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| producer      = [[Peter Eton]]
| producer      = [[Peter Eton]]
| music          = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
| music          = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
*Geldray: ''[[w:You're the Cream in My Coffee|You're the Cream in My Coffee]]''
*Geldray: ''[[You're the Cream in My Coffee]]''
*Ellington: ''[[w:Lover, Come Back to Me|Lover, Come Back to Me]]''
*Ellington: ''[[Lover, Come Back to Me]]''
| production    = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 70610
| production    = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 70610
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'''''China Story''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventeenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.15pm on Sunday {{date|16 January 1955}}. The recording took place at the [[w:KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.  
'''''China Story''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventeenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.15pm on Sunday {{date|1955-01-16}}. The recording took place at the [[KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.  


The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|18 January 1954}} at 8.30pm (except the Midlands). It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.
The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|1955-01-18}} at 8.30pm (except the Midlands). It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.


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|| [[w:BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]  
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||replaced ''[[The Pevensey Bay Disaster]]''
||replaced ''[[The Pevensey Bay Disaster]]''
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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
During the year of the [[w:Boxer Rebellion|Boxer Rising]] when the Far East, from [[w:Shanghai|Shanghai]] to [[w:Beijing|Pekin]], was seething with spies and arms smugglers, 'Raffles' Seagoon, a swaggering [[w:Racketeering|racketeer]] and part-time [[w:Waste collector|dustman]], was approached by Mandarin Grytpype-Thynne and General Kash-Mai-Chek to join them in the most staggering international financial [[Wikt:coup|coup]] of all time.
During the year of the [[Boxer Rebellion|Boxer Rising]] when the Far East, from [[Shanghai]] to [[Beijing|Pekin]], was seething with spies and arms smugglers, 'Raffles' Seagoon, a swaggering [[Racketeering|racketeer]] and part-time [[Waste collector|dustman]], was approached by Mandarin Grytpype-Thynne and General Kash-Mai-Chek to join them in the most staggering international financial [[Wikt:coup|coup]] of all time.


==Music==
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:You're the Cream in My Coffee|You're the Cream in My Coffee]]'' {{small|([[w:Ray Henderson|Ray Henderson]] (music) / [[w:Buddy DeSylva|Buddy DeSylva]] (lyrics) / [[w:Lew Brown|Lew Brown]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[You're the Cream in My Coffee]]'' {{small|([[Ray Henderson]] (music) / [[Buddy DeSylva]] (lyrics) / [[Lew Brown]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Lover, Come Back to Me|Lover, Come Back to Me]]'' {{small|([[w:Sigmund Romberg|Sigmund Romberg]] (music) / [[w:Oscar Hammerstein II|Oscar Hammerstein II]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Lover, Come Back to Me]]'' {{small|([[Sigmund Romberg]] (music) / [[Oscar Hammerstein II]] (lyrics))}}


==Technical==
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 70610]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).<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>
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 70610]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).<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==
==References==

Latest revision as of 15:39, 27 February 2023

"China Story"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 5
Episode: 17
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number		TLO 70610
First broadcast18 January 1955 (1955-01-18)
Episode Order
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China Story is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the seventeenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.15pm on Sunday 16 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 18 January 1955 at 8.30pm (except the Midlands). It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.

Repeats
Day Date Time Ratings Station Show
Friday 21 January 1955 12.25pm / 12.30pm 1.9m Home Service
Friday 17 June 1955 7.30pm 3.4m Light Programme
Tuesday 22 November 1955 8.30pm 3.0m Radio 4 replaced The Pevensey Bay Disaster
Saturday 15 August 1970 8pm 0.8m Radio 4 in Vintage Goons
Monday 26 October 1992 11pm Radio 4

Synopsis

During the year of the Boxer Rising when the Far East, from Shanghai to Pekin, was seething with spies and arms smugglers, 'Raffles' Seagoon, a swaggering racketeer and part-time dustman, was approached by Mandarin Grytpype-Thynne and General Kash-Mai-Chek to join them in the most staggering international financial coup of all time.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 70610 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4.
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