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| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[Peter Eton]] | | producer = [[Peter Eton]] | ||
| music = *Geldray: ''[[w:Ain't Misbehavin' (song)|Ain't Misbehavin']]'' | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Geldray: ''[[w:Ain't Misbehavin' (song)|Ain't Misbehavin']]'' | |||
*Ellington: ''[[w:Bloodshot Eyes (song)|Bloodshot Eyes]]'' | *Ellington: ''[[w:Bloodshot Eyes (song)|Bloodshot Eyes]]'' | ||
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'''''Napoleon's Piano'''''{{refn|group=nb|The script and the Programme Index entry are wrongly titled ''The Sale of Manhattan''<ref>{{cite book |last=Wilmut |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Wilmut |date=1976 |title=[[The Goon Show Companion]] |publisher= Robson Books |page=125 |isbn=0860518361}}</ref>}} is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventeenth show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday {{date|17 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 (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 2.3m. | |||
The show's first repeat was the next morning at 8.45am, Saturday {{date|23 January 1955}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.1 million. | |||
No known, publically available recording is known to exist as of {{date}}. | |||
== 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:Ain't Misbehavin' (song)|Ain't Misbehavin']]'' {{small|([[w:Walter Donaldson|Walter Donaldson]])}} | |||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Bloodshot Eyes (song)|Bloodshot Eyes]]'' {{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 88253]] (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> | |||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | |||
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[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | [[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]] | [[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]] | ||
[[Category:Goon Shows announced by Wallace Greenslade]] | |||
Revision as of 14:15, 29 October 2022
| "Napoleon's Piano" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 6 Episode: 4 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 88253 |
| First broadcast | 11 October 1955 |
| Running time | 29:11 |
Napoleon's Piano[nb 1] is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the seventeenth show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday 17 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 (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 2.3m.
The show's first repeat was the next morning at 8.45am, Saturday 23 January 1955, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.1 million.
No known, publically available recording is known to exist as of 26 December 2024.
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
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Ain't Misbehavin' (Walter Donaldson)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Bloodshot Eyes (Walter Donaldson (music) / Gus Khan (lyrics)) / Nagasaki (Harry Warren (music) / Mort Dixon (lyrics))
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 88253 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[2]
Notes
References
- ^ Wilmut, Roger (1976). The Goon Show Companion. Robson Books. p. 125. ISBN 0860518361.
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 3 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-4084-1044-8.
