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| series = [[The Goon Show]] | {{Infobox Goon Show episode | ||
| image = | | title = The Silent Bugler | ||
| series = [[The Goon Show]] | |||
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| image_alt = | | image_alt = | ||
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| series_no = Vintage Goons | | series_no = Vintage Goons | ||
| episode = 10 | | episode = 10 | ||
| writer = *[[Spike Milligan]] | | writer = *[[Spike Milligan]] | ||
| based_on = [[The Silent Bugler]]<br>{{small|(aka ''The Case of Agent X2)}} | |||
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| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[Charles Chilton]] | | producer = [[Charles Chilton]] | ||
| music = *I Kiss Your Hand, Madame | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*[[I'm Beginning to See the Light]] | *Geldray: ''I Kiss Your Hand, Madame'' | ||
*Ellington: ''[[I'm Beginning to See the Light]]'' | |||
| production = T5/AG/4597 | | production = T5/AG/4597 | ||
| recording_date = | | recording_date = {{Start date|1958|02|23|df=y}} | ||
| airdate = {{Start date| | | airdate = {{Start date|1986|12|29|df=y}} | ||
| length = 30 | | length = {{duration|m=30|s=31}} | ||
| guests = | | guests = | ||
| prev = [[The Internal Mountain]] | | prev = [[The Internal Mountain (VG)|The Internal Mountain]] | ||
| next = [[The Great Bank of England Robbery]] | | next = [[The Great Bank of England Robbery (VG)|The Great Bank of England Robbery]] | ||
| season_article = | | season_article = [[Vintage Goons]] | ||
| | | CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol17|17]] | ||
| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9|9]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
''The Silent Bugler'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the tenth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 25 sho ''[[The Silent Bugler]]'' . There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 2pm Sunday 23 February 1958, but the show was actually recorded later at 5.15pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], London. | |||
The first British public broadcast was on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] on Monday 29 December 1986 at 12.27pm ([[The Goon Show recording numbers|TLN369/86LD0891]]). | |||
== Story == | |||
Secret Agent X2 (in other words Captain [[Neddie Seagoon]]) is called to [[MI5]] and told that the [[Russians]] have perfected a time machine, which they can go forward into the future and, once there, build planes that travel [[Faster-than-light|faster than the speed of light]]. The [[Federal Security Service|Russian Intelligence]] has a deadly counter-spy — The Silent Bugler. This is the story of Seagoon's mission, ends successfully in the [[Semperoper|Dresden Opera House]]. | |||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''I Kiss Your Hand, Madame'' {{small|(Ralph Irwin / Samuel M Lewis / [[Fritz Rotter|Fritz Rotter]]) }} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[I'm Beginning to See the Light]]'' {{small|([[Don George]] / [[Johnny Hodges]] / [[Duke Ellington]] / [[Harry James]])}} | |||
==Technical== | |||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TN/AG/-|T1/AG/4597]] (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|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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[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | [[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Charles Chilton]] | [[Category:Goon Shows produced by Charles Chilton]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:47, 3 March 2023
| "The Silent Bugler" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: Vintage Goons Episode: 10 |
| Written by | |
| Based on | The Silent Bugler (aka The Case of Agent X2) |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Charles Chilton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | T5/AG/4597 |
| First broadcast | 29 December 1986 |
| Running time | 30:31 |
The Silent Bugler is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the tenth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 25 sho The Silent Bugler . There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 2pm Sunday 23 February 1958, but the show was actually recorded later at 5.15pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at The Camden Theatre, London.
The first British public broadcast was on Radio 4 on Monday 29 December 1986 at 12.27pm (TLN369/86LD0891).
Story
Secret Agent X2 (in other words Captain Neddie Seagoon) is called to MI5 and told that the Russians have perfected a time machine, which they can go forward into the future and, once there, build planes that travel faster than the speed of light. The Russian Intelligence has a deadly counter-spy — The Silent Bugler. This is the story of Seagoon's mission, ends successfully in the Dresden Opera House.
Music
- The BBC Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays I Kiss Your Hand, Madame (Ralph Irwin / Samuel M Lewis / Fritz Rotter)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays I'm Beginning to See the Light (Don George / Johnny Hodges / Duke Ellington / Harry James)
Technical
Originally recorded on T1/AG/4597 (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
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 9 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 8. ISBN 9781471331619.
