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''The Mystery of the Monkey's Paw'' (aka Show 59) is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventeenth show in the third series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday {{date|22 February 1953}} The recording took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[w:Bond Street|New Bond Street]], London. | ''The Mystery of the Monkey's Paw'' (aka Show 59) is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It is the seventeenth show in the third series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday {{date|22 February 1953}} The recording took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[w:Bond Street|New Bond Street]], London. | ||
The first British public broadcast was on the [[ | The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tuesday {{date|3 March 1953}} at 9.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 2.6m. Its first repeat on the Light Programme at 1.45pm on Sunday {{date|8 March 1953}} increased the peak listernship to 5.5m. | ||
== Sketches == | == Sketches == | ||
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Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO 23540]] (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]). | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO 23540]] (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]). | ||
The quality of this recording, except for a three-minute head clog, is remarkably good in the context, although some 'boxiness' indicates that it was recorded through a microphone. <ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2017 |page=27|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=9781785298776}}</ref> | The quality of this recording, except for a three-minute head clog, is remarkably good in the context, although some 'boxiness' indicates that it was recorded through a microphone.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2017 |page=27|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=9781785298776}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:07, 21 January 2023
| "The Mystery of the Monkey's Paw" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 3 Episode 17 |
| Written by | |
| Presented by | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Editing by | Jimmy Grafton |
| Production code | SLO 23540 |
| Original air date | 1 March 1953 |
| Running time | 29 mins 51 secs |
| Guest appearance | |
| Dick Emery | |
The Mystery of the Monkey's Paw (aka Show 59) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the seventeenth show in the third series. The show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday 22 February 1953 The recording took place at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 3 March 1953 at 9.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 2.6m. Its first repeat on the Light Programme at 1.45pm on Sunday 8 March 1953 increased the peak listernship to 5.5m.
Sketches
- The Monkey's Paw: In which Moriarty has forged French currency which he needs Harry to take to France by yacht from Dover.
- The Quest for Brigadier Winchmold: A recounting of the expedition of 1940 in which Mr Crun and his nephew Lord Hanjunk search for the missing Brigadier Fernos Winchmold in M'Gaga territory at the heart of the Brazilian jungle.
Music
- Max Geldray plays For Me and My Gal (George W. Meyer / Edgar Leslie / E. Ray Goetz)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Ain't Misbehavin' (Fats Waller / Harry Brooks / Andy Razaf) and It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (Billy Mayhew)
Technical
Originally recorded on SLO 23540 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at Broadcasting House).
The quality of this recording, except for a three-minute head clog, is remarkably good in the context, although some 'boxiness' indicates that it was recorded through a microphone.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 27. ISBN 9781785298776.
