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'''''Dishonoured''''' (aka ''The Fall of Neddie Seagoon'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twelfth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|12 December 1954}} at 9.30pm. It was recorded at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], London.  
'''''Dishonoured''''' (aka ''The Fall of Neddie Seagoon'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twelfth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|1954-12-12}} at 9.30pm. It was recorded at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], London.  


The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 14 December 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.
The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{Date|1954-12-14}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.


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| Friday  
| Friday  
|style=text-align:center;| {{date|17 December 1954}}  
|style=text-align:center;| {{date|1954-12-17}}  
|style=text-align:center;| 12.25pm / 12.30pm
|style=text-align:center;| 12.25pm / 12.30pm
|style=text-align:center;| 1.5m  
|style=text-align:center;| 1.5m  
|| [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]]  
|| [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]]  
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| Friday  
| Friday  
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|10 June 1955}}
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|1955-06-10}}
|style=text-align:center;| 7.30pm
|style=text-align:center;| 7.30pm
|style=text-align:center;| 3.8m
|style=text-align:center;| 3.8m
|| [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]]
|| [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]]
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== Story ==
== Story ==
Young Ned, driven to distraction by the hum-drum life at the bank where he works, decides to abscond with the contents of the [[w:Bank vault|strong-room]]. One night, without so much as saying goodbye to Mrs Seagonn and with his pockets bulging with notes, he joins a [[w:Banana boat (ship)|banana boat]] sailing for the blue [[w:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]]. But Neddie, unused to sudden wealth, begins to lose heavily to the [[w:purser|purser]] at [[w:Snap (card game)|Snap]] until, in desperation, unable to pay his bar bill, he dives overboard and swims to [[w:India|India]]. There he joins the army and, continuing in the path of degradation, he sells military secrets to the [[w:Wazir (Pashtun tribe)|Waziri]] tribesmen. And then, falling further into the abyss of shame, he becomes the [[w:confidant|confidant]] of the notorious scourge of the [[w:North-West Frontier Province|North-West Frontier]] — 'The Red Bladder' —  until, finally, in the foothills of the [[w:Himalayas|Himalayas]], he meets his tragic end.  
Young Ned, driven to distraction by the hum-drum life at the bank where he works, decides to abscond with the contents of the [[Bank vault|strong-room]]. One night, without so much as saying goodbye to Mrs Seagoon and with his pockets bulging with notes, he joins a [[Banana boat (ship)|banana boat]] sailing for the blue [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]]. But Neddie, unused to sudden wealth, begins to lose heavily to the [[purser]] at [[Snap (card game)|Snap]] until, in desperation, unable to pay his bar bill, he dives overboard and swims to [[India]]. There he joins the army and, continuing in the path of degradation, he sells military secrets to the [[Wazir (Pashtun tribe)|Waziri]] tribesmen. And then, falling further into the abyss of shame, he becomes the [[confidant]] of the notorious scourge of the [[North-West Frontier Province|North-West Frontier]] — 'The Red Bladder' —  until, finally, in the foothills of the [[Himalayas]], he meets his tragic end.  


==Music==
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''A Sky-Blue Shirt and a Rainbow Tie'' {{small|([[w:Jack Berch|Jack Berch]] / [[w:John Redmond|John Redmond]])}}
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''A Sky-Blue Shirt and a Rainbow Tie'' {{small|([[Jack Berch]] / [[John Redmond]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Pam-Poo-Dey'' {{small|(L Gaste / B Michel / S Miller)}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Pam-Poo-Dey'' {{small|(L Gaste / B Michel / S Miller)}}


==Technical==
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 68149 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2007 |page=15|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref>  
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 68149 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2007 |page=15|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref>  


==Ted Kendall's Restoration==
==Ted Kendall's Restoration==

Latest revision as of 15:02, 27 February 2023

"Dishonoured"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 5
Episode: 12
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
  • Orchestra: Wally Stott
  • Geldray: A Sky-Blue Shirt and a Rainbow Tie
  • Ellington: Pam-Poo-Dey
Recording
Number		TLO 68149
First broadcast14 December 1954 (1954-12-14)
Running time30:40
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Dishonoured (aka The Fall of Neddie Seagoon) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twelfth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 12 December 1954 at 9.30pm. It was recorded at The Camden Theatre, London.

The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 14 December 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.

Repeats
Day Date Time Ratings Station
Friday 17 December 1954 12.25pm / 12.30pm 1.5m Home Service
Friday 10 June 1955 7.30pm 3.8m Light Programme

Story

Young Ned, driven to distraction by the hum-drum life at the bank where he works, decides to abscond with the contents of the strong-room. One night, without so much as saying goodbye to Mrs Seagoon and with his pockets bulging with notes, he joins a banana boat sailing for the blue Mediterranean. But Neddie, unused to sudden wealth, begins to lose heavily to the purser at Snap until, in desperation, unable to pay his bar bill, he dives overboard and swims to India. There he joins the army and, continuing in the path of degradation, he sells military secrets to the Waziri tribesmen. And then, falling further into the abyss of shame, he becomes the confidant of the notorious scourge of the North-West Frontier — 'The Red Bladder' — until, finally, in the foothills of the Himalayas, he meets his tragic end.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 68149 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]

Ted Kendall's Restoration

This tape survived at TS until the 1970 purge where it was wiped. A future-seeing BBC TS engineer unofficially created a 7½ ips tape copy before the original TLO tape was wiped. In 1986 this unoffical copy was discovered in a cupboard in TS and was used to create the version included on Compendium Vol 1.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2007). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1.
  2. ^ Kendall, Ted (2007). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1.
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