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SHOW 159 (7/7): The Great Bank Robbery (CDl, Track 11)
Pre-recording: Sunday 11 November 1956, 5pm,The Camden Theatre. DLO 17173.
Recording: Sunday 11 November 1956, 9pm, The Camden Theatre. no 1580 I.
First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 15 November 1956, 8.30pm. Ratings: 1.9 million. R/: 65.
Repeal: Monday 19 November 1956, 8pm, 4.1 million (Light Programme].
BBCAudiobooks' Synopsis:Wanted: One large horse-hair stuffed Zeppelin disguised as the 7.20 train to
Bradford with Crun's Bank attached and going in the direction of up. When Henry Crun turns banker
and promises double security (the money's in a tea caddy stuffed in a mattress) he falls victim to the
aeronautical schemes of Grytpype and Count Jim Thighs' Moriarty. But why is Neddie in the bullion
vaults before making his escape in the To ur de Britain Five Day Bass Drum Race! H􀄽's innocent, folks!Yes,
a mystery has been committed and security guard Bluebottle intends to solve it.
Music: Max Geldray plays How About You (Burton Lane); The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Razzle-Dazzle
(Charles E Calhoun).


Pre-recording:
Sunday 11 November 1956, 5pm, The Camden Theatre. DLO 17173.


'''''The Seagoon Memoirs''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventh show in the ninth series.  
Recording:
Sunday 11 November 1956, 9pm, The Camden Theatre. no 15801.
 
First Home Service Broadcast:
Thursday 15 November 1956, 8.30pm. Ratings: 1.9 million. R/: 65.
 
Repeat: Monday 19 November 1956, 8pm, 4.1 million (Light Programme].
 
 
Music: Max Geldray plays How About You (Burton Lane); The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Razzle-Dazzle ([[w:Jesse Stone|Charles E Calhoun]]).
 
 
'''''The Great Bank Robbery''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventh show in the seventh series.  


Two pre-recording sessions took place:
Two pre-recording sessions took place:
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*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1965-08-20}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] in ''Let's Laugh Again'', to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment).
*Friday 9.30pm, {{Date|1965-08-20}} on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] in ''Let's Laugh Again'', to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment).


== Transcription Service Synopsis ==
== BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis ==
'To open the scene, take a knife and cut along the dotted line. Inside you will find the [[w:Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]] in an icy blizzard.' This is how Spike Milligan describes the setting for the start of the latest unexpurgated edition of Seagoon's memoirs. Listeners can, in fact, buy a copy (in a plain sealed envelope) at any local Second Class Slipper Bath.
Wanted: One large horse-hair stuffed Zeppelin disguised as the 7.20 train to Bradford with Crun's Bank attached and going in the direction of up. When Henry Crun turns banker and promises double security (the money's in a tea caddy stuffed in a mattress) he falls victim to the aeronautical schemes of Grytpype and Count Jim Thighs' Moriarty. But why is Neddie in the bullion vaults before making his escape in the Tour de Britain Five Day Bass Drum Race! He's innocent, folks! Yes, a mystery has been committed and security guard Bluebottle intends to solve it.


==Music==
==Music==
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:I Kiss Your Hand, Madame|I Kiss Your Little Hand, Madame]]'' {{small|([[w:Ralph Erwin|Ralph Erwin]] (music) / [[w:Fritz Rotter|Fritz Rotter]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:How About You?|How About You?]]'' {{Small|([[w:Burton Lane|Burton Lane]] (music) / [[w:Ralph Freed|Ralph Freed]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:The Late, Late Show (album)|The Late Late Show]]'' {{small|(Murray Berlin (music) / [[w:Roy Alfred|Roy Alfred]] (lyrics))}}
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''Razzle Dazzle'' {{Small|([[w:Jesse Stone|Charles E Calhoun]])}}


==Technical==
==Technical==
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 72138]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 15801]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]).
 
The TLO 72138 master tape no longer exists, and the version of the show included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol10|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10]] was compiled from the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc, the [[Pick of the Goons|POTG]] master tape and domestic recordings of both the original transmission and the 1964 repeat.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2011 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>


1/1 - The Great Bank Robbery
This tape still exists, and was used for subsequent restorations.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol5|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2011 |page=13|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1408-427286}}</ref>
Originally recorded on TLO 1580 I. This tape still exists, and was used for this issue.


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 09:37, 1 December 2022

"The Great Bank Robbery"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 7
Episode: 7
Written by
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPat Dixon
Music
Recording
Number
TLOTLO 15801
First broadcast15 November 1956 (1956-11-15)
Running time31:09
Episode Order
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List of episodes


Pre-recording: Sunday 11 November 1956, 5pm, The Camden Theatre. DLO 17173.

Recording: Sunday 11 November 1956, 9pm, The Camden Theatre. no 15801.

First Home Service Broadcast: Thursday 15 November 1956, 8.30pm. Ratings: 1.9 million. R/: 65.

Repeat: Monday 19 November 1956, 8pm, 4.1 million (Light Programme].


Music: Max Geldray plays How About You (Burton Lane); The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Razzle-Dazzle (Charles E Calhoun).


The Great Bank Robbery is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the seventh show in the seventh series.

Two pre-recording sessions took place:

  • Wednesday 28 January 1959, 4.15pm/5.15pm. Aeolian Hall Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 76382, TLO 77924)
  • Saturday 1 February 1959, 5.45pm, The Paris Cinema (DLO 76513/A)

The recording for transmission was created at 8pm on Sunday 14 December 1958, at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London (TLO 72138).

The first Home Service broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday 15 December 1958, its ratings were 1.1 million.

The show was repeated:

  • Wednesday 9.31pm, 17 December 1958, on the Light Programme to 2.3 million listeners.
  • Friday 9.30pm, 6 March 1964 on the Home Service in Vintage Goons, to 0.5 million listeners.
  • Friday 9.30pm, 20 August 1965 on the Home Service in Let's Laugh Again, to 0.2 million listeners (the broadcast was affected by a fault on the reproduction equipment).

BBC Audiobooks' Synopsis

Wanted: One large horse-hair stuffed Zeppelin disguised as the 7.20 train to Bradford with Crun's Bank attached and going in the direction of up. When Henry Crun turns banker and promises double security (the money's in a tea caddy stuffed in a mattress) he falls victim to the aeronautical schemes of Grytpype and Count Jim Thighs' Moriarty. But why is Neddie in the bullion vaults before making his escape in the Tour de Britain Five Day Bass Drum Race! He's innocent, folks! Yes, a mystery has been committed and security guard Bluebottle intends to solve it.

Music

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 15801 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).

This tape still exists, and was used for subsequent restorations.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kendall, Ted (2011). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 978-1408-427286.