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| writer = *[[Spike Milligan]] | | writer = *[[Spike Milligan]] | ||
*[[Eric Sykes]] | *[[Eric Sykes]] | ||
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| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[Peter Eton]] | | producer = [[Peter Eton]] | ||
| music = *[[All of Me (jazz standard)|All of Me]] | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*[[Give Me Your Word]] | *Geldray: ''[[All of Me (jazz standard)|All of Me]]'' | ||
| production = TLO 70045 | *Ellingon: ''[[Give Me Your Word]] / [[Three Little Words]]'' | ||
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| recording_date = {{Start date|1955|01|09|df=y}} | |||
| airdate = {{Start date|1955|01|11|df=y}} | | airdate = {{Start date|1955|01|11|df=y}} | ||
| length = 30 | | length = {{Duration|m=30|s=17}} | ||
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| next = [[China Story]] | | next = [[China Story (s05e17)|China Story]] | ||
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| season_article = [[The Goon Show series 5]] | |||
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'''''The Case of the Missing Heir''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the sixteenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.15pm on Sunday {{date|1955-01-09}}. The recording took place at the [[KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. | |||
The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|1955-01-11}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.8m. | |||
The show was repeated the following Friday, {{Date|1955-01-14}} at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area). It was broadcast on the Home Service to 1.5 million listeners. | |||
== Transcription Service Synopsis == | |||
The year is 1909, and the tiny hamlet of Baik, on the river Bonce in the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is agog with preparations for a grand ball at the Schloss Brandenburg in honour of Kron Prince Arnold of the royal and ancient house of Eidelburger. But the reactionaries, who do not want another Eidelburger on the throne, abduct him during the festivities, and persuade a passing British tourist, [[Neddie Seagoon]], to impersonate the Kron Prince. This sudden elevation goes to Neddie's head, and before the reactionaries can say ''Fred Hutchinson'', Kron Prince Neddie has reorganised the whole country. Then Oberst Grytpype-Thynne, Major Domo at the Schloss, discovers that Neddie is really a Hapsburg. Now read on… | |||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[All of Me (jazz standard)|All of Me]]'' {{small|([[Gerald Marks]] / [[Seymour Simons]])}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Give Me Your Word]]'' {{small|([[Gerald Marks]] / [[Seymour Simons]])}} / ''[[Three Little Words]]'' {{small|([[Harry Ruby]] / [[Bert Kalmar]])}} | |||
==Technical== | |||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 70045]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). However the original tape no longer exists, so the version of the show found on the [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol2|Compendium Vol 2]] collection was compiled from the [[Pick of the Goons|PotG 30]] master tape and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TGS|TGS]] 8 disc.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol2|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2009 |page=11|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4056-8774-4}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Case of the Missing Heir, The}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Case of the Missing Heir, The}} | ||
[[Category:The Goon Show episodes]] | [[Category:The Goon Show episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | [[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]] | [[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]] | ||
[[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Eric Sykes]] | |||
[[Category:Goon Shows announced by Wallace Greenslade]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:36, 27 February 2023
| "The Case of the Missing Heir" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 16 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 70045 |
| First broadcast | 11 January 1955 |
| Running time | 30:17 |
The Case of the Missing Heir is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixteenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.15pm on Sunday 9 January 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 11 January 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.8m.
The show was repeated the following Friday, 14 January 1955 at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area). It was broadcast on the Home Service to 1.5 million listeners.
Transcription Service Synopsis
The year is 1909, and the tiny hamlet of Baik, on the river Bonce in the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is agog with preparations for a grand ball at the Schloss Brandenburg in honour of Kron Prince Arnold of the royal and ancient house of Eidelburger. But the reactionaries, who do not want another Eidelburger on the throne, abduct him during the festivities, and persuade a passing British tourist, Neddie Seagoon, to impersonate the Kron Prince. This sudden elevation goes to Neddie's head, and before the reactionaries can say Fred Hutchinson, Kron Prince Neddie has reorganised the whole country. Then Oberst Grytpype-Thynne, Major Domo at the Schloss, discovers that Neddie is really a Hapsburg. Now read on…
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays All of Me (Gerald Marks / Seymour Simons)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Give Me Your Word (Gerald Marks / Seymour Simons) / Three Little Words (Harry Ruby / Bert Kalmar)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 70045 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). However the original tape no longer exists, so the version of the show found on the Compendium Vol 2 collection was compiled from the PotG 30 master tape and the TGS 8 disc.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4.
