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*Ellington: ''Will You Still Be Mine?''
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'''''The Red Fort''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventh show in the ninth series.  
'''''The Red Fort''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]], although it was announced as ''A Tale of India''. It is the seventh show in the eighth series.  


Two pre-recording sessions took place:
A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date|1957-11-10}} at 5pm at The Camden Theatre (TLO 41712A [effects])
*Wednesday {{Date|1959-01-28}}, 4.15pm/5.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 76382, TLO 77924)
*Saturday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, 5.45pm, [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]] (DLO 76513/A)  


The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date|1958-12-14}}, at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (TLO 72138).
The recording for transmission was created at 9.15pm on Sunday {{Date|1957-11-10}}, at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.


The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date|1958-12-15}}, its ratings were 1.1 million.
The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date|1957-11-11}}, its ratings were 1.5 million.


The show was repeated:
The show was repeated the following Thursday at 9pm {{Date|1957-11-14}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 2.6 million listeners.
*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date|1958-12-17}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.
*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1964-03-06}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] in ''Vintage Goons'', to 0.5 million listeners.
*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1965-08-20}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] in ''Let's Laugh Again'', to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment).


== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
== BBC Audio Synopsis ==
1857 and it looks like Major Bloodnok has a major problem: the natives are revolting because their rifle cartridges are being greased with banana skins and the banana is a sacred animal. Bloodnok orders Seagoon to do the work of three brave men - well, he is big enough.
1857 and it looks like Major Bloodnok has a major problem: the natives are revolting because their rifle cartridges are being greased with banana skins and the banana is a sacred animal. Bloodnok orders Seagoon to do the work of three brave men - well, he is big enough.


==Music==
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:Sonny Boy|Sonny Boy]]'' {{small|([[w:Ray Henderson|Ray Henderson]] / [[w:Buddy DeSylva|Buddy G. DeSylva]] / [[w:Lew Brown|Lew Brown]])}}
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Sonny Boy|Sonny Boy]]'' {{small|([[Ray Henderson]] / [[Buddy DeSylva|Buddy G. DeSylva]] / [[Lew Brown]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Will You Still Be Mine?'' {{small|([[w:Tom Adair|Tom Adair]] / [[w:Matt Dennis|Matt Dennis]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Will You Still Be Mine?'' {{small|([[Tom Adair]] / [[Matt Dennis]])}}


==Technical==
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 72138]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 41712]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).


The TLO 41712 master tape survives in [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]], and was used for the version of the show incuded on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]]. The Home Service opening was taken from a domestic recording of the original transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2018 |page=18|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-7852-9449-5}}</ref>
The TLO 41712 master tape survives in [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]], and was used for the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]]. The Home Service opening was taken from a domestic recording of the original transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2018 |page=18|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-7852-9449-5}}</ref>


==Note==
==Note==
In December 1972, [[w:EMI|EMI]] released an LP (electronically processed to stereo), entitled ''The Very Best of The Goons'',  which included ''The Red Fort'' along with a previously unbroadcast [[Vintage Goons]] series show, ''[[The Missing Ten Downing Street (VG)|The Missing Ten Downing Street]]''. This had the effect of putting both shows into licensing limbo until the BBC were able to regain licensing rights to release both shows under their own banner on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] in 2016.
In December 1972, [[EMI]] released an LP (electronically processed to stereo), entitled ''The Very Best of The Goons'',  which included ''The Red Fort'' along with a previously unbroadcast [[Vintage Goons]] series show, ''[[The Missing Ten Downing Street (VG)|The Missing Ten Downing Street]]''. This had the effect of putting both shows into licensing limbo until the BBC were able to regain licensing rights to release both shows under their own banner on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol12|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12]] in 2016.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:26, 1 March 2023


"The Red Fort"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 8
Episode: 7
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byRoy Speer
Music
Recording
Number
TLO 41712
First broadcast11 November 1957 (1957-11-11)
Running time30:29
Episode Order
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List of episodes

The Red Fort is an episode from The Goon Show, although it was announced as A Tale of India. It is the seventh show in the eighth series.

A pre-recording session took place Sunday 10 November 1957 at 5pm at The Camden Theatre (TLO 41712A [effects])

The recording for transmission was created at 9.15pm on Sunday 10 November 1957, at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.

The first Home Service broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday 11 November 1957, its ratings were 1.5 million.

The show was repeated the following Thursday at 9pm 14 November 1957, on the Light Programme to 2.6 million listeners.

BBC Audio Synopsis

1857 and it looks like Major Bloodnok has a major problem: the natives are revolting because their rifle cartridges are being greased with banana skins and the banana is a sacred animal. Bloodnok orders Seagoon to do the work of three brave men - well, he is big enough.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 41712 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

The TLO 41712 master tape survives in TS, and was used for the version of the show included on The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12. The Home Service opening was taken from a domestic recording of the original transmission.[1]

Note

In December 1972, EMI released an LP (electronically processed to stereo), entitled The Very Best of The Goons, which included The Red Fort along with a previously unbroadcast Vintage Goons series show, The Missing Ten Downing Street. This had the effect of putting both shows into licensing limbo until the BBC were able to regain licensing rights to release both shows under their own banner on The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12 in 2016.

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2018). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-7852-9449-5.