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{{Infobox Goon Show episode | {{Infobox Goon Show episode | ||
| series = [[The Goon Show]] | | series = [[The Goon Show]] | ||
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| producer = [[Peter Eton]] | | producer = [[Peter Eton]] | ||
| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Geldray: ''[[ | *Geldray: ''[[C Jam Blues|C-Jam Blues]]'' | ||
*Ellington: ''[[ | *Ellington: ''[[Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue)|Sometimes I'm Happy]]'' | ||
| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 65467 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 65467 | ||
| recording_date = {{Start date|1954|10|31|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1954|10|31|df=y}} | ||
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| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1|1]] | | Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1|1]] | ||
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'''''The Canal''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the sixth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|31 | '''''The Canal''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the sixth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|1954-10-31}} at 9pm. It was recorded at [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London. | ||
The first [[ | The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{Date|1954-11-02}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.4m listeners. | ||
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| Friday | | Friday | ||
|style=text-align:center;| {{date| | |style=text-align:center;| {{date|1954-11-05}} | ||
|style=text-align:center;| 12.25pm / 12.30pm | |style=text-align:center;| 12.25pm / 12.30pm | ||
|style=text-align:center;| 1.1m | |style=text-align:center;| 1.1m | ||
|| [[ | || [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Friday | | Friday | ||
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|27 | |style=text-align:center;| {{Date|1955-05-27}} | ||
|style=text-align:center;| 7.30pm | |style=text-align:center;| 7.30pm | ||
|style=text-align:center;| 3.8m | |style=text-align:center;| 3.8m | ||
|| [[ | || [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Story == | == Story == | ||
After fourty-three years at school young [[Neddie Seagoon|Ned Seagoon]] returns to Seagoon's Folly, the ancestral home, to find it empty save for a sinister [[ | After fourty-three years at school young [[Neddie Seagoon|Ned Seagoon]] returns to Seagoon's Folly, the ancestral home, to find it empty save for a sinister [[orient|oriental]] [[valet|valet]], a refugee [[heroin|heroin]] importer and Gravelly Headstone (played by [[Peter Sellers|Sellers]]), the [[butler|butler]]. | ||
Where is Seagoon's father, his four mothers, the first cook, the [[ | Where is Seagoon's father, his four mothers, the first cook, the [[Footman|underfootman]] and the overfootman? All Ned's queries are met with silence. The, one night, three mysterious strangers are seen digging a grave nearly fifty-foot long in the rose garden. Hollow knockings and weird moans are heard in the [[Buttery (room)|buttery]] and Strangler Aagonschmidt, a notorius [[schizophrenic]], is discovered in the act of setting fire to the library. Why is there a secret passage from the grave to Seagoon's bedroom? What is the secret of 'The Canal'? | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | *The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[ | *[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[C Jam Blues|C-Jam Blues]]'' {{small|([[Duke Ellington]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[ | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Sometimes I'm Happy (Sometimes I'm Blue)|Sometimes I'm Happy]]'' {{small|([[Vincent Youmans]] / [[Irving Caesar]])}} | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 65467 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists. The version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]] was compiled from the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG|POTG]] 28 master tape and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TGS|TGS]] 5 disc.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2007 |page=15|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref> | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 65467 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). This tape no longer exists. The version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]] was compiled from the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG|POTG]] 28 master tape and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TGS|TGS]] 5 disc.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2007 |page=15|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:28, 27 February 2023
| "The Canal" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 6 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
|
| Recording Number | TLO 65467 |
| First broadcast | 2 November 1954 |
| Running time | 30:56 |
| Guest appearance | |
| Valentine Dyall | |
The Canal is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 31 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 2 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.4m listeners.
| Day | Date | Time | Ratings | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 5 November 1954 | 12.25pm / 12.30pm | 1.1m | Home Service |
| Friday | 27 May 1955 | 7.30pm | 3.8m | Light Programme |
Story
After fourty-three years at school young Ned Seagoon returns to Seagoon's Folly, the ancestral home, to find it empty save for a sinister oriental valet, a refugee heroin importer and Gravelly Headstone (played by Sellers), the butler.
Where is Seagoon's father, his four mothers, the first cook, the underfootman and the overfootman? All Ned's queries are met with silence. The, one night, three mysterious strangers are seen digging a grave nearly fifty-foot long in the rose garden. Hollow knockings and weird moans are heard in the buttery and Strangler Aagonschmidt, a notorius schizophrenic, is discovered in the act of setting fire to the library. Why is there a secret passage from the grave to Seagoon's bedroom? What is the secret of 'The Canal'?
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays C-Jam Blues (Duke Ellington)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Sometimes I'm Happy (Vincent Youmans / Irving Caesar)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 65467 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists. The version included on Compendium Vol 1 was compiled from the POTG 28 master tape and the TGS 5 disc.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2007). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1.
