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*Ellington: ''[[The Four Voices|Bim Bam Baby]]''
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''I Was a Male Fan Dancer'' (aka Show 45) is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the third show in the third series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday {{date|23 November 1952}} The recording took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[w:Bond Street|New Bond Street]], London.  
''I Was a Male Fan Dancer'' (aka Show 45) is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the third show in the third series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday {{date|1952-11-23}} The recording took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[Bond Street|New Bond Street]], London.  


The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|25 November 1952}} at 9.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 2.9m. Its first repeat on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] at 4.30pm on Sunday {{date|30 November 1952}} increased the peak listernship to 5.1m.
The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|1952-11-25}} at 9.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 2.9m. Its first repeat on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] at 4.30pm on Sunday {{date|1952-11-30}} increased the peak listernship to 5.1m.


== Sketches ==
== Sketches ==
*''Handsome Harry Secombe'' receives a visit from Inspector Delysius Sellers of Scotland Yard when he gets mixed up with Moriarty’s contraband.
*''Handsome Harry Secombe'' receives a visit from Inspector Delysius Sellers of Scotland Yard when he gets mixed up with Moriarty’s contraband.
*Survey of Britain: ''I was a male fan-dancer'' recounts the attempts to get a male dancer past the local watch committee.
*Survey of Britain: ''I was a male fan-dancer'' recounts the attempts to get a male dancer past the local watch committee.
*Adapted from the Classics: ''Goon with the Wind'' sees Eccles as one of the characters in a spoof of [[w:Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]].
*Adapted from the Classics: ''Goon with the Wind'' sees Eccles as one of the characters in a spoof of [[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]].


==Music==
==Music==
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:Irving Kahal|When I Take My Sugar to Tea]]'' {{Small|([[w:Sammy Fain|Sammy Fain]] (music), [[w:Irving Kahal|Irving Kahal]] (lyrics))}}.
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Irving Kahal|When I Take My Sugar to Tea]]'' {{Small|([[Sammy Fain]] (music), [[Irving Kahal]] (lyrics))}}.
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:The Four Voices|Bim Bam Baby]]'' {{Small|(Sammy Mysels)}}.
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[The Four Voices|Bim Bam Baby]]'' {{Small|(Sammy Mysels)}}.


==Technical==
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO 18332]] (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2017 |page=27|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=9781785298776}}</ref>
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO 18332]] (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2017 |page=27|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=9781785298776}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:34, 4 March 2023

"I Was a Male Fan Dancer"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 3
Episode: 3
Written by
AnnouncerAndrew Timothy
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Editing byJimmy Grafton
Recording
Number		SLO 18332
First broadcast25 November 1952 (1952-11-25)
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I Was a Male Fan Dancer (aka Show 45) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the third show in the third series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday 23 November 1952 The recording took place at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 25 November 1952 at 9.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 2.9m. Its first repeat on the Light Programme at 4.30pm on Sunday 30 November 1952 increased the peak listernship to 5.1m.

Sketches

  • Handsome Harry Secombe receives a visit from Inspector Delysius Sellers of Scotland Yard when he gets mixed up with Moriarty’s contraband.
  • Survey of Britain: I was a male fan-dancer recounts the attempts to get a male dancer past the local watch committee.
  • Adapted from the Classics: Goon with the Wind sees Eccles as one of the characters in a spoof of Gone with the Wind.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on SLO 18332 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 27. ISBN 9781785298776.
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