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| producer = [[Roy Speer]] | | producer = [[Roy Speer]] | ||
| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Geldray: ''[[ | *Geldray: ''[[Sonny Boy]]'' | ||
*Ellington: ''Will You Still Be Mine?'' | *Ellington: ''Will You Still Be Mine?'' | ||
| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 41712 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 41712 | ||
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A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date|1957-11-10}} at 5pm at The Camden Theatre (TLO 41712A [effects]) | A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date|1957-11-10}} at 5pm at The Camden Theatre (TLO 41712A [effects]) | ||
The recording for transmission was created at 9.15pm on Sunday {{Date|1957-11-10}}, at [[ | 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 [[ | 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 following Thursday at 9pm {{Date|1957-11-14}}, on the [[ | 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. | ||
== BBC Audio Synopsis == | == BBC Audio Synopsis == | ||
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==Music== | ==Music== | ||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | *The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[ | *[[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|([[ | *[[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 41712]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[ | 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 | 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, [[ | 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== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:26, 1 March 2023
| "The Red Fort" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 8 Episode: 7 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Roy Speer |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 41712 |
| First broadcast | 11 November 1957 |
| Running time | 30:29 |
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
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Sonny Boy (Ray Henderson / Buddy G. DeSylva / Lew Brown)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Will You Still Be Mine? (Tom Adair / Matt Dennis)
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
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2018). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 12 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-7852-9449-5.
