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| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Geldray: ''[[ | *Geldray: ''[[I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me]]'' | ||
*Ellington: ''[[ | *Ellington: ''[[Mambo Italiano (song)|Mambo Italiano]]'' | ||
| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 52769 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 52769 | ||
| recording_date = {{Start date|1955|01|30|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1955|01|30|df=y}} | ||
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'''''The Missing Scroll''''' (announced as '''The Lost Music of Purdom''') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the nineteenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday {{date|30 January 1955}}. The recording took place at the [[ | '''''The Missing Scroll''''' (announced as '''The Lost Music of Purdom''') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the nineteenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday {{date|30 January 1955}}. The recording took place at the [[KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. | ||
The first British public broadcast was on the [[ | The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|1 February 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m. | ||
The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area), {{date|4 February 1955}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million. | The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area), {{date|4 February 1955}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
The Director of the BBC Home Service learns by stealth that the ancient [[ | The Director of the BBC Home Service learns by stealth that the ancient [[Babylonia|Babylonian]] scroll of Purdom — the beginning of all music — has been found by a half-witted [[Syrians|Syrian]] dustman in a cave in the valley of the [[Euphrates|Euphrates]]. He immediately fits out an expedition under Ned Seagoon [[Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music|LRAM]], to locate the scroll and bring it back by hook or by crook for the Home Service to broadcast every Tuesday night thus leading to a revival of interest in sound radio. | ||
==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 ''[[I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me]]'' {{small|([[Clarence Gaskill]] / [[Jimmy McHugh]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[ | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Mambo Italiano (song)|Mambo Italiano]]'' {{small|([[Bob Merrill]])}} | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 52769]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[ | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 52769]] (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 31]] master tape and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TGS|TGS]] 11 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== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:48, 27 February 2023
| "The Missing Scroll" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 19 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 52769 |
| First broadcast | 1 February 1955 |
| Running time | 29:59 |
The Missing Scroll (announced as The Lost Music of Purdom) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the nineteenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday 30 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 1 February 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.
The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area), 4 February 1955, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million.
Synopsis
The Director of the BBC Home Service learns by stealth that the ancient Babylonian scroll of Purdom — the beginning of all music — has been found by a half-witted Syrian dustman in a cave in the valley of the Euphrates. He immediately fits out an expedition under Ned Seagoon LRAM, to locate the scroll and bring it back by hook or by crook for the Home Service to broadcast every Tuesday night thus leading to a revival of interest in sound radio.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (Clarence Gaskill / Jimmy McHugh)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Mambo Italiano (Bob Merrill)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 52769 (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 31 master tape and the TGS 11 disc.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4.
