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| series = [[The Goon Show]] | {{Infobox Goon Show episode | ||
| image = | | series = [[The Goon Show]] | ||
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| image_alt = | | image_alt = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| series_no = 10 | | series_no = 10 | ||
| episode = | | episode = 4 | ||
| writer = [[Spike Milligan]] | | writer = [[Spike Milligan]] | ||
| based_on = | | based_on = | ||
| | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[John Browell]] | | producer = [[John Browell]] | ||
| music = [[Bye Bye Blackbird]] | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
| | *Geldray: ''[[Bye Bye Blackbird]]'' | ||
| | *Ellington: ''[['Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)|'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)]]'' | ||
| | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 5454 | ||
| airdate = {{Start date|1960|01| | | recording_date = {{Start date|1960|01|10|df=y}} | ||
| length = | | airdate = {{Start date|1960|01|14|df=y}} | ||
| length = {{duration|m=29|s=36}} | |||
| guests = | | guests = | ||
| prev = [[The Chinese Legs]] | | prev = [[The Chinese Legs]] | ||
| next = [[The Silver Dubloons]] | | next = [[The Silver Dubloons]] | ||
| season_article = | | season_article = [[The Goon Show series 10]] | ||
| episode_list = | | episode_list = | ||
| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol27|27]] | |||
| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol11|11]] | |||
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'''''Robin's Post''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fourth show in the tenth series. | |||
Pre-recording: Wednesday {{Date|1960-01-06}}, 4.15pm, Aeolian Hall Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 5386) and then Sunday {{Date|1960-01-10}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 5454/A). | |||
The show for transmission was recorded at 8pm on Sunday {{Date|1960-01-10}}. The recording took place at the [[KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. | |||
The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{Date|1960-01-14}} at 7.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 0.7m. | |||
The show's first repeat was the following Tuesday at 8pm, Tuesday {{Date|1960-01-19}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]]. It was listened to by 1.9 million. | |||
== Transcription Service Synopsis == | |||
The time: 1901 - year of gaiety and romance! At his ancestral home, Robin's Post, [[Neddie Seagoon|Lord Seagoon]] is holding a masked ball. But this is no ordinary ball - in fact it's made of solid [[gold]] and weighs (excluding the mask) fourteen carrots, three turnips and a mango! To what depths [[Count Jim Moriarty|Moriarty]] will sink to secure this treasure and kidnap the guests at Robin's Post is disclosed in this edition of ''The Goon Show''. (The programme includes our old friends [[List of The Goon Show cast members and characters#Mr Banerjee|Banerjee]] and [[List of The Goon Show cast members and characters#Mr Lalkaka|Lalkaka]]). | |||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[Bye Bye Blackbird]]'' {{small|([[Ray Henderson]] / [[Mort Dixon]])}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[['Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)|'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)]]'' {{small|([[Sy Oliver|Melvin Oliver]] / [[Trummy Young|James Young]])}} | |||
==Technical== | |||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 5454]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). | |||
The TLO 5454 master tape no longer exists, and the recording included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol11|Compendium 11]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] master tape and a domestic recording of the original transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol11|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2015 |page=16|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-7852-9129-6}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:The Goon Show episodes]] | [[Category:The Goon Show episodes]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Goon Shows produced by John Browell]] | ||
[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | |||
[[Category:Goon Shows announced by Wallace Greenslade]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:06, 3 March 2023
| "Robin's Post" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 10 Episode: 4 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | John Browell |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 5454 |
| First broadcast | 14 January 1960 |
| Running time | 29:36 |
Robin's Post is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the fourth show in the tenth series.
Pre-recording: Wednesday 6 January 1960, 4.15pm, Aeolian Hall Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 5386) and then Sunday 10 January 1960, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 5454/A).
The show for transmission was recorded at 8pm on Sunday 10 January 1960. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 14 January 1960 at 7.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 0.7m.
The show's first repeat was the following Tuesday at 8pm, Tuesday 19 January 1960, on the Light Programme. It was listened to by 1.9 million.
Transcription Service Synopsis
The time: 1901 - year of gaiety and romance! At his ancestral home, Robin's Post, Lord Seagoon is holding a masked ball. But this is no ordinary ball - in fact it's made of solid gold and weighs (excluding the mask) fourteen carrots, three turnips and a mango! To what depths Moriarty will sink to secure this treasure and kidnap the guests at Robin's Post is disclosed in this edition of The Goon Show. (The programme includes our old friends Banerjee and Lalkaka).
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Bye Bye Blackbird (Ray Henderson / Mort Dixon)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) (Melvin Oliver / James Young)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 5454 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
The TLO 5454 master tape no longer exists, and the recording included on Compendium 11 was compiled from the TGS disc, the POTG master tape and a domestic recording of the original transmission.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2015). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-7852-9129-6.
