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| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[Roy Speer]] | | producer = [[Roy Speer]] | ||
| music = *Geldray: ''One, Two, Button Your Shoe'' | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Geldray: ''One, Two, Button Your Shoe'' | |||
*Ellington: ''Will You Still Be Mine?'' | *Ellington: ''Will You Still Be Mine?'' | ||
| production = TLO 65471 | | production = T5/AG/4382 / TLO 65471 | ||
| recording_date = {{Start date|1957|12|15|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1957|12|15|df=y}} | ||
| airdate = {{Start date|1958|10| | | airdate = {{Start date|1958|10|13|df=y}} | ||
| length = 29 mins 21 secs | | length = 29 mins 21 secs | ||
| guests = | | guests = | ||
| prev = [[The Giant Bombardon (VG)|The Giant Bombardon]] | | prev = [[The Giant Bombardon (VG)|The Giant Bombardon]] | ||
| next = [[The Great Bank of England Robbery (VG)|The Great Bank of England Robbery]] | | next = [[The Great Bank of England Robbery (VG)|The Great Bank of England Robbery]] | ||
| | | CD_volume = 13 | ||
| | | Compendium = 9 | ||
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''The Vanishing Room'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the sixth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 21 show: '[[The Case of the Vanishing Room]]'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 4.30pm Sunday 15 December 1957, but the show was actually recorded later at 8.30pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Theatre]], 12 Lower Regent Street, London. | |||
The first British public broadcast was on [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Monday 13 October 1958 at 8.30pm. Peak listenership for that night was 0.8m. | |||
==Technical== | |||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TN/AG/-|T5/AG/4382]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Maida Vale Studios|St. Hilda's, Maida Vale]]). This tape survived intact at [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]] and was used to create the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 9]] and [[The Goon Show CDs|CD Volume 13]]. | |||
== Story == | |||
In the charming [[w:hamlet (place)|hamlet]] of Brodley-on-Cleet lives Lord Cretinby in his country seat, secure, so he thinks, of reaching a ripe old age. But he is shot, poisoned and stabbed by an unknown [[wiktionary:assailant|assailant]] who, to hide his tracks, removes not only the body, but also the scene of the crime to an unfashionable hotel in [[w:Paris|Paris]]. Inspector Neddie Seagoon is once again responsible for solving the mystery. | |||
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Revision as of 14:29, 27 August 2022
| "The Vanishing Room (VG)" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Series Vintage Goons Episode 06 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Presented by | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Roy Speer |
| Music |
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| Production code | T5/AG/4382 / TLO 65471 |
| Original air date | 15 December 1957 |
| Running time | 29 mins 21 secs |
The Vanishing Room is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 21 show: 'The Case of the Vanishing Room'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 4.30pm Sunday 15 December 1957, but the show was actually recorded later at 8.30pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at The Paris Theatre, 12 Lower Regent Street, London.
The first British public broadcast was on Home Service on Monday 13 October 1958 at 8.30pm. Peak listenership for that night was 0.8m.
Technical
Originally recorded on T5/AG/4382 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at St. Hilda's, Maida Vale). This tape survived intact at TS and was used to create the version included on Compendium Vol 9 and CD Volume 13.
Story
In the charming hamlet of Brodley-on-Cleet lives Lord Cretinby in his country seat, secure, so he thinks, of reaching a ripe old age. But he is shot, poisoned and stabbed by an unknown assailant who, to hide his tracks, removes not only the body, but also the scene of the crime to an unfashionable hotel in Paris. Inspector Neddie Seagoon is once again responsible for solving the mystery.
