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| based_on = | | based_on = [[Suez Crisis|Suez Crisis]] | ||
| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[ | | producer = [[Pat Dixon]] | ||
| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Geldray: '' | *Geldray: ''Once in Love with Amy'' | ||
*Ellington: '' | *Ellington: ''Wrap Your Troubles in Drums'' | ||
| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 24413 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 24413 | ||
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| length = {{duration|m= | | length = {{duration|m=33|s=29}} | ||
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'''''The Africa Ship Canal''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-second show in the seventh series. | '''''The Africa Ship Canal''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-second show in the seventh series. | ||
A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date|1957- | A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date|1957-03-03}}, 5pm. at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 24413/A ([[Gang Show|Crest of a Wave]])). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 24413). | ||
The first [[ | The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date|1957-03-07}}, its ratings were 1.9 million. | ||
The show was repeated: | The show was repeated: | ||
* | *Monday 8pm, {{Date|1957-03-11}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 1.9 million listeners. | ||
*Thursday 8.30pm, {{Date|1957-05-09}} on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] to 1.1 million listeners. | |||
* | |||
== Transcription Service Synopsis == | == Transcription Service Synopsis == | ||
A new canal is to be built across Africa – for aeroplanes! But once again, [[Count Jim Moriarty|Moriarty]] and [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne|Grytpype-Thynne]] are determined to defy authority, in the shape of [[Neddie Seagoon]], the Engineer-in-Charge. Their plan is simple. They will bury the canal and restore the Moriarty Zeppelin Service to full schedule again. Whether they succeed can be heard in this edition of ''The Goon Show''. | |||
==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 ''Once in Love with Amy'' {{small|([[Frank Loesser]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays '' | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Wrap Your Troubles in Drums'' {{small|([[George Shearing]])}} | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 24413]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[ | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 24413]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). This tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] tape and a domestic recording of the original transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2012 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1408-468548}}</ref> | ||
==Show Notes== | |||
*The ending of the original transmission was unusual, in that the credits were read, not over music, but over the menacing sound of an advancing crowd. Recordings of the original transmission fade into continuity as [[Wallace Greenslade|Greenslade]] finishes speaking. [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]] added a clean version of ''Lucky Strike'' for the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] issue, and used the end credits from [[The Missing Boa Constrictor|7/24]] for the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] issue – the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] versions of these two shows were mastered on the same day. | |||
The | *''The Africa Ship Canal'' included Harry performing a selection of his popular vocal hits (including his signature tune, ''[[Falling in Love with Love]]'') in a tale which was inspired by the [[Suez Crisis|situation]] at the [[Suez Canal]] from which British forces had withdrawn in December 1956 and – with [[Israelis]] also forced to leave the area – was to re-open the following month | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:12, 1 March 2023
| "The Africa Ship Canal" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 7 Episode: 22 |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Suez Crisis |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Pat Dixon |
| Music |
|
| Recording Number | TLO 24413 |
| First broadcast | 7 March 1957 |
| Running time | 33:29 |
The Africa Ship Canal is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twenty-second show in the seventh series.
A pre-recording session took place Sunday 3 March 1957, 5pm. at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London (DLO 24413/A (Crest of a Wave)). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 24413).
The first Home Service broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm 7 March 1957, its ratings were 1.9 million.
The show was repeated:
- Monday 8pm, 11 March 1957, on the Light Programme to 1.9 million listeners.
- Thursday 8.30pm, 9 May 1957 on the Home Service to 1.1 million listeners.
Transcription Service Synopsis
A new canal is to be built across Africa – for aeroplanes! But once again, Moriarty and Grytpype-Thynne are determined to defy authority, in the shape of Neddie Seagoon, the Engineer-in-Charge. Their plan is simple. They will bury the canal and restore the Moriarty Zeppelin Service to full schedule again. Whether they succeed can be heard in this edition of The Goon Show.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Once in Love with Amy (Frank Loesser)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Wrap Your Troubles in Drums (George Shearing)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 24413 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6 was compiled from the TGS disc, the POTG tape and a domestic recording of the original transmission.[1]
Show Notes
- The ending of the original transmission was unusual, in that the credits were read, not over music, but over the menacing sound of an advancing crowd. Recordings of the original transmission fade into continuity as Greenslade finishes speaking. TS added a clean version of Lucky Strike for the TGS issue, and used the end credits from 7/24 for the POTG issue – the POTG versions of these two shows were mastered on the same day.
- The Africa Ship Canal included Harry performing a selection of his popular vocal hits (including his signature tune, Falling in Love with Love) in a tale which was inspired by the situation at the Suez Canal from which British forces had withdrawn in December 1956 and – with Israelis also forced to leave the area – was to re-open the following month
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2012). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 978-1408-468548.
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