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'''''Lurgi Strikes Britain''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the seventh show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|1954-11-07}} at 9pm. It was recorded at [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.


The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{Date|1954-11-09}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 1.9m listeners.


{| class="wikitable"
|+ Repeats
|-
! Day !! Date !! Time !! Ratings !! Station !! Show
|-
| Friday
|style=text-align:center;| {{date|1954-11-12}}
|style=text-align:center;| 12.25pm / 12.30pm
|style=text-align:center;| 1.5m
|| [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]]
||
|-
| Friday
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|1969-08-08}}
|style=text-align:center;| 7.00pm
|style=text-align:center;| 0.6m
|| [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]
||
|-
| Sunday
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|1979-09-16}}
|style=text-align:center;| 12.00am
|style=text-align:center;| 0.4m
|| [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]
||in ''Smash of the Day''
|-
|}


==Story==
Poor Arnold Fringe is suddenly stricken with the dreaded Lurgi in a [[Lancashire]] bus. No doctor can find an [[antidote]]. Even Dr [[Neddie Seagoon]], twice struck off the rolls, is baffled. Every known cure is sought, but without success. Within a few days Lurgi has clained 9,000 victims. Isolation bays are setup in [[Blackpool]] and Lancashire is hastily evacuated. Then, one black night that none of the [[Royal Albert Hall|Albert Hall]] audience will ever forget, the Lurgi reached London.
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Pink Champagne (Joe Liggins song)|Pink Champagne]]'' {{small|([[George Forrest (author)|George Forrest]] / [[Robert Wright (musical writer)|Robert Wright]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''My Very Good Friend the Milkman'' {{small|([[Harold Spina]] / [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]])}} / ''[[It's a Sin to Tell a Lie|It's a Sin to Tell a Lie]]'' {{small|(Billy Mayhew)}}
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 65972]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). This tape survived intact and was used for the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]].<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>
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Latest revision as of 14:34, 27 February 2023

"Lurgi Strikes Britain"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 5
Episode: 7
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number		TLO 65972
First broadcast9 November 1954 (1954-11-09)
Running time30:56
Episode Order
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"The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved)"
The Goon Show series 5
List of episodes

Lurgi Strikes Britain is an episode from The Goon Show. It was the seventh show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 7 November 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 9 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 1.9m listeners.

Repeats
Day Date Time Ratings Station Show
Friday 12 November 1954 12.25pm / 12.30pm 1.5m Home Service
Friday 8 August 1969 7.00pm 0.6m Radio 4
Sunday 16 September 1979 12.00am 0.4m Radio 4 in Smash of the Day

Story

Poor Arnold Fringe is suddenly stricken with the dreaded Lurgi in a Lancashire bus. No doctor can find an antidote. Even Dr Neddie Seagoon, twice struck off the rolls, is baffled. Every known cure is sought, but without success. Within a few days Lurgi has clained 9,000 victims. Isolation bays are setup in Blackpool and Lancashire is hastily evacuated. Then, one black night that none of the Albert Hall audience will ever forget, the Lurgi reached London.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 65972 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived intact and was used for the version included on Compendium Vol 1.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2007). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1.
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