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'''''The Man Who Won the War''''' ({{aka}} ''Seagoon MCC'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the first show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday {{date|18 September 1955}}. The recording took place at the [[w:KOKO (music venue)|Camden Theatre]], Camden Town, London. | |||
The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|20 September 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.9m. | |||
The show's first repeat wasn't until 37 years later at 1.02pm, Saturday {{date|9 May 1992}}, on [[w:BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] as part of the ''Comedy Hour: the Radio 2 Comedy Season''. | |||
== Synopsis == | |||
==Music== | |||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | |||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:You Go to My Head|You Go to My Head]]'' {{small|([[w:John Frederick Coots|J Fred Coots]] / [[w:Haven Gillespie|Haven Gillespie]])}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Razzle Dazzle'' {{small|([[w:Jesse Stone|Charles Calhoun]]}} | |||
==Technical== | |||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 86722]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol3|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2009 |page=12|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4084-1044-8}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 10:03, 23 October 2022
| "The Man Who Won the War" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 6 Episode: 1 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 86722 |
| First broadcast | 20 September 1955 |
| Running time | 30:04 |
The Man Who Won the War (a.k.a. Seagoon MCC) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the first show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday 18 September 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 20 September 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 1.9m.
The show's first repeat wasn't until 37 years later at 1.02pm, Saturday 9 May 1992, on Radio 2 as part of the Comedy Hour: the Radio 2 Comedy Season.
Synopsis
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays You Go to My Head (J Fred Coots / Haven Gillespie)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Razzle Dazzle (Charles Calhoun
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 86722 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4084-1044-8.
