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''The Last Tram (from Clapham)'' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the ninth show in series | '''''The Last Tram (from Clapham)''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the ninth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday {{Date|21 November 1954}} at 9.15pm. It was recorded at [[w:KOKO (music venue)|The Camden Theatre]], London. | ||
The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 23 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners. | The first [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday {{Date|23 November 1954}} at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners. | ||
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|style=text-align:center;| 12.25pm / 12.30pm | |||
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|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|25 July 1969}} | |||
|style=text-align:center;| 7.00pm | |||
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==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 67320 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived the years in [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]] and was used to create the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]]. | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 67320 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived the years in [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]] and was used to create the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]].<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2007 |page=15|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:23, 16 October 2022
| "The Last Tram (from Clapham)" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
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| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 9 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 67320 |
| First broadcast | 23 November 1954 |
| Running time | 31:12 |
The Last Tram (from Clapham) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the ninth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 21 November 1954 at 9.15pm. It was recorded at The Camden Theatre, London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 23 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.
| Day | Date | Time | Ratings | Station | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 19 November 1954 | 12.25pm / 12.30pm | 2.3m | Home Service | |
| Friday | 25 July 1969 | 7.00pm | 0.4m | Radio 4 |
Story
When driver Fred Krint and clippy Hilary Boot drove the Last Tram from Clapham to Highgate for the ceremonial closing of Kingsway Subway, Ned Seagoon of the Redundant Transport Department thought that all his troubles were over. But a mysterious 'phone call put him on the track of a tramcar still at large — somewhere between Clapham and Highgate! How did driver Henry Crun and clippy Minnie Bannister eventually prove that they should have had the honour of driving the Last Tram? And what happened when excavations wer being made in a new block of flats in Kingsway? And how did Major Bloodnok suddenly become the Mayor of Westminster? And what mysteries lie behind the barracaded Kingsway subway?
Music
- The BBC Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Truckin' (Rube Bloom / Ted Koeler)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango (Al Hoffman / Dick Manning)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 67320 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived the years in TS and was used to create the version included on Compendium Vol 1.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2007). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1.
