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| "Harry Secombe: Secret Agent" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 2 Episode: 12 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Dennis Main Wilson |
| Music |
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| Editing by | Jimmy Grafton |
| Recording Number | SLO 6306 |
| First broadcast | 15 April 1952 |
The series 2 shows didn't have 'official' episode names per se, but for ease of reference using the show number and Handsome Harry sketch name is to differentiate them.
The show had now changed its name from Crazy People to "The Goon Show, featuring those crazy people…"
Show 29 (aka Harry Secombe: Secret Agent) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twelfth show in the second series.
The show recording session was on Sunday, 13 April 1952 at 9pm and was recorded at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday, 15 April 1952 at 9.30pm (except Midlands and Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 2.2m.
The show's repeat was broadcast the following Thursday at 7.30pm, 17 April 1952 on the Light Programme to an audience of 4.7 million listeners.
Sketches
- Harry Secombe: Secret Agent: Has Harry telling Andrew Timothy how he was asked to take atomic secrets to Nosdrovia.
- Bloodnok fights the Mad Mullah (rehash) In which Andrew Timothy promises the final encounter between Bloodnok and his North West Frontier enemy;
- Goon focus on other programmes: Covers shows such as G-Men, We Beg to Suffer and cricket commentary.
- Pureheart builds a Satellite town: Finds Captain Osric Pureheart approach the House of Commons with a speedier method of building houses.
Music
- Max Geldray performed Bubble, Bubble, Bubble (Pink Champagne) (Robert Wright/George Forrest).
- The Ray Ellington Quartet (pays tribute to Nellie Lutcher with) My Mother’s Eyes (Abel Baer/Wolfe Gilbert) and Hurry On Down (Nellie Lutcher).
- The Goons sing the ‘Parody Number’.
Show Trivia
In this show the pre-recording of Harry’s number was abandoned, as was his solo spot. Max’s number was moved up to follow Harry’s opening escapade (which now tended to drop the Handsome Harry Secombe announcement although it retained the theme) and instead the ‘gimmick’ spot tended to conclude with a parody song assembled by Jimmy Grafton. Bloodnok faced the Mad Mullah again and Splutmuscle returned as one of Pureheart’s assistants.
Technical
Originally recorded on SLO 6306. (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at Broadcasting House). [1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 1). BBC Worldwide. p. 28. ISBN 9781785298776.
