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== Sketches == | == Sketches == | ||
* | *''Herschell & Jones'': Jones' Schooldays. | ||
*''History of Flight''. | *''History of Flight''. | ||
*''Russian Sports'' with Splutmuscle as a famous athlete of yesteryear. | *''Russian Sports'' with Splutmuscle as a famous athlete of yesteryear. | ||
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==Music== | ==Music== | ||
*[[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|The Stargazers]] | *[[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|The Stargazers]] sang [[How High the Moon]] {{small|([[Morgan Lewis]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] played ''[[Barnyard Boogie]]'' {{small|([[Wilhelmina Grey]]/[[Louis Jordan]])}} | ||
*[[Max Geldray]] | *[[Max Geldray]] played ''[[My Melancholy Baby]]'' {{small|([[Ernie Burnett]])}} | ||
*The Ray Ellington Quartet | *The Ray Ellington Quartet played ''[[Three Bears]]'' {{small|([[Bobby Troup]])}} | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
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[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Dennis Main Wilson]] | [[Category:Goon Shows produced by Dennis Main Wilson]] | ||
[[Category:Goon Shows orchestra conducted by Stanley Black]] | [[Category:Goon Shows orchestra conducted by Stanley Black]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 7 July 2024
| "Show 3" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 1 Episode: 3 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Dennis Main Wilson |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | SLO 90452 |
| First broadcast | 11 June 1951 |
The first series shows didn't have episode names per se, but for ease of reference using the show number is to differentiate them.
At this point in time the show was called Crazy People.
Show 3 is an episode from The Goon Show (Crazy People). It is the third show in the first series. The show was recorded at 5.45pm on Sunday 10 June 1951 The recording took place at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Monday 11 June 1951 at 7.45pm (in London and Northern only). It reached a peak listenership of 0.7m. The show didn't have a repeat schedule yet.
The show starred Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine, Spike Milligan, the Stargazers, Max Geldray, the Ray Ellington Quartet with Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra. The show was produced by Dennis Main Wilson and was announced by an uncredited Andrew Timothy.
Sketches
- Herschell & Jones: Jones' Schooldays.
- History of Flight.
- Russian Sports with Splutmuscle as a famous athlete of yesteryear.
- Sound Effects which punctuate a court case.
- The Bluffs, an Adventure Unlimited tale of Sir Harold Porridge on the North West Frontier.
Music
- The Stargazers sang How High the Moon (Morgan Lewis)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet played Barnyard Boogie (Wilhelmina Grey/Louis Jordan)
- Max Geldray played My Melancholy Baby (Ernie Burnett)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet played Three Bears (Bobby Troup)
Technical
Originally recorded on SLO 90452 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 27. ISBN 9781785298776.
