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| series_no = 6 | | series_no = 6 | ||
| episode = 5 | | episode = 5 | ||
| writer = [[Spike Milligan]] | |||
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| based_on = | | based_on = | ||
| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[Peter Eton]] | | producer = [[Peter Eton]] | ||
| music = *Geldray: ''[[ | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Geldray: ''[[The Lady Is a Tramp]]'' | |||
*Ellington: ''Cloudburst'' | *Ellington: ''Cloudburst'' | ||
| production = TLO 88477 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 88477 | ||
| recording_date = {{Start date|1955|10|16|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1955|10|16|df=y}} | ||
| airdate = {{Start date|1955|10|18|df=y}} | | airdate = {{Start date|1955|10|18|df=y}} | ||
| length = 30 | | length = {{Duration|m=30|s=36}} | ||
| guests = | | guests = | ||
| prev = [[Napoleon's Piano]] | | prev = [[Napoleon's Piano]] | ||
| next = [[Rommel's Treasure]] | | next = [[Rommel's Treasure]] | ||
| season_article = | | season_article = [[The Goon Show series 6]] | ||
| episode_list = | | episode_list = | ||
| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol4|4]] | |||
| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol3|3]] | |||
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'''''The Case of the Missing CD Plates''''' (announced as ''A Strange Case of Diplomatic Immunity'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fifth show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday {{date|16 October 1955}}. The recording took place at the [[KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. | |||
The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|18 October 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m. | |||
The show's first repeat was the following Saturday at 7.30pm, {{date|22 October 1955}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]]. It was listened to by 2.3 million. The next repeat came 42 years later on Monday {{date|22 December 1997}}, at 3pm on [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] in ''Classic Comedy: Pick of the Goons''. | |||
== Synopsis == | |||
[[Neddie Seagoon]], a rich young metal bagpipe player, is washing his overcoat in a brook in [[Trafalgar Square]] when he is mysteriously run over by a steam roller with [[Diplomatic corps|CD]] plates. Neddie, always the opportunist, demands recompense from the [[Wanstead]] Embassy, the owners of the vehicle, who refuse to pay. On his way to a hearing of the case, our hero is mysteriously struck down by a foreign piano also bearing CD plates. He frees himself with the aid of a nearby string bladder and reaches the court just in time to lose his deposit. Suspecting the Embassy, he attempts to subpoena the piano which he finds in a mysterious bonded warehouse in the Balls Pond Road but as he arrives the piano is mysteriously blown up by a loaded cucumber. In desperation Neddie takes the next boat to Wanstead and it is there that the [[Wikt:dénouement|dénouement]] of the story takes place. Note: A special dénouement is available to the members of The Goons Steam Roller Club. Join now! | |||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[The Lady Is a Tramp]]'' {{small|([[Richard Rodgers]] / [[Lorenz Hart]])}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Cloudburst'' {{small|([[Leroy Kirkland|Claude Cloud]] / arr. [[Bill McGuffie]])}} | |||
==Technical== | |||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 88477]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). | |||
This tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]], and was edited for the POTG issue. Not all the cuts were kept, so the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol3|Compendium Vol 3]] was been compiled from the TLO, the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] master tape and a domestic tape recording. An out-take of Ray Ellington's number, found on the TLO, appears on disc 7 of the compendium.<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 16:49, 27 February 2023
| "The Case of the Missing CD Plates" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 6 Episode: 5 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 88477 |
| First broadcast | 18 October 1955 |
| Running time | 30:36 |
The Case of the Missing CD Plates (announced as A Strange Case of Diplomatic Immunity) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the fifth show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday 16 October 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 18 October 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.
The show's first repeat was the following Saturday at 7.30pm, 22 October 1955, on the Light Programme. It was listened to by 2.3 million. The next repeat came 42 years later on Monday 22 December 1997, at 3pm on Radio 2 in Classic Comedy: Pick of the Goons.
Synopsis
Neddie Seagoon, a rich young metal bagpipe player, is washing his overcoat in a brook in Trafalgar Square when he is mysteriously run over by a steam roller with CD plates. Neddie, always the opportunist, demands recompense from the Wanstead Embassy, the owners of the vehicle, who refuse to pay. On his way to a hearing of the case, our hero is mysteriously struck down by a foreign piano also bearing CD plates. He frees himself with the aid of a nearby string bladder and reaches the court just in time to lose his deposit. Suspecting the Embassy, he attempts to subpoena the piano which he finds in a mysterious bonded warehouse in the Balls Pond Road but as he arrives the piano is mysteriously blown up by a loaded cucumber. In desperation Neddie takes the next boat to Wanstead and it is there that the dénouement of the story takes place. Note: A special dénouement is available to the members of The Goons Steam Roller Club. Join now!
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays The Lady Is a Tramp (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Cloudburst (Claude Cloud / arr. Bill McGuffie)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 88477 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
This tape survived in TS, and was edited for the POTG issue. Not all the cuts were kept, so the version of the show included on Compendium Vol 3 was been compiled from the TLO, the TGS master tape and a domestic tape recording. An out-take of Ray Ellington's number, found on the TLO, appears on disc 7 of the compendium.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4084-1044-8.
