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*The Stargazers: '' | *The Stargazers: ''[[Mademoiselle from Paris|Mademoiselle de Paris]]'' | ||
*Geldray: '' | *Geldray: ''Max’s Blues'' | ||
*Ellington: ''[[ | *Ellington: ''[[Come on-a My House]]'' | ||
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'''''Show 16''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]] (Crazy People). It is the sixteenth show in the first series. | '''''Show 16''''' is an episode from [[The Goon Show]] (Crazy People). It is the sixteenth show in the first series. | ||
The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday {{Date|1951-09- | The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday {{Date|1951-09-09}}. The recording took place at [[Aeolian Hall (London)|Aeolian I]], 135–137 [[Bond Street|New Bond Street]], London. | ||
The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Thursday {{date|1951-09- | The first British public broadcast was on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Thursday {{date|1951-09-13}} at 8pm (in London, Midlands, Northern and Northern Ireland only). It reached a peak listenership of 1.8m. The show then had its repeat on the Home Service at 9.30am on Saturday morning {{Date|1951-09-15}} which achieved a peak listenership of 0.4m and then again on Tuesday {{Date|1951-09-18}} at 7.30pm, playing to an audience of 4 million on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]]. | ||
The show starred [[Harry Secombe]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Michael Bentine]], [[Spike Milligan]], [[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|the Stargazers]], [[Max Geldray]], [[Ray Ellington|the Ray Ellington Quartet]] with [[Stanley Black]] and the Dance Orchestra. The show was produced by [[Dennis Main Wilson]] | The show starred [[Harry Secombe]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Michael Bentine]], [[Spike Milligan]], [[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|the Stargazers]], [[Max Geldray]], [[Ray Ellington|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 == | == Sketches == | ||
* | *''The Loves of Harold Secombe!'' recounts how Harry’s mother told him to marry Hydia Harbinger. | ||
*[[RMS Mauretania (1906)| | *''The Salvaging of the [[RMS Mauretania (1906)|Goonitania]]!'' tells the tale of Captain Osric Pureheart’s recovery of his last creation; | ||
*'' | *''Sound Effects'': Which punctuate a court case (from [[Show 3]]); | ||
*''Bloodnok of [[Barguna|Borgoona]]'': Finds the [[Major Bloodnok|Major]] facing advances by the Borgoonese army. | |||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
*[[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|The Stargazers]] sang '' | *[[The Stargazers (vocal ensemble)|The Stargazers]] sang ''[[Mademoiselle from Paris|Mademoiselle de Paris]]'' {{small|([[Paul Durand]]/Henri Contet/[[Mitchell Parish]])}} | ||
*[[Max Geldray]] played '' | *[[Max Geldray]] played ''Max’s Blues'' {{small|([[Max Geldray]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] played '' | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] played ''[[Come on-a My House|Come On-a My House]]'' {{small|([[Ross Bagdasarian]]/[[William Saroyan]])}} | ||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers# | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#SLO|SLO 94892]] (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]).<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== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:25, 7 July 2024
| "Show 16" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 1 Episode: 16 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Dennis Main Wilson |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | SLO 94892 |
| First broadcast | 13 September 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 16 is an episode from The Goon Show (Crazy People). It is the sixteenth show in the first series.
The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday 9 September 1951. The recording took place at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Thursday 13 September 1951 at 8pm (in London, Midlands, Northern and Northern Ireland only). It reached a peak listenership of 1.8m. The show then had its repeat on the Home Service at 9.30am on Saturday morning 15 September 1951 which achieved a peak listenership of 0.4m and then again on Tuesday 18 September 1951 at 7.30pm, playing to an audience of 4 million on the Light Programme.
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
- The Loves of Harold Secombe! recounts how Harry’s mother told him to marry Hydia Harbinger.
- The Salvaging of the Goonitania! tells the tale of Captain Osric Pureheart’s recovery of his last creation;
- Sound Effects: Which punctuate a court case (from Show 3);
- Bloodnok of Borgoona: Finds the Major facing advances by the Borgoonese army.
Music
- The Stargazers sang Mademoiselle de Paris (Paul Durand/Henri Contet/Mitchell Parish)
- Max Geldray played Max’s Blues (Max Geldray)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet played Come On-a My House (Ross Bagdasarian/William Saroyan)
Technical
Originally recorded on SLO 94892 (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.
