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'''''The Gold Plate Robbery''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the sixteenth show in the ninth series. Announced, eventually, as ''‘The Kleens of Blenchinghall, the story of an ordinary English comedy half-hour’''.
First Home Service Broadcast:
Monday 16 February 1959, 8.30pm. Ratings: 0.8 million. RI: 59.
Two pre-recording sessions took place:
*Wednesday {{Date|1959-02-11}}, 3pm/4.15pm. [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian Hall]] Studio 2 (TLO 77658, TLO 80246, C/DLO 77620)
*Sunday {{Date|1959-02-15}}, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 77725/A)
The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday {{Date|1959-02-15}}, at [[KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London (TLO 72138).
The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date|1959-02-16}}, its ratings were 0.8 million.
The show was repeated:
*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date|1959-02-18}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 2.6 million listeners.
*Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date|1960-03-03}} on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] (postponed from Thursday {{Date|1960-02-25}}), to 0.5 million listeners.
*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1964-03-27}} on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] (except Scotland), to 0.3 million listeners
== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
The theft of all the valuable gold plate from one of England's Stately Homes gives listeners a unique opportunity to secure a glimpse into the private lives of the Blue-Blooded Aristocracy of 1887. The trail leads to a bizarre series of adventures, ultimately culminating in a desert battle. From life with the nobility to life in the [[French Foreign Legion]] is a long step, but [[Spike Milligan]] has telescopic legs! Hear how he bridges this gap in this edition of the ''Goon Show''.
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''The Duke's Joke'' {{small|(Alan Clare)}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''What Else Can You Do with a Drum?'' {{small|([[Duke Ellington]] / [[Billy Strayhorn]])}}
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 72138]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).
The TLO 77725 master tape no longer exists, so thversion of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol11|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11]] has been compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc and a 'ring main' recording (one made from the BBC's internal programme distribution system) of the 1964 repeat 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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Latest revision as of 16:59, 3 March 2023

"The Gold Plate Robbery"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 9
Episode: 16
Written bySpike Milligan
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byJohn Browell
Music
  • Orchestra: Wally Stott
  • Geldray: The Duke's Joke
  • Ellington: What Else Can You Do with a Drum?
Recording
Number		TLO 77725
First broadcast16 February 1959 (1959-02-16)
Running time30:36
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List of episodes

The Gold Plate Robbery is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixteenth show in the ninth series. Announced, eventually, as ‘The Kleens of Blenchinghall, the story of an ordinary English comedy half-hour’.

First Home Service Broadcast: Monday 16 February 1959, 8.30pm. Ratings: 0.8 million. RI: 59.

Two pre-recording sessions took place:

  • Wednesday 11 February 1959, 3pm/4.15pm. Aeolian Hall Studio 2 (TLO 77658, TLO 80246, C/DLO 77620)
  • Sunday 15 February 1959, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 77725/A)

The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday 15 February 1959, at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London (TLO 72138).

The first Home Service broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday 16 February 1959, its ratings were 0.8 million.

The show was repeated:

  • Wednesday 9.31pm, 18 February 1959, on the Light Programme to 2.6 million listeners.
  • Thursday 7.30pm, 3 March 1960 on the Home Service (postponed from Thursday 25 February 1960), to 0.5 million listeners.
  • Friday 9.30pm, 27 March 1964 on the Home Service (except Scotland), to 0.3 million listeners

Transcription Service Synopsis

The theft of all the valuable gold plate from one of England's Stately Homes gives listeners a unique opportunity to secure a glimpse into the private lives of the Blue-Blooded Aristocracy of 1887. The trail leads to a bizarre series of adventures, ultimately culminating in a desert battle. From life with the nobility to life in the French Foreign Legion is a long step, but Spike Milligan has telescopic legs! Hear how he bridges this gap in this edition of the Goon Show.

Music

Technical

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

The TLO 77725 master tape no longer exists, so thversion of the show included on The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11 has been compiled from the TGS disc and a 'ring main' recording (one made from the BBC's internal programme distribution system) of the 1964 repeat transmission.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2015). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-7852-9129-6.
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