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''The Giant Bombardon'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fourth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 13 sho '[[The Giant Bombardon]]'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 4.30pm Sunday 17 November 1957, but the show was actually recorded later at 8.30pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], London.


The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Monday 6 October 1958 at 8.30pm (using the TLO 65470 recording). It guest starred [[Valentine Dyall]]. It attracted a peak listenership of 0.8m listeners.


== Story ==
This is the story of a mighty [[cannon]] designed to win the [[Crimean War]]. A story of the resolute bravery of one man, Lieutenant Seagoon, who had to fight not only the Russians, but also the apathy and complacency of the British Authorities.
==Music==
*The BBC Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Crazy Rhythm]]'' {{small|([[Joseph Meyer (songwriter)|Joseph Meyer]] (music) / [[Roger Wolfe Kahn]] (music) / [[Irving Caesar]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Cuban Carnival'' {{small|([[Pete Rugolo]])}}
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TN/AG/-|T5/AG/4309]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Maida Vale Studios|St. Hilda's, Maida Vale]]). This tape survived almost intact at [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]] but was cut about in the making of the [[Stereophonic sound#Pseudo-stereo|simulated stereo]] [[Pick of the Goons|PotG]] issue. A cover copy made as part of the same process emerged from a wall cavity in [[Kensington House]] in 1986, and this has been used to repair the original recording.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 9]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2017 |page=8|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=9781471331619}}</ref>
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 2 March 2023

"The Giant Bombardon"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: Vintage Goons
Episode: 4
Written by
Based onThe Giant Bombardon
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byRoy Speer
Music
Recording
Numbers
  • T5/AG/4309
  • TLO 65470
First broadcast6 October 1958 (1958-10-06)
Running time32:01
Guest appearance
Valentine Dyall
Episode Order
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"The Missing Ten Downing Street" 		Next →
"The Kippered Herring Gang"
Vintage Goons
List of episodes

The Giant Bombardon is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the fourth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 13 sho 'The Giant Bombardon'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 4.30pm Sunday 17 November 1957, but the show was actually recorded later at 8.30pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at The Camden Theatre, London.

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Monday 6 October 1958 at 8.30pm (using the TLO 65470 recording). It guest starred Valentine Dyall. It attracted a peak listenership of 0.8m listeners.

Story

This is the story of a mighty cannon designed to win the Crimean War. A story of the resolute bravery of one man, Lieutenant Seagoon, who had to fight not only the Russians, but also the apathy and complacency of the British Authorities.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on T5/AG/4309 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at St. Hilda's, Maida Vale). This tape survived almost intact at TS but was cut about in the making of the simulated stereo PotG issue. A cover copy made as part of the same process emerged from a wall cavity in Kensington House in 1986, and this has been used to repair the original recording.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 9 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 8. ISBN 9781471331619.
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