The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)
| "The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte)" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
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| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 2 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
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| Recording Number | TLO 63962 |
| First broadcast | 5 October 1954 |
| Running time | 26:10 |
The Lost Gold Mine (of Charlotte) is an episode from The Goon Show. It was the second show in series five. It was recorded on Sunday 3 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 5 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.
| Day | Date | Time | Ratings | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 8 October 1954 | 12.25pm | 1.5m | Home Service |
| Friday | 6 May 1955 | 7.30pm | 4.5m | Light Programme |
Story
We are to follow how young Ned Seagoon journeys by steam packet to the Americas to find the Lost Gold Mine and how, after being foully tricked by several desperadoes, he eventually triumphs. The action takes place aboard the SS Filthmuck, in a New Orleans dustbin, near the desert town of San Fairee Ann and in a dried up gulch near Hammersmith.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Ragtime Cowboy Joe (Maurice Abrahams)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm (Nat King Cole)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 63692. This tape no longer exists, and the version of the show found on Compendium Vol 1 was compiled from the POTG (Pick of the Goons TS re-issue) 27 master tape and TGS 2 disk.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2007). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1.
