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SHOW 159 (7/7): The Great Bank Robbery (CDl, Track 11)
'''''The Great Bank Robbery''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventh show in the seventh series.  
Pre-recording: Sunday 11 November 1956, 5pm,The Camden Theatre. DLO 17173.
Recording: Sunday 11 November 1956, 9pm, The Camden Theatre. no 1580 I.
First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 15 November 1956, 8.30pm. Ratings: 1.9 million. R/: 65.
Repeal: Monday 19 November 1956, 8pm, 4.1 million (Light Programme].
BBCAudiobooks' Synopsis:Wanted: One large horse-hair stuffed Zeppelin disguised as the 7.20 train to
Bradford with Crun's Bank attached and going in the direction of up. When Henry Crun turns banker
and promises double security (the money's in a tea caddy stuffed in a mattress) he falls victim to the
aeronautical schemes of Grytpype and Count Jim Thighs' Moriarty. But why is Neddie in the bullion
vaults before making his escape in the To ur de Britain Five Day Bass Drum Race! H􀄽's innocent, folks!Yes,
a mystery has been committed and security guard Bluebottle intends to solve it.
Music: Max Geldray plays How About You (Burton Lane); The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Razzle-Dazzle
(Charles E Calhoun).


A pre-recording session took place on Sunday {{Date|1956-11-11}}, 5pm. The Camden Theatre (DLO 17173). The recording for transmission was created at 9pm the same day, {{Date|1956-11-11}}, at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.


'''''The Seagoon Memoirs''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventh show in the ninth series.  
The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date|1956-11-15}}, its ratings were 1.9 million. The show was then repeated the following Monday at 8pm, {{Date|1956-11-19}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 4.1 million listeners.


Two pre-recording sessions took place:
== BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis ==
*Wednesday {{Date|1959-01-28}}, 4.15pm/5.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 76382, TLO 77924)
Wanted: One large horse-hair stuffed [[Zeppelin]] disguised as the 7.20 train to [[Bradford]] with Crun's Bank attached and going in the direction of up. When [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister|Henry Crun]] turns banker and promises double security (the money's in a [[tea caddy]] stuffed in a mattress) he falls victim to the aeronautical schemes of [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne|Grytpype]] and [[Count Jim Moriarty|Count Jim ‘Thighs’ Moriarty]]. But why is [[Neddie Seagoon|Neddie]] in the bullion vaults before making his escape in the Tour de Britain Five Day Bass Drum Race! He's innocent, folks! Yes, a mystery has been committed and security guard [[Bluebottle]] intends to solve it.
*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 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 show was repeated:
*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 ==
'To open the scene, take a knife and cut along the dotted line. Inside you will find the [[w:Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]] in an icy blizzard.' This is how Spike Milligan describes the setting for the start of the latest unexpurgated edition of Seagoon's memoirs. Listeners can, in fact, buy a copy (in a plain sealed envelope) at any local Second Class Slipper Bath.


==Music==
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I Kiss Your Hand, Madame|I Kiss Your Little Hand, Madame]]'' {{small|([[w:Ralph Erwin|Ralph Erwin]] (music) / [[w:Fritz Rotter|Fritz Rotter]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[How About You?]]'' {{Small|([[Burton Lane]] (music) / [[Ralph Freed]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:The Late, Late Show (album)|The Late Late Show]]'' {{small|(Murray Berlin (music) / [[w:Roy Alfred|Roy Alfred]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Razzle Dazzle'' {{Small|([[Jesse Stone|Charles E Calhoun]])}}


==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 15801]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).
 
The TLO 72138 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] master tape and domestic recordings of both the original transmission and the 1964 repeat.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2011 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>


1/1 - The Great Bank Robbery
This tape still exists, and was used for subsequent restorations.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2011 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>
Originally recorded on TLO 1580 I. This tape still exists, and was used for this issue.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:38, 28 February 2023

"The Great Bank Robbery"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 7
Episode: 7
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPat Dixon
Music
Recording
Number
TLOTLO 15801
First broadcast15 November 1956 (1956-11-15)
Running time31:09
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The Great Bank Robbery is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the seventh show in the seventh series.

A pre-recording session took place on Sunday 11 November 1956, 5pm. The Camden Theatre (DLO 17173). The recording for transmission was created at 9pm the same day, 11 November 1956, at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.

The first Home Service broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm 15 November 1956, its ratings were 1.9 million. The show was then repeated the following Monday at 8pm, 19 November 1956, on the Light Programme to 4.1 million listeners.

BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis

Wanted: One large horse-hair stuffed Zeppelin disguised as the 7.20 train to Bradford with Crun's Bank attached and going in the direction of up. When Henry Crun turns banker and promises double security (the money's in a tea caddy stuffed in a mattress) he falls victim to the aeronautical schemes of Grytpype and Count Jim ‘Thighs’ Moriarty. But why is Neddie in the bullion vaults before making his escape in the Tour de Britain Five Day Bass Drum Race! He's innocent, folks! Yes, a mystery has been committed and security guard Bluebottle intends to solve it.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 15801 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

This tape still exists, and was used for subsequent restorations.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2011). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 978-1408-427286.