The Case of the Missing Heir
| "The Case of the Missing Heir" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 16 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 70045 |
| First broadcast | 11 January 1955 |
| Running time | 30:17 |
The Case of the Missing Heir is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixteenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.15pm on Sunday 9 January 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 11 January 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.8m.
The show was repeated the following Friday, 14 January 1955 at 12.25pm / 12.30pm (depending on area). It was broadcast on the Home Service to 1.5 million listeners.
Transcription Service Synopsis
The year is 1909, and the tiny hamlet of Baik, on the river Bonce in the heart of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is agog with preparations for a grand ball at the Schloss Brandenburg in honour of Kron Prince Arnold of the royal and ancient house of Eidelburger. But the reactionaries, who do not want another Eidelburger on the throne, abduct him during the festivities, and persuade a passing British tourist, Neddie Seagoon, to impersonate the Kron Prince. This sudden elevation goes to Neddie's head, and before the reactionaries can say Fred Hutchinson, Kron Prince Neddie has reorganised the whole country. Then Oberst Grytpype-Thynne, Major Domo at the Schloss, discovers that Neddie is really a Hapsburg. Now read on…
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays All of Me (Gerald Marks / Seymour Simons)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Give Me Your Word (Irving Taylor / George Wyle) / Three Little Words (Harry Ruby / Bert Kalmar)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 70045 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). However the original tape no longer exists, so the version of the show found on the Compendium Vol 2 collection was compiled from the PotG 30 master tape and the TGS 8 disc.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4.
