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| episode        = 6
| episode        = 6
| writer        = [[Spike Milligan]]
| writer        = [[Spike Milligan]]
| based_on      =  
| based_on      = [[Childe Harold's Pilgrimage]]
| presenter      = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
| presenter      = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
| producer      = [[John Browell]]
| producer      = [[John Browell]]
| music          = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
| music          = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]]
*Geldray: ''[[w:But Not for Me (song)|But Not For Me]]''
*Geldray: ''[[But Not for Me (song)|But Not For Me]]''
*Ellington: ''[[w:That Old Black Magic|That Old Black Magic]]''
*Ellington: ''[[That Old Black Magic]]''
| production    = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 71467
| production    = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 71467
| recording_date = {{Start date|1958|12|07|df=y}}
| recording_date = {{Start date|1958|12|07|df=y}}
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There were three pre-recording sessions: 4.15pm, on Wednesday {{Date|1958-12-03}} at  [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (DLO 71274); 3pm, Thursday {{Date|1958-12-04}} at [[Paris Theatre|The Paris]] (DLO 74128); 4pm, Sunday {{Date|1958-12-07}} The Camden Theatre (DLO 71467/A).
There were three pre-recording sessions: 4.15pm, on Wednesday {{Date|1958-12-03}} at  [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (DLO 71274); 3pm, Thursday {{Date|1958-12-04}} at [[Paris Theatre|The Paris]] (DLO 74128); 4pm, Sunday {{Date|1958-12-07}} The Camden Theatre (DLO 71467/A).


The recording made for transmission was at 8pm on Sunday {{Date|1958-12-07}} at the [[w:KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.  
The recording made for transmission was at 8pm on Sunday {{Date|1958-12-07}} at the [[KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.  


The first Home Service Broadcast was at 8.30pm Monday {{Date|1958-12-08}}, the ratings were 1.1 million.
The first Home Service Broadcast was at 8.30pm Monday {{Date|1958-12-08}}, the ratings were 1.1 million.


The show was repeated on Wednesday {{Date|1958-12-10}} at 9.31pm on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] with a rating of 2.6 million. Then 17 years later on Friday {{Date|1975-02-14}} at 6.15pm on [[w:BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] (Not Scotland or Wales) in ''Encore the Goons'', getting a rating of 0.7 million.
The show was repeated on Wednesday {{Date|1958-12-10}} at 9.31pm on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] with a rating of 2.6 million. Then 17 years later on Friday {{Date|1975-02-14}} at 6.15pm on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] (Not Scotland or Wales) in ''Encore the Goons'', getting a rating of 0.7 million.


== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
Childe Harold, a four-hundred-and-thirty-nine-months-old baby, escapes from his pram. He meets up with Bloodnok, and together they go in search of King Arthur's sword. Childe Harolde finds the sword - and becomes King of England - then the rot sets in!
Childe Harold, a four-hundred-and-thirty-nine-months-old baby, escapes from his pram. He meets up with [[Major Bloodnok|Bloodnok]], and together they go in search of King Arthur's sword. Childe Harolde finds the sword - and becomes King of England - then the rot sets in!


==Music==
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:But Not for Me (song)|But Not For Me]]'' {{small|([[w:George Gershwin|George Gershwin]] (music) / [[w:Ira Gershwin|Ira Gershwin]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[But Not for Me (song)|But Not For Me]]'' {{small|([[George Gershwin|George Gershwin]] (music) / [[Ira Gershwin|Ira Gershwin]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:That Old Black Magic|That Old Black Magic]]'' {{small|([[w:Harold Arlen|Harold Arlen]] (music) / [[w:Johnny Mercer|Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[That Old Black Magic]]'' {{small|([[Harold Arlen]] (music) / [[Johnny Mercer]] (lyrics))}}


==Technical==
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 71467]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 71467]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).


The TLO 71467 master tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]], but was cut about in the making of the [[Pick of the Goons|PotG]] issue, the cuts being kept and later restored. A cut made before the Light Programme repeat was restored from a domestic recording of the Home Service transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2015 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=9781785290312}}</ref>
The TLO 71467 master tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]], but was cut about in the making of the [[Pick of the Goons|PotG]] issue, the cuts being kept and later restored. A cut made before the Light Programme repeat was restored from a domestic recording of the Home Service transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2015 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=9781785290312}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:57, 3 March 2023

"The Childe Harolde Rewarde"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 9
Episode: 6
Written bySpike Milligan
Based onChilde Harold's Pilgrimage
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byJohn Browell
Music
Recording
Number
TLO 71467
First broadcast8 December 1958 (1958-12-08)
Running time31:57
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The Childe Harolde Rewarde is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixth show in the ninth series.

There were three pre-recording sessions: 4.15pm, on Wednesday 3 December 1958 at Aeolian Hall Studio 2 (DLO 71274); 3pm, Thursday 4 December 1958 at The Paris (DLO 74128); 4pm, Sunday 7 December 1958 The Camden Theatre (DLO 71467/A).

The recording made for transmission was at 8pm on Sunday 7 December 1958 at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.

The first Home Service Broadcast was at 8.30pm Monday 8 December 1958, the ratings were 1.1 million.

The show was repeated on Wednesday 10 December 1958 at 9.31pm on the Light Programme with a rating of 2.6 million. Then 17 years later on Friday 14 February 1975 at 6.15pm on Radio 4 (Not Scotland or Wales) in Encore the Goons, getting a rating of 0.7 million.

Transcription Service Synopsis

Childe Harold, a four-hundred-and-thirty-nine-months-old baby, escapes from his pram. He meets up with Bloodnok, and together they go in search of King Arthur's sword. Childe Harolde finds the sword - and becomes King of England - then the rot sets in!

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 71467 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

The TLO 71467 master tape survived in TS, but was cut about in the making of the PotG issue, the cuts being kept and later restored. A cut made before the Light Programme repeat was restored from a domestic recording of the Home Service transmission.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2015). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 9781785290312.