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*The Stargazers: ''[[This | *The Stargazers: ''[[This Can't Be Love (song)|This Can’t be Love]]'' | ||
*Ellington: ''[[Time Takes Care of Everything]] and [[Beans and Cornbread]]'' | *Ellington: ''[[Time Takes Care of Everything]] and [[Beans and Cornbread]]'' | ||
*Geldray: ''[[After You’ve Gone]]'' | *Geldray: ''[[After You’ve Gone]]'' | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 6 July 2024
| "Show 5" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 1 Episode: 5 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Dennis Main Wilson |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | SOX 59949 |
| First broadcast | 24 June 1951 |
The first series shows didn't have episode names per se, but for ease of reference using the show number is to differentiate them.
At this point in time the show was called Crazy People.
Show 5 is an episode from The Goon Show (Crazy People). It is the fifth show in the first series.
The show has a pre-recording session at 7.15pm on Sunday 17 June 1951 (SLO 91111a) at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London. The session was primarily to record the Ellington Quartet's numbers.
The show was recorded at 6.30pm on Sunday 25 June 1951 at Aolian I (SOX 59949).
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Monday 25 June 1951 at 7.45pm (in London, Northern and Northern Ireland only). It reached a peak listenership of 0.7m. The show didn't have a repeat schedule yet.
The show starred Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine, Spike Milligan, the Stargazers, Max Geldray, the Ray Ellington Quartet with Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra. The show was produced by Dennis Main Wilson and was announced by an uncredited Andrew Timothy.
Sketches
- Herschell & Jones: Jones’ Adventures in Russia.
- Visit to the Health Clinic with Splutmuscle assisting Dr Evan Evans.
- Story of the Airliner: Investigates Captain Osric Pureheart and his Brabagoon.
- Holidays
- Story of the Yukon Gold Rush: An The Story of the Yukon Trail: An Adventure Unlimited tale of Major O’Shea.
Music
- The Stargazers sing This Can’t be Love (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Time Takes Care of Everything (Al Fields/Timmie Rogers/Nat King Cole)
- Max Geldray plays After You’ve Gone (Henry Creamer/Turner Layton)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Beans and Cornbread (Freddie Clark/Fleecie Moore)
Technical
Originally recorded on SOX 59949 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 27. ISBN 9781785298776.
