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''Forog'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|19 December 1954}} at 8.15pm. It was recorded at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], London.  
''Forog'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the thirteenth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|1954-12-19}} at 8.15pm. It was recorded at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], London.  


The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{Date|21 December 1954}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners. It was repeated the following Friday, [[w:Christmas Eve|Christmas Eve]], on the Home Service at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area) {{date|24 December 1954}} getting a rating of 1.1m.
The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{Date|1954-12-21}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners. It was repeated the following Friday, [[Christmas Eve]], on the Home Service at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area) {{date|1954-12-24}} getting a rating of 1.1m.


== Story ==
== Story ==
Young [[Neddie Seagoon|Ned Seagoon]], walking the streets of London during a particularly thick '[[w:Pea soup fog|pea-souper]]', accidentally knocks over a Miss Selina Clutch. Her strange behaviour mystifies young Neddie until a chance meeting with Dr Rheingold Fnutt puts him on the track of an underground terrorist organisation led by the reckless 'Overcoat Charlie' intent on wrecking the Capital's commercial life by blanketing London with an artificial foreign fog that makes people think nothing but the best of each other. [[Henry Crun and Minnie Bannister|Professor Crun]] is called in by the Government to find an antidote to 'Forog' but not before [[Count Jim Moriarty|Professor Moriarty]] and [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne|Commercial Attache Grytpype-Thynne]] nearly succeed in bringing London life to a standstill.
Young [[Neddie Seagoon|Ned Seagoon]], whilst walking the streets of London during a particularly thick '[[Pea soup fog|pea-souper]]', accidentally bumps into Minnie Bannister, he then discovers he's lost. Using a burning torch he realises that he's become the leading London guide for vehicles lost in the fog. Becoming incensed by the difficulty finding his way round in the pea-souper he drops into parliament to complain. Ultimately he volunteers for a government-sponsored experimental unit to get rid of said fog.
 
This plan however comes to the attention of the 10-foot statue of [[Horatio Nelson]] who tries to dissuade Neddie of his task. It doesn't end well…


==Music==
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:Stardust (1927 song)|Stardust]]'' {{small|([[w:Hoagy Carmichael|Hoagy Carmichael]])}}
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Stardust (1927 song)|Stardust]]'' {{small|([[Hoagy Carmichael]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:One Mint Julep|One Mint Julep]]'' {{small|([[w:Rudy Toombs|Rudy Toombs]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[One Mint Julep]]'' {{small|([[Rudy Toombs]])}}
 
==Transcription==
* [[Forog (transcript)]]


==Technical==
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 69220 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists and the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]] was compiled from a combination of the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] 93 disc and a domestic disc recording.<!-- Vol 1 reference -->
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 69220 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). This tape no longer exists and the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]] was compiled from a combination of the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] 93 disc and a domestic disc recording.<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>
<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>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]]
[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]]
[[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Eric Sykes]]
[[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Eric Sykes]]
[[Category:Goon Shows that have a transcript]]

Latest revision as of 18:28, 7 October 2024

"Forog"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 5
Episode: 13
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number
TLO 69220
First broadcast21 December 1954 (1954-12-21)
Running time30:20
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Forog is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the thirteenth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 19 December 1954 at 8.15pm. It was recorded at The Camden Theatre, London.

The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 21 December 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners. It was repeated the following Friday, Christmas Eve, on the Home Service at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area) 24 December 1954 getting a rating of 1.1m.

Story

Young Ned Seagoon, whilst walking the streets of London during a particularly thick 'pea-souper', accidentally bumps into Minnie Bannister, he then discovers he's lost. Using a burning torch he realises that he's become the leading London guide for vehicles lost in the fog. Becoming incensed by the difficulty finding his way round in the pea-souper he drops into parliament to complain. Ultimately he volunteers for a government-sponsored experimental unit to get rid of said fog.

This plan however comes to the attention of the 10-foot statue of Horatio Nelson who tries to dissuade Neddie of his task. It doesn't end well…

Music

Transcription

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 69220 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists and the version included on Compendium Vol 1 was compiled from a combination of the TGS 93 disc and a domestic disc recording.[1]

References

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