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{{Infobox | {{Infobox Goon Show episode | ||
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| series = [[The Goon Show]] | | series = [[The Goon Show]] | ||
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| writer = *[[Spike Milligan]] | | writer = *[[Spike Milligan]] | ||
*[[Larry Stephens]] | *[[Larry Stephens]] | ||
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| producer = [[Peter Eton]] | | producer = [[Peter Eton]] | ||
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*Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | *Orchestra Conductor: | ||
*Geldray: ''[[ | *[[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Ellington: ''[[ | *Geldray: | ||
*''[[Irving Kahal|When I Take My Sugar to Tea]]'' | |||
*Ellington: | |||
*''[[The Four Voices|Bim Bam Baby]]'' | |||
| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO]] 18332 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO]] 18332 | ||
| recording_date = {{Start date|1952|11|23|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1952|11|23|df=y}} | ||
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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 | ''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 [[ | 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 [[ | *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 ''[[ | *[[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 ''[[ | *[[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 [[ | 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== | ||
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[[Category:Goon Shows edited by Jimmy Grafton]] | [[Category:Goon Shows edited by Jimmy Grafton]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:06, 22 July 2024
| "I Was a Male Fan Dancer" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 3 Episode: 3 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Editing by | Jimmy Grafton |
| Recording Number | SLO 18332 |
| First broadcast | 25 November 1952 |
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
- Max Geldray plays When I Take My Sugar to Tea (Sammy Fain (music), Irving Kahal (lyrics)).
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Bim Bam Baby (Sammy Mysels).
Technical
Originally recorded on SLO 18332 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 27. ISBN 9781785298776.
