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'''''The Lost Year''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth (minus specials) show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday {{date|11 December 1955}}. The recording took place at the [[Garrick Theatre]], located in [[Charing Cross Road]], in the [[City of Westminster]], London.


The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|13 December 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.8m.


The show's first repeat was the following Saturday at 7.30pm, {{date|17 December 195S}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]]. It was listened to by 2.3 million.


== BBC Audiobooks Synopsis ==
The year [[1956]] is missing! [[Neddie Seagoon|Seagoon]] just wanted to buy a cheap [[calendar]] from [[Eccles]], but all the calendars for that year have gone. Seagoon scours the lingth, length and longth of England. But where can he find 1956! The whole of England is puzzled; so  too is [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] and the [[Anthony Eden|Prime Minister]]. [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne|Grytpype-Thynne]] and [[Count Jim Moriarty|Moriarty]] are also on the trail - especially as there's a cash reward for finding it. But there are problems: what does the lost year look like and where is it? All roads lead to Africa, but a hundred miles inland, Grytpype-Thynne steals Neddie's cash and leaves him desperate for water. Can Seagoon find water in time? Is [[Tarzan]] [[Bluebottle]] really a mirage? Has anyone got a record of Harry Secombe singing [[On with the Motley]]? And will Eccles ever find the [[North Pole]]?
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Blue Star]]'' {{small|([[Victor Young]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Believe it Beloved'' {{small|(W. George Whiting / Nat Schwartz)}} / ''Got a Bran' New Suit'' {{small|([[Arthur Schwartz]] / [[Howard Dietz]])}}
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 93483]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).
This tape no longer exists, and theverion of the show released on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol3|Compendium Vol 3]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] master tape and a domestic tape recording.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol3|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2009 |page=12|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4084-1044-8}}</ref>
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 27 February 2023

"The Lost Year"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 6
Episode: 13
Written bySpike Milligan
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number
TLO 93483
First broadcast13 December 1955 (1955-12-13)
Running time31:51
Episode Order
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"The Missing Christmas Parcel"
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"The Greenslade Story"
The Goon Show series 6
List of episodes

The Lost Year is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the thirteenth (minus specials) show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday 11 December 1955. The recording took place at the Garrick Theatre, located in Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, London.

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 13 December 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.8m.

The show's first repeat was the following Saturday at 7.30pm, 17 December 195S, on the Light Programme. It was listened to by 2.3 million.

BBC Audiobooks Synopsis

The year 1956 is missing! Seagoon just wanted to buy a cheap calendar from Eccles, but all the calendars for that year have gone. Seagoon scours the lingth, length and longth of England. But where can he find 1956! The whole of England is puzzled; so too is Parliament and the Prime Minister. Grytpype-Thynne and Moriarty are also on the trail - especially as there's a cash reward for finding it. But there are problems: what does the lost year look like and where is it? All roads lead to Africa, but a hundred miles inland, Grytpype-Thynne steals Neddie's cash and leaves him desperate for water. Can Seagoon find water in time? Is Tarzan Bluebottle really a mirage? Has anyone got a record of Harry Secombe singing On with the Motley? And will Eccles ever find the North Pole?

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 93483 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

This tape no longer exists, and theverion of the show released on Compendium Vol 3 was compiled from the TGS master tape and a domestic tape recording.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4084-1044-8.