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'''''The Treasure in the Tower''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fifth show in the eighth series.  
'''''The Treasure in the Tower''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fifth show in the eighth series.  


The recording session for transmission (TLO 40562) took place Sunday {{Date|1957-10-27}}, 9.15pm. at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.
The recording session for transmission (TLO 40562) took place Sunday {{Date|1957-10-27}}, 9.15pm. at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.


The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day, Monday at 8.30pm {{Date|1957-10-28}}, its ratings were 1.5 million. The show was repeated the following Thursday 9pm, {{Date|1957-10-31}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 2.6 million listeners.
The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day, Monday at 8.30pm {{Date|1957-10-28}}, its ratings were 1.5 million. The show was repeated the following Thursday 9pm, {{Date|1957-10-31}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 2.6 million listeners.
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== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
[[File:Tower of London (Foto Hilarmont).jpg|thumb|right|The Tower of London,<br />not in 1957 or 1600.]]
[[File:Tower of London (Foto Hilarmont).jpg|thumb|right|The Tower of London,<br />not in 1957 or 1600.]]
What does it feel like to be split in two – metaphorically speaking of course' In this episode the Goons find themselves living in the year [[w:1600|1600]] – during which they bury a priceless treasure at the [[w:Tower of London|Tower of London]] – and simultaneously in the year [[w:1957|1957]]. in which they set out to discover the treasure. Perhaps this ingenious script will launch a new theory on the nature of [[w:Time|time]]!
What does it feel like to be split in two – metaphorically speaking of course' In this episode the Goons find themselves living in the year [[1600]] – during which they bury a priceless treasure at the [[Tower of London]] – and simultaneously in the year [[1957]]. in which they set out to discover the treasure. Perhaps this ingenious script will launch a new theory on the nature of [[time]]!


==Music==
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (song)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]'' {{small|([[w:George Gershwin|George Gershwin]] / [[w:Ira Gershwin|Ira Gershwin]])}}
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Nice Work If You Can Get It (song)|Nice Work If You Can Get It]]'' {{small|([[George Gershwin]] / [[Ira Gershwin]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''How Will I Know?'' {{small|(Norvis / Baxter)}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''How Will I Know?'' {{small|(Norvis / Baxter)}}
*In the [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]] reissue The Ray Ellington Quartet played ''[[w:Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (song)|Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea]]'' {{small|([[w:Harold Arlen|Harold Arlen]] / [[w:Ted Koehler|Ted Koehler]])}} from [[Ill Met by Goonlight]]
*In the [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]] reissue The Ray Ellington Quartet played ''[[Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (song)|Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea]]'' {{small|([[Harold Arlen]] / [[Ted Koehler]])}} from [[Ill Met by Goonlight]]


==Technical==
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 40562]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 40562]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).


The TLO 40562 master tape no longer exists, and the C/TLO from [[w:Wood Norton Hall|BBC Wood Norton]] was used for the version of the show appearing on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7|Compendium 7]], with the opening exchange between Greenslade and the band restored from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 7]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2012 |page=10|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4458-9133-0}}</ref>
The TLO 40562 master tape no longer exists, and the C/TLO from [[Wood Norton Hall|BBC Wood Norton]] was used for the version of the show appearing on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7|Compendium 7]], with the opening exchange between Greenslade and the band restored from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol7|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 7]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2012 |page=10|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4458-9133-0}}</ref>


==Show Notes==
==Show Notes==

Revision as of 10:48, 1 March 2023

"The Treasure in the Tower"
The Goon Show4 episode
Episode: no.Series: 8
Episode: 5
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byCharles Chilton
Music
Recording
Number		TLO 40562
First broadcast28 October 1957 (1957-10-28)
Running time30:52
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The Treasure in the Tower is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the fifth show in the eighth series.

The recording session for transmission (TLO 40562) took place Sunday 27 October 1957, 9.15pm. at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.

The first Home Service broadcast was the next day, Monday at 8.30pm 28 October 1957, its ratings were 1.5 million. The show was repeated the following Thursday 9pm, 31 October 1957, on the Light Programme to 2.6 million listeners.

Transcription Service Synopsis

The Tower of London,
not in 1957 or 1600.

What does it feel like to be split in two – metaphorically speaking of course' In this episode the Goons find themselves living in the year 1600 – during which they bury a priceless treasure at the Tower of London – and simultaneously in the year 1957. in which they set out to discover the treasure. Perhaps this ingenious script will launch a new theory on the nature of time!

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 40562 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

The TLO 40562 master tape no longer exists, and the C/TLO from BBC Wood Norton was used for the version of the show appearing on Compendium 7, with the opening exchange between Greenslade and the band restored from the TGS disc.[1]

Show Notes

  • Treasure in Tower (a.k.a. The Treasure in the Tower) was one of the stronger shows of the run, with a complex chronological element adding to a plot inspired by another of the many bizarre newspaper cuttings which Spike was collecting in a file for inspiration.
  • An Audience Research Report summarising the views of 352 listeners on The Treasure in the Tower was compiled on Friday 15 November. The comments this time were far more promising: ‘the peak of sound entertainment’ observed a ‘Chemist’, although there were still some suggestions that the series had ‘deteriorated somewhat, becoming over-complicated and stereotyped’. The clever plot for the episode was particularly admired; ‘the switching from 1600 to 1957 exploited the use of sound radio to the full. An excellent half-hour of madness,’ enthused a ‘Printer’ while there was considerable praise for the main cast.

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2012). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 7 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4458-9133-0.
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