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| presenter      = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
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| producer      = [[Pat Dixon]]
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| music          = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott|Wally Stott]]
| music          = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
*Geldray: ''[[w:Oh, Lady Be Good!|Oh, Lady Be Good!]]''
*Geldray: ''[[w:Oh, Lady Be Good!|Oh, Lady Be Good!]]''
*Ellington: ''[[w:You Do Something to Me (Cole Porter song)|You Do Something to Me]]''
*Ellington: ''[[w:You Do Something to Me (Cole Porter song)|You Do Something to Me]]''
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A pre-recording session took place on Sunday {{Date|1956-12-16}}, 5.30pm at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 19692/A). The recording for transmission was also recorded on that Sunday at The Camden, but later at 9pm (TLO 18731).
A pre-recording session took place on Sunday {{Date|1956-12-16}}, 5.30pm at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 19692/A). The recording for transmission was also recorded on that Sunday at The Camden, but later at 9pm (TLO 18731).


The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm on {{Date|1956-12-20}}, its ratings were 2.3 million. The show was repeated the follwing Monday, Christmas Eve, at 8pm, {{Date|1956-12-24}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 3.4 million listeners. Then it was repeated again four months later on Thursday {{Date|1957-05-02}} at 9.55pm, on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] (except Scotland), to 0.8 million listeners.  
The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm on {{Date|1956-12-20}}, its ratings were 2.3 million. The show was repeated the follwing Monday, Christmas Eve, at 8pm, {{Date|1956-12-24}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 3.4 million listeners. Then it was repeated again four months later on Thursday {{Date|1957-05-02}} at 9.55pm, on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] (except Scotland), to 0.8 million listeners.  


== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
[[File:Flea Scanning Electron Micrograph False Color.jpg|thumb|right|A French [[w:Flea|flea]]]]
[[File:Flea Scanning Electron Micrograph False Color.jpg|thumb|right|A French [[w:Flea|flea]]<br />(the accent is the giveaway.)]]
It is 1665. An international situation has arisen because [[Count Jim Moriarty]] of the French Court has been bitten by an English [[w:Flea|flea]]. Mr Harry Seagoon Pepys finds time between writing entries in his diary to identify the so-called 'English' flea as French. This, of course, would restore the broken international relations. As usual, [[Count Jim Moriarty|Moriarty]] and [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne|Grytpype-Thynne]] are deeply involved in the plot and they succeed in their avowed purpose – the downfall of Neddie Seagoon Pepys.  
It is 1665. An international situation has arisen because [[Count Jim Moriarty]] of the French Court has been bitten by an English [[w:Flea|flea]]. Mr Harry Seagoon Pepys finds time between writing entries in his diary to identify the so-called 'English' flea as French. This, of course, would restore the broken international relations. As usual, [[Count Jim Moriarty|Moriarty]] and [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne|Grytpype-Thynne]] are deeply involved in the plot and they succeed in their avowed purpose – the downfall of Neddie Seagoon Pepys.  



Latest revision as of 14:01, 30 August 2024

"The Flea"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 7
Episode: 12
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPat Dixon
Music
Recording
Number
TLO 18731
First broadcast20 December 1956 (1956-12-20)
Running time29:49
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The Flea is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twelfth show in the seventh series.

A pre-recording session took place on Sunday 16 December 1956, 5.30pm at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London (DLO 19692/A). The recording for transmission was also recorded on that Sunday at The Camden, but later at 9pm (TLO 18731).

The first Home Service broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm on 20 December 1956, its ratings were 2.3 million. The show was repeated the follwing Monday, Christmas Eve, at 8pm, 24 December 1956, on the Light Programme to 3.4 million listeners. Then it was repeated again four months later on Thursday 2 May 1957 at 9.55pm, on the Home Service (except Scotland), to 0.8 million listeners.

Transcription Service Synopsis

A French flea
(the accent is the giveaway.)

It is 1665. An international situation has arisen because Count Jim Moriarty of the French Court has been bitten by an English flea. Mr Harry Seagoon Pepys finds time between writing entries in his diary to identify the so-called 'English' flea as French. This, of course, would restore the broken international relations. As usual, Moriarty and Grytpype-Thynne are deeply involved in the plot and they succeed in their avowed purpose – the downfall of Neddie Seagoon Pepys.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 18731 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This master tape no longer exists, and the show found on Compendium 5 was compiled from the TGS disc, the POTG master tape and a domestic recording of the original transmission.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2011). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 978-1408-427286.