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Warning: Display title "The Archers (<i>The Goon Show</i>)" overrides earlier display title "<i>The Archers</i> (The Goon Show)".
| "The Archers" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 3 Episode: 6 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Editing by | Jimmy Grafton |
| Recording Number | SLO 19414 |
| First broadcast | 16 December 1952 |
The Archers (aka Show 48) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixth show in the third series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday 1952-12-14 December 1952 The recording took place at Piccadilly I, 16 Denman Street, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 16 December 1952 at 9.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 2.2m. Its first repeat was on the Light Programme at 4.30pm on Sunday 21 December 1952 increased the peak listernship to 5.1m.
Sketches
- Handsome Harry Secombe is directed by Moriarty to fly to Algiers on the Peter Sellers Private Plane Service to collect contraband cigarettes.
- The Archers changes style significantly when the script is taken over by writers more used to crafting American PI drama, horror tales and BBC comedy.
- March of Science: The Hydrogen Bomb sees the government employing Henry Begongegroin Crun to work on the deadly atomic device.
Music
- Max Geldray plays Slow Train Blues (Bob Anthony).
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Five Guys Named Moe (Jerry Bresler (music) / Larry Wynn (lyrics)).
Technical
Originally recorded on SLO 19414 (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.
