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The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 26 September 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.  
''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{date|1954-09-26}} at 9pm. It was recorded at [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.  


The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 28 September 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.
The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{date|1954-09-28}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Repeats
|-
! Day !! Date !! Time !! Ratings !! Station !! Show
|-
| Friday
|style=text-align:center;| {{date|1954-10-01}}
|style=text-align:center;| 12.25pm
|style=text-align:center;| 1.5m
|| [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]]
||
|-
| Friday
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|1955-04-29}}
|style=text-align:center;| 7.30pm
|style=text-align:center;| 3.4m
|| [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]]
||
|-
| Tuesday
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|1977-08-30}}
|style=text-align:center;| 10.30pm
|style=text-align:center;| 0.4m
|| [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]
||in ''The Golden Oldies''
|-
| Monday
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|1991-05-27}}
|style=text-align:center;| 7.02pm
|style=text-align:center;| 
|| [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]]
||
|-
| Monday
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|1993-12-20}}
|style=text-align:center;| 11.30pm
|style=text-align:center;| 0.4m
|| [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]
|| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''
|-
|}


== Story ==
== Story ==
The story begins as a yourng Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the [[w:Iron Curtain|Iron Curtain]] in order to sabotage the Hungarian national [[w:Association football|football team]], the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near [[w:Budapest|Budapest]], at a British Embassy [[w:Haywards Heath|Haywards Heath]], a haddock stretching factory in [[w:Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] and outside a deserted maternity home in [[w:Mayfair|Mayfair]].
The story begins as a young Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the [[Iron Curtain]] in order to sabotage the Hungarian national [[Association football|football team]], the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near [[Budapest]], at a British Embassy [[Haywards Heath]], a haddock stretching factory in [[Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] and outside a deserted maternity home in [[Mayfair]].
 
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)|I Don't Know Why]]'' {{small|([[Roy Turk]] / Fred Ahlet)}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''ABC Boogie'' {{small|(Max Spickol / Al Russell)}}
 
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 62960 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).
 
==Ted Kendall's Restoration==
This tape was copied before transmission through a [[notch filter]] to remove a whistle on the line between The Paris Cinema and the recording channel in Broadcasting House. The version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from the [[BBC Sound Archive|Sound Archive]] shelf copy (T28575) (a 15 ips ¼" tape) and was dubbed to [[Digital Audio Tape|DAT]] in 1990.


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Latest revision as of 13:26, 27 February 2023

"The Whistling Spy Enigma"
The Goon Show episode
The-Whistling-Spy-Enigma-RT.jpg
Episode: no.Series: 5
Episode: 1
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number		TLO 62960
First broadcast28 September 1954 (1954-09-28)
Running time30:41
Episode Order
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"The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)"
The Goon Show series 5
List of episodes

The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from The Goon Show. It was the first show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 26 September 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 28 September 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.

Repeats
Day Date Time Ratings Station Show
Friday 1 October 1954 12.25pm 1.5m Home Service
Friday 29 April 1955 7.30pm 3.4m Light Programme
Tuesday 30 August 1977 10.30pm 0.4m Radio 4 in The Golden Oldies
Monday 27 May 1991 7.02pm Radio 2
Monday 20 December 1993 11.30pm 0.4m Radio 4 in Spike's Pick of the Goons

Story

The story begins as a young Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the Iron Curtain in order to sabotage the Hungarian national football team, the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near Budapest, at a British Embassy Haywards Heath, a haddock stretching factory in Petrograd and outside a deserted maternity home in Mayfair.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 62960 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

Ted Kendall's Restoration

This tape was copied before transmission through a notch filter to remove a whistle on the line between The Paris Cinema and the recording channel in Broadcasting House. The version included on Compendium Vol 1 was sourced from the Sound Archive shelf copy (T28575) (a 15 ips ¼" tape) and was dubbed to DAT in 1990.

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