.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 40412 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-7852-9877-6.