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| writer = *[[Spike Milligan]] | | writer = *[[Spike Milligan]] | ||
*[[Eric Sykes]] | *[[Eric Sykes]] | ||
| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[Peter Eton]] | | producer = [[Peter Eton]] | ||
| music = *Geldray: ''[[Pink Champagne (Joe Liggins song)|Pink Champagne]]'' | | music = *Geldray: ''[[w:Pink Champagne (Joe Liggins song)|Pink Champagne]]'' | ||
*Ellington: ''My Very Good Friend the Milkman'' / ''[[It's a Sin to Tell a Lie]]'' | *Ellington: ''My Very Good Friend the Milkman'' / ''[[w:It's a Sin to Tell a Lie|It's a Sin to Tell a Lie]]'' | ||
| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 65972 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 65972 | ||
| recording_date = {{Start date|1954|11|07|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1954|11|07|df=y}} | ||
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The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 9 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 1.9m listeners. | The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 9 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 1.9m listeners. | ||
==Story== | |||
Poor Arnold Fringe is suddenly stricken with the dreaded Lurgi in a [[w:Lancashire|Lancashire]] bus. No doctor can find an [[w:antidote|antidote]]. Even Dr [[Neddie Seagoon]], twice struck off the rolls, is baffled. Every known cure is sought, but without success. Within a few days Lurgi has clained 9,000 victims. Isolation bays are setup in [[w:Blackpool|Blackpool]] and Lancashire is hastily evacuated. Then, one black night that none of the [[w:Royal Albert Hall|Albert Hall]] audience will ever forget, the Lurgi reached London. | |||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 65972 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived intact and was used for the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]]. | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 65972 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived intact and was used for the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:21, 27 September 2022
| "Lurgi Strikes Britain" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 7 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 65972 |
| First broadcast | 9 November 1954 |
| Running time | 30 mins 56 secs |
Lurgi Strikes Britain is an episode from The Goon Show. It was the seventh show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 7 November 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 9 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 1.9m listeners.
Story
Poor Arnold Fringe is suddenly stricken with the dreaded Lurgi in a Lancashire bus. No doctor can find an antidote. Even Dr Neddie Seagoon, twice struck off the rolls, is baffled. Every known cure is sought, but without success. Within a few days Lurgi has clained 9,000 victims. Isolation bays are setup in Blackpool and Lancashire is hastily evacuated. Then, one black night that none of the Albert Hall audience will ever forget, the Lurgi reached London.
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 65972 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived intact and was used for the version included on Compendium Vol 1.
