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*Geldray: ''[[The High and the Mighty (1954 song)|The High and the Mighty]]''
*Geldray: ''The Duke's Joke''
*Ellington: ''[[Mr. Sandman]]'' / ''[[I Ain't Got Nobody]]''
*Ellington: ''[[Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)|Marianne]]''
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'''''The Seagoon Memoirs''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fifteenth show in the seventh series.  
'''''Round the World in Eighty Days''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twentieth show in the seventh series.  


Two pre-recording sessions took place:
A pre-recording session took place Sunday {{Date|1957-02-17}}, 5pm. at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (DLO 25010). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 22507).
*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 first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date|1957-02-21}}, its ratings were 1.9 million.
 
The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm {{Date|1957-01-03}}, its ratings were 2.6 million.


The show was repeated:
The show was repeated:
*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date|1958-12-17}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 2.3 million listeners.
*Monday 8pm, {{Date|1957-02-25}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 4.1 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.
*Sunday 12.00 noon, {{Date|1983-09-04}} on the [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] in ''Smash of the Day''.  
*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 ==
== 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.
For the first time a radio show is presented entirely in glorious Sponcolour on the new wide Secombe. This gripping tale of adventure, on which no money has been spared, brings right into your home the thrills of a journey to the International Date Line made by fearless Harry Secombe in his 'self-drive' Zeppelin.


==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 ''The Duke's Joke'' {{small|([[Alan Clare]])}}
*[[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 ''[[Marianne (Terry Gilkyson song)|Marianne]]'' {{small|([[Terry Gilkyson]] / Richard Dehr / [[Frank Miller (singer)|Frank Miller]])}}


==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 22507]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). This tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]], but cuts made for the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] issue were not kept, and these have been restored from the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2012 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1408-468548}}</ref>
 
The music in the Athanaeum Club scene at the start of the show was changed in June 1957. Thus the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] issue has the original music and the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] the new. Why the insert was changed is a mystery – surviving documents give no clue as to the reason, and there was no repeat in the offing – the show had had its [[BBC World Service|GOS]] airing some months before, the customary inter-series domestic repeat season had ended, and in any case this show was not one of those chosen for repeat.


The TLO 72138 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol6|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] 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#Vol6|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2012 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1408-468548}}</ref>
==Show Note==
Drawing upon the [[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|forthcoming movie]] version of [[Jules Verne]]'s novel [[Around the World in Eighty Days]] for inspiration, Spike and Larry had written ''Round the World in Eighty Days'' for recording on Sunday 17 February. This script developed their fascination for [[penguin]]s as a source of humour, admitted that the shows no longer had proper conclusions, and had Eccles singing [[Frankie Vaughan]]'s chart hit [[The Garden of Eden (song)|The Garden of Eden]].


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 08:01, 1 March 2023

"Round the World in Eighty Days"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 7
Episode: 20
Written by
Based onAround the World in 80 Days
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPat Dixon
Music
Recording
Number		TLO 22507
First broadcast21 February 1957 (1957-02-21)
Running time30:48
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Round the World in Eighty Days is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twentieth show in the seventh series.

A pre-recording session took place Sunday 17 February 1957, 5pm. at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London (DLO 25010). The recording for transmission was created later that same Sunday, also at The Camden, at 9pm (TLO 22507).

The first Home Service broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm 21 February 1957, its ratings were 1.9 million.

The show was repeated:

  • Monday 8pm, 25 February 1957, on the Light Programme to 4.1 million listeners.
  • Sunday 12.00 noon, 4 September 1983 on the Radio 4 in Smash of the Day.

Transcription Service Synopsis

For the first time a radio show is presented entirely in glorious Sponcolour on the new wide Secombe. This gripping tale of adventure, on which no money has been spared, brings right into your home the thrills of a journey to the International Date Line made by fearless Harry Secombe in his 'self-drive' Zeppelin.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 22507 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived in TS, but cuts made for the POTG issue were not kept, and these have been restored from the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.[1]

The music in the Athanaeum Club scene at the start of the show was changed in June 1957. Thus the TGS issue has the original music and the POTG the new. Why the insert was changed is a mystery – surviving documents give no clue as to the reason, and there was no repeat in the offing – the show had had its GOS airing some months before, the customary inter-series domestic repeat season had ended, and in any case this show was not one of those chosen for repeat.

Show Note

Drawing upon the forthcoming movie version of Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty Days for inspiration, Spike and Larry had written Round the World in Eighty Days for recording on Sunday 17 February. This script developed their fascination for penguins as a source of humour, admitted that the shows no longer had proper conclusions, and had Eccles singing Frankie Vaughan's chart hit The Garden of Eden.

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2012). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 6 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 978-1408-468548.
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