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The recording session (TLO 98662) took place Sunday {{Date|1956-02-26}}, 9.45pm. at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.
The recording session (TLO 98662) took place Sunday {{Date|1956-02-26}}, 9.45pm. at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London.


The first [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] broadcast was four days later on Thursday, at 9pm {{Date|1956-03-01}} (St David's Day), its ratings were 3.8 million.
The first [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] broadcast was four days later on Thursday, at 9pm {{Date|1956-03-01}} ([[St David's Day]]), its ratings were 3.8 million.


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==Show Notes==
'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.
The musician's strike was resolved, and Bruce Campbell led the orchestra for the recording of [[The Treasure of Loch Lomond|The Treasure in the Lake]], which was taped along with The Goons Comment on [[Wales]] for the [[St David's Day]] show; this was broadcast under the revised title [[The Goons Hit Wales]] in ''A Celebration of St David's Day'' from the [[Sophia Gardens Pavilion]], [[Cardiff]].


==Music==
==Music==
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This tape no longer exists, and a domestic tape recording of the original transmission was used for the version of the show found on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol4|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 4]].{<!-- Vol 4 reference --><ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol4|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 4]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2010 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4084-1044-8}}</ref>
This tape no longer exists, and a domestic tape recording of the original transmission was used for the version of the show found on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol4|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 4]].{<!-- Vol 4 reference --><ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol4|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 4]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2010 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4084-1044-8}}</ref>
==Show Notes==




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"The Goons Hit Wales"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 6
Episode: Special
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
MusicNone
Recording
Number		TLO 98662
First broadcast1 March 1956 (1956-03-01)
Running time5:16
Episode Order
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"The Fear of Wages"
The Goon Show series 6
List of episodes

The Goons Hit Wales is a special episode from The Goon Show. It is a special show in the sixth series, appearing between The Treasure in the Lake (ep. 24) and The Treasure of Loch Lomond (ep. 25).

The recording session (TLO 98662) took place Sunday 26 February 1956, 9.45pm. at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.

The first Light Programme broadcast was four days later on Thursday, at 9pm 1 March 1956 (St David's Day), its ratings were 3.8 million.

Show Notes

The musician's strike was resolved, and Bruce Campbell led the orchestra for the recording of The Treasure in the Lake, which was taped along with The Goons Comment on Wales for the St David's Day show; this was broadcast under the revised title The Goons Hit Wales in A Celebration of St David's Day from the Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff.

Music

There was no music in this Goons special.

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 72138 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

This tape no longer exists, and a domestic tape recording of the original transmission was used for the version of the show found on The Goon Show Compendium Vol 4.{[1]


References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2010). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 4 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4084-1044-8.
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