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"The Vanishing Room (VG)"
The Goon Show episode
Episode no.Series Vintage Goons
Episode 06
Written bySpike Milligan
Presented byWallace Greenslade
Produced byRoy Speer
Music
  • Orchestra: Wally Stott
  • Geldray: One, Two, Button Your Shoe
  • Ellington: Will You Still Be Mine?
Production codeT5/AG/4382 / TLO 65471
Original air date15 December 1957 (1957-12-15)
Running time29 mins 21 secs
Episode Order
← Previous
"The Giant Bombardon"
Next →
"The Ink Shortage"
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List of episodes

The Vanishing Room is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 21 show: 'The Case of the Vanishing Room'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 4.30pm Sunday 15 December 1957, but the show was actually recorded later at 8.30pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at The Paris Theatre, 12 Lower Regent Street, London.

The first British public broadcast was on Home Service on Monday 13 October 1958 at 8.30pm. Peak listenership for that night was 0.8m.

Technical

Originally recorded on T5/AG/4382 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at St. Hilda's, Maida Vale). This tape survived intact at TS and was used to create the version included on Compendium Vol 9 and CD Volume 13.

Story

In the charming hamlet of Brodley-on-Cleet lives Lord Cretinby in his country seat, secure, so he thinks, of reaching a ripe old age. But he is shot, poisoned and stabbed by an unknown assailant who, to hide his tracks, removes not only the body, but also the scene of the crime to an unfashionable hotel in Paris. Inspector Neddie Seagoon is once again responsible for solving the mystery.