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'''''The Greenslade Story''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the fourteenth show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday {{date|18 December 1955}}. 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|20 December 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.


==Repeats==
*Saturday, {{Date|24 December 195S}}, 7.30pm, 2.6 million, ([[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]])
*Tuesday, {{Date|17 April 19S1}},8.30pm, 3.0 million ([[BBC Home Service|Home Service]])
*Thursday, {{Date|8 November 1956}}, 8.30pm, 2.3 million, (Home Service; replacing ''The President's Protocol'' (i.e. ''The Sleeping Prince'')];
*Monday, {{Date|12 November 1956}}, 8pm, 3.6 million (Light Programme; replacing ''The President's Protocol'' (i.e. ''The Sleeping Prince'')];
*Friday, {{Date|26 December 1997}}, 3pm, [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] (in ''Classic Comedy:Pick of the Goons'')


== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
The rags to riches story of [[Wallace Greenslade]] - BBC announcer-extraordinary – and of how he obtained this coveted post.
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''One, Two, Button Your Shoe'' {{small|([[Arthur Johnston (composer)|Arthur Johnston]] / [[Johnny Burke]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Jingle Bells]]'' ({{aka}} ''One Horse Open Sleigh'') {{small|([[James Lord Pierpont]])}}.{{refn|group=nb|Because of the seasonal nature of the Quartet number, on the Transcription Reissue this was replaced by ABC Boogie (Max Spickol/Al Russell) taken from [[The Whistling Spy Enigma]] or [[The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved)]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol3|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2009 |page=10|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4084-1044-8}}</ref>}}
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 93839]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).
This tape survived in [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]], and was edited for the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] issue. Not all the cuts were kept, so this issue has been compiled from the TLO and an earlier copy made by TS and not used.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol3|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2009 |page=12|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4084-1044-8}}</ref>
==Notes==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:19, 27 February 2023


"The Greenslade Story"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 6
Episode: 14
Written bySpike Milligan
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number		TLO 93839
First broadcast20 December 1955 (1955-12-20)
Running time31:33
Guest appearance
John Snagge
Episode Order
← Previous
"The Lost Year" 		Next →
"The Hastings Flyer — Robbed"
The Goon Show series 6
List of episodes

The Greenslade Story is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the fourteenth show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday 18 December 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 20 December 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.

Repeats

  • Saturday, 24 December 195S, 7.30pm, 2.6 million, (Light Programme)
  • Tuesday, 17 April 19S1,8.30pm, 3.0 million (Home Service)
  • Thursday, 8 November 1956, 8.30pm, 2.3 million, (Home Service; replacing The President's Protocol (i.e. The Sleeping Prince)];
  • Monday, 12 November 1956, 8pm, 3.6 million (Light Programme; replacing The President's Protocol (i.e. The Sleeping Prince)];
  • Friday, 26 December 1997, 3pm, Radio 2 (in Classic Comedy:Pick of the Goons)

Transcription Service Synopsis

The rags to riches story of Wallace Greenslade - BBC announcer-extraordinary – and of how he obtained this coveted post.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 93839 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

This tape survived in TS, and was edited for the POTG issue. Not all the cuts were kept, so this issue has been compiled from the TLO and an earlier copy made by TS and not used.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Because of the seasonal nature of the Quartet number, on the Transcription Reissue this was replaced by ABC Boogie (Max Spickol/Al Russell) taken from The Whistling Spy Enigma or The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved).[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4084-1044-8.
  2. ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4084-1044-8.
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