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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]] | ||
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| presenter = [[Andrew Timothy]] | | presenter = [[Andrew Timothy]] | ||
| producer = [[Peter Eton]] | | producer = [[Peter Eton]] | ||
| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | | music = | ||
*Geldray: ''[[Embraceable You]]'' | *Orchestra Conductor: | ||
*Ellington: ''Stop, Relax, Think'' | *[[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Geldray: | |||
*''[[Embraceable You]]'' | |||
*Ellington: | |||
*''Stop, Relax, Think'' | |||
| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SOX|SOX]] 82948 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SOX|SOX]] 82948 | ||
| recording_date = {{Start date|1952|11|16|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1952|11|16|df=y}} | ||
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''The Egg of the Great Auk'' (aka Show 44) is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the second show in the second series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday {{date|16 | ''The Egg of the Great Auk'' (aka Show 44) is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the second show in the second series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday {{date|1952-11-16}} 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|1952-11-18}} at 9.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.8m. Its first repeat on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] at 4.30pm on Sunday {{date|1952-11-23}} increased the peak listernship to 4.7m. As of {{date}} no copies of this show are known to exist. | ||
== Sketches == | == Sketches == | ||
* Handsome Harry Secombe undergoes plastic surgery from Rissoldo Sellers to hide from the police who want to arrest him for stealing rubber bands from the BBC; | * Handsome Harry Secombe undergoes plastic surgery from Rissoldo Sellers to hide from the police who want to arrest him for stealing rubber bands from the BBC; | ||
* Adapted from the Classics: ''The Egg of the Great Auk'' in which ornithologist [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister|Henry Crun]] hires [[Major Bloodnok]] to set off on a quest to find a Great Auk. | * Adapted from the Classics: ''The Egg of the Great Auk'' in which ornithologist [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister|Henry Crun]] hires [[Major Bloodnok]] to set off on a quest to find a [[Great auk|Great Auk]]. | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Embraceable You]]'' ([[ | *[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Embraceable You]]'' {{small|([[George Gershwin]] (music), [[Ira Gershwin]] (lyrics))}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Stop, Relax, Think'' ([[ | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Stop, Relax, Think'' {{small|([[Duke Ellington]])}} | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:06, 22 July 2024
| "The Egg of the Great Auk" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 3 Episode: 2 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Editing by | Jimmy Grafton |
| Recording Number | SOX 82948 |
| First broadcast | 18 November 1952 |
The Egg of the Great Auk (aka Show 44) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the second show in the second series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday 16 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 18 November 1952 at 9.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.8m. Its first repeat on the Light Programme at 4.30pm on Sunday 23 November 1952 increased the peak listernship to 4.7m. As of 14 November 2024 no copies of this show are known to exist.
Sketches
- Handsome Harry Secombe undergoes plastic surgery from Rissoldo Sellers to hide from the police who want to arrest him for stealing rubber bands from the BBC;
- Adapted from the Classics: The Egg of the Great Auk in which ornithologist Henry Crun hires Major Bloodnok to set off on a quest to find a Great Auk.
Music
- Max Geldray plays Embraceable You (George Gershwin (music), Ira Gershwin (lyrics))
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Stop, Relax, Think (Duke Ellington)
Technical
Originally recorded on SOX 82948 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at 200 Oxford Street, London. [1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 27. ISBN 9781785298776.
