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The story begins as a yourng Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the [[w:Iron Curtain|Iron Curtain]] in order to sabotage the Hungarian national [[w:Association football|football team]], the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near [[w:Budapest|Budapest]], at a British Embassy [[w:Haywards Heath|Haywards Heath]], a haddock stretching factory in [[w:Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] and outside a deserted maternity home in [[w:Mayfair|Mayfair]]. | The story begins as a yourng Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the [[w:Iron Curtain|Iron Curtain]] in order to sabotage the Hungarian national [[w:Association football|football team]], the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near [[w:Budapest|Budapest]], at a British Embassy [[w:Haywards Heath|Haywards Heath]], a haddock stretching factory in [[w:Saint Petersburg|Petrograd]] and outside a deserted maternity home in [[w:Mayfair|Mayfair]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:16, 19 August 2022
| "The Whistling Spy Enigma" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 05 Episode 01 |
| Written by | |
| Presented by | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
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| Production code | TLO 62960 |
| Original air date | 26 September 1954 |
| Running time | 30 mins 41 secs |
The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from The Goon Show. It was the first show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 26 September 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 28 September 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.
Story
The story begins as a yourng Ned Seagoon is sent to go behind the Iron Curtain in order to sabotage the Hungarian national football team, the aim being to assure a revival of Britain's sporting prestige over the next football season. The action takes place at a stadium near Budapest, at a British Embassy Haywards Heath, a haddock stretching factory in Petrograd and outside a deserted maternity home in Mayfair.
