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| episode = 24 | | episode = 24 | ||
| 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 = *Geldray: ''Mobile'' | | music = *Geldray: ''Mobile'' | ||
*Ellington: ''Make Yourself Comfortable'' | *Ellington: ''Make Yourself Comfortable'' / ''[[Ready, Willing, and Able (1954 song)|Ready, Willing and Able]]'' | ||
| production = TLO 73495 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 73495 | ||
| recording_date = {{Start date|1955|03|06|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1955|03|06|df=y}} | ||
| airdate = {{Start date|1955|03|08|df=y}} | | airdate = {{Start date|1955|03|08|df=y}} | ||
| length = 30 | | length = {{Duration|m=30|s=40}} | ||
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| prev = [[The Six Ingots of Leadenhall Street]] | | prev = [[The Six Ingots of Leadenhall Street]] | ||
| next = [[The White Box of Great Bardfield]] | | next = [[The White Box of Great Bardfield]] | ||
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| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol9|9]] | |||
| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol2|2]] | |||
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'''''Yehti''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-fourth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.15pm on Sunday {{date|6 March 1955}}. 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|8 March 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.5m. | |||
The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area), {{date|11 March 1955}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.5 million. The next repeat came 15 years later at 8pm on Saturday {{Date|29 August 1970}} on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] as part of ''Vintage Goons''. It was listened to by an audience of 0.6m listeners. | |||
== Synopsis == | |||
[[File:Yeti by Philippe Semeria.jpg|thumb|right|Don't eat yellow snow...]] | |||
Footprints on the inside of a plastic [[Deerstalker|deer-stalker]] hat lead the intrepid [[Neddie Seagoon]] to a lonely [[Prefabs in the United Kingdom|prefab]] on [[Carshalton#Carshalton Park|Carshalton Marshes]]. What is Admiral Grytpype-Thynne, saxophonist by appointment to the [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]], doing in the shallow end of [[Beckenham]] Baths? And who is the mysterious, highly skilled, BBC Chess photographer found half naked in a [[Warren|rabbit warren]] near [[Dungeness]]? Is the [[National Geographic Society|National Geographic Society]] behind this in its attempt to find the sacred [[Yeti|Yehti]]? | |||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''Mobile'' {{small|([[Robert Wells (songwriter)|Bob Wells]])}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Make Yourself Comfortable'' {{small|([[Bob Merrill]])}} / ''[[Ready, Willing, and Able (1954 song)|Ready, Willing and Able]]'' {{small|([[Al Rinker]] / [[Floyd Huddleston]] / Dick Gleason)}} | |||
==Technical== | |||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 73495]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). This tape still exists and was used to make the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol2|Compendium Vol 2]].<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> | |||
==Transcription== | |||
[[Yehti (transcript)]] | |||
==References== | |||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yehti, The}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Yehti, 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 that have a transcript]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:11, 27 February 2023
| "Yehti" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 24 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 73495 |
| First broadcast | 8 March 1955 |
| Running time | 30:40 |
Yehti is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twenty-fourth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.15pm on Sunday 6 March 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 8 March 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.5m.
The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area), 11 March 1955, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.5 million. The next repeat came 15 years later at 8pm on Saturday 29 August 1970 on Radio 4 as part of Vintage Goons. It was listened to by an audience of 0.6m listeners.
Synopsis
Footprints on the inside of a plastic deer-stalker hat lead the intrepid Neddie Seagoon to a lonely prefab on Carshalton Marshes. What is Admiral Grytpype-Thynne, saxophonist by appointment to the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, doing in the shallow end of Beckenham Baths? And who is the mysterious, highly skilled, BBC Chess photographer found half naked in a rabbit warren near Dungeness? Is the National Geographic Society behind this in its attempt to find the sacred Yehti?
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Mobile (Bob Wells)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Make Yourself Comfortable (Bob Merrill) / Ready, Willing and Able (Al Rinker / Floyd Huddleston / Dick Gleason)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 73495 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape still exists and was used to make the show included on Compendium Vol 2.[1]
Transcription
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4.
