Show 19

"Story of the Trans Siberian Express"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.	Series: 2 Episode: 2
Written by	Spike Milligan Larry Stephens
Announcer	Wallace Greenslade
Produced by	Dennis Main Wilson
Music	Stanley Black and The BBC Dance Orchestra Secombe: The World is Mine Tonight The Stargazers: Rollin’ Stone Geldray: Jalousie Ellington: Sally'
Editing by	Jimmy Grafton
Recording Number	SLO 2147
First broadcast	29 January 1952 (1952-01-29)

The series 2 shows didn't have episode names per se, but for ease of reference using the show number is to differentiate them.

The show had now changed its name from Crazy People to The Goon Show, featuring those crazy people…

Show 19 (aka Story of the Trans Siberian Express) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the second show in the second series. The show was recorded at 7.45pm on Sunday 27 January 1952 The recording was done at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 29 January 1952 at 9.30pm (except Scotland, Wales and West). It reached a peak listenership of 1.8m.

Sketches

• Handsome Harry Secombe chases Ho Fu Chang: sees Harry trying to rescue the kidnapped advertising girl Gladys Fringe in The Adventures of Handsome Harry Secombe.
• Captain Pureheart builds the Trans-Siberian Express: sees the inventor telling an interviewer about his latest project.
• Education Sketch: takes a look at England’s oldest school, Rottingdean.
• Bloodnok in the Highlands in 1745: finds the Goons’ military historian Major Bloodnok recalling the exploits of his ancestor Angus McBloodnok with Bonnie Prince Charlie..

Music

• Harry Secombe sings The World is Mine Tonight (George Posford/Holt Marvell).
• The Stargazers sing Rollin’ Stone (Irving Gordon).
• Max Geldray plays Jalousie (Jacob Gade).
• The Ray Ellington Quartet pays tribute to Gracie Fields with Sally (Will E. Haines/Harry Leon/Leo Towers).

Technical

Originally recorded on SLO 2147 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at Broadcasting House).