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'''''The Great Bank of England Robbery''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the | '''''The Great Bank of England Robbery''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the twenty-ninth show in the fourth series. | ||
A rehearsal pre-recording show was performed and recorded (TLO 52583A) on Thursday {{Date|8 April 1954}} which featured the performance of the Ray Ellington Quartet which was used in the broadcast show. | |||
The show | The main show was recorded the following Sunday at 9pm {{date|11 April 1954}}. The recording/show took place at the [[w:Playhouse Theatre#BBC studio|Playhouse Theatre]], Northumberland Avenue, near [[w:Trafalgar Square|Trafalgar Square]], central London. | ||
No | The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] the next day, Monday {{date|12 April 1954}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.5m. | ||
The show's first repeat was three weeks later at 1.10pm, Monday {{date|17 May 1954}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.5 million. | |||
No publically available recording is known to exist as of {{date}}. | |||
== Transcription Service Remake Synopsis == | == Transcription Service Remake Synopsis == | ||
'Tis not such a far cry from the respectable [[w:Bank of England|Bank of England]] to a hovel in the Street of a Thousand Dustbins (in [[w:Chinatown, London|London's Chinatown]]) in whose sinister atmosphere the seeds are planted for the crime of the century — the Great Bank of England Robbery! The trail leads from Chinatown to the bed of one of London's famous underground rivers which runs directly beneath the bank. What happens next isunfolded in this gripping tale… | |||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | *The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w: | *[[Max Geldray]] plays ''Hot Toddy'' {{small|([[w:Ralph Flanagan|Ralph Flanagan]] / [[w:Herb Hendler|Herb Hendler]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w: | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Such a Night|Such a Night]]'' {{small|([[w:Lincoln Chase|Lincoln Chase]])}} | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 52583]] (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2018 |page=26|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-7875-3266-3}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 19:03, 13 October 2022
| "The Great Bank of England Robbery" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 4 Episode: 29 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 52583 |
| First broadcast | 12 April 1954 |
| Running time | 29:37 |
The Great Bank of England Robbery is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twenty-ninth show in the fourth series.
A rehearsal pre-recording show was performed and recorded (TLO 52583A) on Thursday 8 April 1954 which featured the performance of the Ray Ellington Quartet which was used in the broadcast show.
The main show was recorded the following Sunday at 9pm 11 April 1954. The recording/show took place at the Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, near Trafalgar Square, central London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service the next day, Monday 12 April 1954 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.5m.
The show's first repeat was three weeks later at 1.10pm, Monday 17 May 1954, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.5 million.
No publically available recording is known to exist as of 26 December 2024.
Transcription Service Remake Synopsis
'Tis not such a far cry from the respectable Bank of England to a hovel in the Street of a Thousand Dustbins (in London's Chinatown) in whose sinister atmosphere the seeds are planted for the crime of the century — the Great Bank of England Robbery! The trail leads from Chinatown to the bed of one of London's famous underground rivers which runs directly beneath the bank. What happens next isunfolded in this gripping tale…
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Hot Toddy (Ralph Flanagan / Herb Hendler)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Such a Night (Lincoln Chase)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 52583 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2018). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-7875-3266-3.
