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| "The Booted Gorilla (found?)" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 10 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 67468 |
| First broadcast | 30 November 1954 |
| Running time | 30:22 |
The Booted Gorilla (found?) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the tenth show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 28 November 1954 at 9.15pm. It was recorded at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 30 November 1954 at 8.30pm (not in Scotland). It attracted a peak listenership of 1.9m listeners.
| Day | Date | Time | Ratings | Station | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 3 December 1954 | 12.25pm / 12.30pm | 1.9m | Home Service | |
| Friday | 3 June 1955 | 7.30pm | 3.8m | Light Programme |
Story
On an expedition to Chinese West Africa, Bwana Bloodnok and Bwana Seagoon are hot on the trail of the w:gorilla when the footprints disappear behind a pepper bush and, in their place, impressions of hobnail boots emerge. Could it be the heat? Bwana Seagoon contacts Bwana Grytpype-Thynne of the London Gorilla Society who recommends that the only way to trap the booted gorilla is to erect a portable boot repairer's shop in the jungle. Then suddenly, in the sleepy little Somerset village of Low Ham and East Coker, the local cobbler's shop is put up for sale. Why are the owners, Mr Crun and Miss Bannister anxious to emigrate to Chinese West Africa? Could it be the heat? And how is it that cobbler Crun is an adept at making boots for gorillas? And why does Eccles go bare-footed and the gorilla wear boots? Could it be the heat?
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays The High and the Mighty (Dimitri Tiomkin)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Mr. Sandman (Pat Ballard) / I Ain't Got Nobody (Spencer Williams / Roger Graham)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 67468 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape didn't survive and the version included on Compendium Vol 1 was compiled from the TGS 93 disc.[1]
Transcript
The Booted Gorilla (found?) (transcript)
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2007). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1.
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