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'''''The | '''''The Secret Escritoire''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the second show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday {{date|25 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| | The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|27 September 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.8m. | ||
The show's first repeat was the | The show's first repeat was the following Saturday at 7.30pm, {{date|1 October 1955}}, on the [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]]. It was listened to by 1.9 million. | ||
== Synopsis == | |||
[[File:Escritoire desk (AM 2013.34.1-2).jpg|thumb|right|Don't tell anyone what it is, it's a secret]] | |||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | *The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w: | *[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:Someone to Watch Over Me (song)|Someone to Watch Over Me]]'' {{small|([[w:George Gershwin|George Gershwin]] & [[w:Ira Gershwin|Ira Gershwin]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays '' | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Play It, Boy'' {{small|([[w:Matt Dubey|Matt Dubey]] / [[w:Harold Karr|Harold Karr]])}} | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 87028]] (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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 23 October 2022
| "The Secret Escritoire" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 6 Episode: 2 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 87028 |
| First broadcast | 27 September 1955 |
| Running time | 30:15 |
The Secret Escritoire is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the second show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday 25 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 27 September 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.8m.
The show's first repeat was the following Saturday at 7.30pm, 1 October 1955, on the Light Programme. It was listened to by 1.9 million.
Synopsis
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Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Someone to Watch Over Me (George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Play It, Boy (Matt Dubey / Harold Karr)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 87028 (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.
