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'''''The Sale of Manhattan''''' ({{aka}} ''The Lost Colony'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the eleventh show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday {{date|20 November 1955}}. The recording took place at the [[ | '''''The Sale of Manhattan''''' ({{aka}} ''The Lost Colony'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the eleventh show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday {{date|20 November 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|29 November 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.4m. | ||
The show's first repeat was two weeks later at 7.30pm, Saturday {{date|3 December 1955}}, on the [[ | The show's first repeat was two weeks later at 7.30pm, Saturday {{date|3 December 1955}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]]. It was listened to by 2.3 million. | ||
== Script Synopsis == | == Script Synopsis == | ||
Shortly after the makers of 'Lurgi', the American All Purpose leaf, offered a purse of 20,000 dollars to the first person to cross the [[ | Shortly after the makers of 'Lurgi', the American All Purpose leaf, offered a purse of 20,000 dollars to the first person to cross the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] in a leaky [[canoe]], two international part-time dustmen, Brigadier [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne|T. St. J. Grytpype-Thynne]] and [[Count Jim Moriarty|Count Fred Moriarty Esq.]], suddenly discover the long lost deeds proving that [[New York]] belongs to [[Neddie Seagoon]]. A mysterious Count Jim Pills Esq. succeeds in persuading Neddie to cross the Atlantic in a leaky canoe to claim this fragment of the Americas as his own. The programme also explains the significance of ritual [[saxophone]] playing at Medicine Hut during the first phase of the November moon. | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | *The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''Baia'' {{small|([[ | *[[Max Geldray]] plays ''Baia'' {{small|([[Ary Barroso]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''I Love to Ride'' {{small|(Campbell)}} | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''I Love to Ride'' {{small|(Campbell)}} | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 91637]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[ | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 91637]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). This tape no longer exists, and the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol3|Compendium Vol 3]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] master tape, the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] master tape and a domestic tape recording.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol3|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2009 |page=12|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4084-1044-8}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:54, 27 February 2023
| "The Sale of Manhattan" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 6 Episode: 11 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 91637 |
| First broadcast | 29 November 1955 |
| Running time | 32:08 |
The Sale of Manhattan (a.k.a. The Lost Colony) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the eleventh show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday 20 November 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 29 November 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.4m.
The show's first repeat was two weeks later at 7.30pm, Saturday 3 December 1955, on the Light Programme. It was listened to by 2.3 million.
Script Synopsis
Shortly after the makers of 'Lurgi', the American All Purpose leaf, offered a purse of 20,000 dollars to the first person to cross the Atlantic in a leaky canoe, two international part-time dustmen, Brigadier T. St. J. Grytpype-Thynne and Count Fred Moriarty Esq., suddenly discover the long lost deeds proving that New York belongs to Neddie Seagoon. A mysterious Count Jim Pills Esq. succeeds in persuading Neddie to cross the Atlantic in a leaky canoe to claim this fragment of the Americas as his own. The programme also explains the significance of ritual saxophone playing at Medicine Hut during the first phase of the November moon.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Baia (Ary Barroso)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays I Love to Ride (Campbell)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 91637 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists, and the version included on Compendium Vol 3 was compiled from the TGS master tape, the POTG master tape and a domestic tape recording.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4084-1044-8.
