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| series = [[The Goon Show]] | {{Infobox Goon Show episode | ||
| image = | | title = The Siege of Fort Night | ||
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| series_no = Vintage Goons | | series_no = Vintage Goons | ||
| episode = 13 | | episode = 13 | ||
| writer = [[Spike Milligan]] | | writer = [[Spike Milligan]] | ||
| based_on = [[The Siege of Fort Knight]] | |||
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| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[Charles Chilton]] | | producer = [[Charles Chilton]] | ||
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| recording_date = {{Start date|1958|03|16|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1958|03|16|df=y}} | ||
| airdate = {{Start date|1986|12|27|df=y}} | | airdate = {{Start date|1986|12|27|df=y}} | ||
| length = 31 | | length = {{duration|m=31|s=31}} | ||
| guests = | | guests = | ||
| prev = [[The Dreaded Piano Clubber (VG)|The Dreaded Piano Clubber]] | | prev = [[The Dreaded Piano Clubber (VG)|The Dreaded Piano Clubber]] | ||
| next = [[The Albert Memorial (VG)|The Albert Memorial]] | | next = [[The Albert Memorial (VG)|The Albert Memorial]] | ||
| CD_volume = 26 | | season_article = [[Vintage Goons]] | ||
| Compendium = | | CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol26|26]] | ||
| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol9|9]] | |||
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''The Siege of Fort Night'' (aka ''Underwater Gas Stoves for Fort Knight'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 30 | ''The Siege of Fort Night'' (aka ''Underwater Gas Stoves for Fort Knight'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 30 sho '[[The Siege of Fort Knight]]'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 2pm Sunday 16 March 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 [[ | The first British public broadcast was on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] on Saturday 27 December 1986 at 12.27pm ([[The Goon Show recording numbers|TLN369/86LD0889]]). | ||
== Story == | == Story == | ||
An underwater miltary gas stove is all that stands between Fort Knight and annihalation at the hands of the Biguns tribe. But can inventor, [[Henry Crun]], construct one in time? ([[The Goon Show running jokes|He can't get the wood you know]]). Can [[Neddie Seagoon|Major Seagoon]] get it to the fort on time? The journey is fraught with impossibilities… Thus unfolds this gripping saga of a Long March — long by anyone's calendar… | An underwater miltary gas stove is all that stands between Fort Knight and annihalation at the hands of the Biguns tribe. But can inventor, [[Henry Crun]], construct one in time? ([[The Goon Show running jokes|He can't get the wood you know]]). Can [[Neddie Seagoon|Major Seagoon]] get it to the fort on time? The journey is fraught with impossibilities… Thus unfolds this gripping saga of a Long March — long by anyone's calendar… | ||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Makin' Whoopee]]'' {{small|([[Walter Donaldson]] (music) / [[Gus Kahn]] (lyrics))}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[I Only Have Eyes for You]]'' {{small|([[Harry Warren]] / [[Al Dubin|Al Dublin]] {{sic}})}} | |||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TN/AG/-|T1/AG/4661]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[ | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TN/AG/-|T1/AG/4661]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Maida Vale Studios|St. Hilda's, Maida Vale]]). | ||
==Ted Kendall's Restoration== | |||
This tape survived intact at [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]] and was used to create the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 9]] and [[The Goon Show CDs|CD Vol 26]]. The [[Dynamic range compression|compression]] and audible '[[Wow and flutter measurement|flutter]]' on this tape indicates that it may itself be a copy of the [[Mastering (audio)|master tape]], made at the time.<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 07:54, 3 March 2023
| "The Siege of Fort Night" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: Vintage Goons Episode: 13 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Based on | The Siege of Fort Knight |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Charles Chilton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | T5/AG/4661 |
| First broadcast | 27 December 1986 |
| Running time | 31:31 |
The Siege of Fort Night (aka Underwater Gas Stoves for Fort Knight) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the thirteenth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 30 sho 'The Siege of Fort Knight'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 2pm Sunday 16 March 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 Saturday 27 December 1986 at 12.27pm (TLN369/86LD0889).
Story
An underwater miltary gas stove is all that stands between Fort Knight and annihalation at the hands of the Biguns tribe. But can inventor, Henry Crun, construct one in time? (He can't get the wood you know). Can Major Seagoon get it to the fort on time? The journey is fraught with impossibilities… Thus unfolds this gripping saga of a Long March — long by anyone's calendar…
Music
- The BBC Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson (music) / Gus Kahn (lyrics))
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays I Only Have Eyes for You (Harry Warren / Al Dublin [sic])
Technical
Originally recorded on T1/AG/4661 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at St. Hilda's, Maida Vale).
Ted Kendall's Restoration
This tape survived intact at TS and was used to create the version included on Compendium Vol 9 and CD Vol 26. The compression and audible 'flutter' on this tape indicates that it may itself be a copy of the master tape, made at the time.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 9 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 8. ISBN 9781471331619.
