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== Story == | == Story == | ||
Fred Nurke is missing! An over-ripe banana, in a deserted [[w:Cannon Street|Cannon Street]] shipping office, is the only clue to his whereabouts. Inspector Ned Seagoon follows the trail to a [[w:List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom#Americas|British Embassy]] in South America where he is just in time to help the Embassy staff in a brush with the rebels. Why are Senor General Gonzales Mess and his gang trying to cut down the only banana tree in the Embassy gardens and what is the connection between Fred Nurke and the over-ripe banana in Cannon Street? | Fred Nurke is missing! An over-ripe banana, in a deserted [[w:Cannon Street|Cannon Street]] shipping office, is the only clue to his whereabouts. Inspector Ned Seagoon follows the trail to a [[w:List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom#Americas|British Embassy]] in South America where he is just in time to help the Embassy staff in a brush with the rebels. Why are Senor General Gonzales Mess and his gang trying to cut down the only banana tree in the Embassy gardens and what is the connection between Fred Nurke and the over-ripe banana in Cannon Street? | ||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:You're Driving Me Crazy|You're Driving Me Crazy]]'' {{small|([[w:Walter Donaldson|Walter Donaldson]])}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Norman Brooks (singer)|Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow]]'' {{small|([[w:Jack Berch|Jack Berch]] / [[w:John Redmond (songwriter)|John Redmond]])}} | |||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 64692 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The original tape no longer exists, the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from an unofficial 7½ ips dub of the unedited [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG|POTG]] 4 master tape. | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 64692 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The original tape no longer exists, the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from an unofficial 7½ ips dub of the unedited [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG|POTG]] 4 master tape.<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> | ||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 10:41, 16 October 2022
| "The Affair of the Lone Banana" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
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| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 5 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
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| Recording Number | TLO 64692 |
| First broadcast | 26 October 1954 |
| Running time | 32:41 |
The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from The Goon Show. It was the fifth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 24 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.
Story
Fred Nurke is missing! An over-ripe banana, in a deserted Cannon Street shipping office, is the only clue to his whereabouts. Inspector Ned Seagoon follows the trail to a British Embassy in South America where he is just in time to help the Embassy staff in a brush with the rebels. Why are Senor General Gonzales Mess and his gang trying to cut down the only banana tree in the Embassy gardens and what is the connection between Fred Nurke and the over-ripe banana in Cannon Street?
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays You're Driving Me Crazy (Walter Donaldson)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow (Jack Berch / John Redmond)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 64692 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The original tape no longer exists, the version included on Compendium Vol 1 was sourced from an unofficial 7½ ips dub of the unedited TLO and the POTG 4 master tape.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2007). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1.
