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'''''The International Christmas Pudding''''' (announced as ''The Great International Christmas Pudding'') is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the nineth show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday {{date|13 November 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|15 November 1955}} at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.


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! scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 125px;"| Date
! scope="col" style="vertical-align: top; width: 65px;" | Time
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| Saturday
|style=text-align:center;| {{date|19 November 1955}}
|style=text-align:center;| 7.30pm
|style=text-align:center;| 2.3m
|| [[w:BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]]
||
|-
| Tuesday 
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|10 April 1956}}
|style=text-align:center;| 8.30pm
|style=text-align:center;| 2.6m
|| [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]]
||
|-
| Friday
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|28 February 1975}}
|style=text-align:center;| 6.15pm
|style=text-align:center;| 0.6m
|| [[w:BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]
||''Encore the Goons'';<br>Not Scotland or Wales
|-
| Wednesday
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|26 December 1984}}
|style=text-align:center;| 1.05pm
|style=text-align:center;|
|| [[w:BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]
|| in ''Smash of the Day''
|-
| Friday
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|25 December 1987}}
|style=text-align:center;| 4pm
|style=text-align:center;|
|| [[w:BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]]
||
|-
| Thursday
|style=text-align:center;| {{Date|25 December 1997}}
|style=text-align:center;| 3pm
|style=text-align:center;|
|| [[w:BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]]
|| in ''Classic Comedy: Pick of the Goons''
|-
|}


== Transcription Service Remake Synopsis ==
From [[w:ancient Egypt|ancient Egypt]] , land of [[Wikt:monolithic|monolithic]] {{sic}} [[w:pyramid|pyramid]]s and [[w:Karnak|Karnak]]'s fallen temples, comes this gripping story of the discovery of a long-dead Egyptian priest's toomb. It all started one day in 1889 in the British Museum and it finished… but hear for yourselves the strange unfolding of this tale.
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:My Blue Heaven (song)|My Blue Heaven]]'' {{small|([[w:Walter Donaldson|Walter Donaldson]])}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Yes Sir, That's My Baby (song)|Yes Sir, That's My Baby]]'' {{small|([[w:Walter Donaldson|Walter Donaldson]] (music) / [[w:Gus Khan|Gus Khan]] (lyrics))}} / ''[[w:Nagasaki (song)|Nagasaki]]'' {{small|([[w:Harry Warren|Harry Warren]] (music) / [[w:Mort Dixon|Mort Dixon]] (lyrics))}}
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 42416]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2018 |page=26|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-7875-3266-3}}</ref>
==References==
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Revision as of 11:03, 29 October 2022

"The International Christmas Pudding"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 6
Episode: 9
Written bySpike Milligan
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number		TBU 52103 (changed from TLO 90462)
First broadcast15 November 1955 (1955-11-15)
Running time29:24
Episode Order
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The International Christmas Pudding (announced as The Great International Christmas Pudding) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the nineth show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday 13 November 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 15 November 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.

Repeats
Day Date Time Ratings Station Show
Saturday 19 November 1955 7.30pm 2.3m Light Programme
Tuesday 10 April 1956 8.30pm 2.6m Home Service
Friday 28 February 1975 6.15pm 0.6m Radio 4 Encore the Goons;
Not Scotland or Wales
Wednesday 26 December 1984 1.05pm Radio 4 in Smash of the Day
Friday 25 December 1987 4pm Radio 2
Thursday 25 December 1997 3pm Radio 2 in Classic Comedy: Pick of the Goons

Transcription Service Remake Synopsis

From ancient Egypt , land of monolithic [sic] pyramids and Karnak's fallen temples, comes this gripping story of the discovery of a long-dead Egyptian priest's toomb. It all started one day in 1889 in the British Museum and it finished… but hear for yourselves the strange unfolding of this tale.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 42416 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2018). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-7875-3266-3.
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