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*[[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|The Stargazers]] | *[[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|The Stargazers]] sang [[Jezebel (Frankie Laine song)|Jezebel]] {{small|([[Wayne Shanklin]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] played ''Black Eyes'' {{small|(traditional)}} | ||
*[[Max Geldray]] | *[[Max Geldray]] played ''[[Sabre Dance]]'' {{small|([[Aram Khachaturian]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] and the Stargazers | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] and the Stargazers performed ''Life is So Peculiar'' {{small|([[Jimmy Van Heusen]]/[[Johnny Burke]])}} | ||
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Revision as of 22:18, 6 July 2024
| "Show 7" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 1 Episode: 7 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Dennis Main Wilson |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | SOX 59949 |
| First broadcast | 24 June 1951 |
The first series shows didn't have episode names per se, but for ease of reference using the show number is to differentiate them.
At this point in time the show was called Crazy People.
Show 7 is an episode from The Goon Show (Crazy People). It is the seventh show in the first series.
The show had a pre-recording session at 7.30pm on Sunday 1 July 1951 (SOX 59639) at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London. The session was primarily to record the Ellington Quartet's numbers.
The main show was recorded at 9.30pm on Sunday 8 July 1951 at Aolian I (SLO 91565).
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Monday 9 July 1951 at 7.45pm (in London, Northern and Northern Ireland only). It reached a peak listenership of 0.7m. The show didn't have a repeat schedule yet.
The show starred Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine, Spike Milligan, the Stargazers, Max Geldray, the Ray Ellington Quartet with Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra. The show was produced by Dennis Main Wilson and was announced by an uncredited Andrew Timothy.
Sketches
- Herschel & Jones: Sees Jones recalling how his yacht was hit by a storm.
- The Story of Civilization
- The History of Communications
- Adventures of Philip String: Sees Philip String ensnared in a bank robbery in The Sun Never Sets;
- Sea Stories: With Captain Ernie Splutmuscle;
- The Building of the Merseygoon Tunnel: With Captain Osric Pureheart.
Music
- The Stargazers sang Jezebel (Wayne Shanklin)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet played Black Eyes (traditional)
- Max Geldray played Sabre Dance (Aram Khachaturian)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet and the Stargazers performed Life is So Peculiar (Jimmy Van Heusen/Johnny Burke)
Technical
The pre-recording session was originally recorded on SOX 59639 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at 200 Oxford St. London) and the main show was recorded on SLO 91565 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 27. ISBN 9781785298776.
