Show 2
| "Show 2" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 1 Episode: 2 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Dennis Main Wilson |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | SLO 90269 |
| First broadcast | 2 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 2 is an episode from The Goon Show (Crazy People). It is the first show in the first series. The show was recorded at 5.45pm on Sunday 3 June 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 Monday 4 June 1951 at 7.45pm (in London and Northern only). It reached a peak listenership of 0.4m. The show did not 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
- Jones explains how his son was involved in capturing a bank robber.
- The programme surveys the nation’s health.
- An interview with London’s leading rat-catcher, Ernest Splutmuscle.
- A Hundred Years from Today! shows a world where criminals out-number law-abiding citizens.
- Adventure Unlimited with Sir Harold Porridge’s quest for the East Pole.
Music
- The Stargazers sing Great Day (Vincent Youmans)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Teddy Bear’s Picnic (John W Bratton/Jimmy Kennedy)
- Max Geldray plays If I Had You (Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet and the Stargazers sing Old Mother Hubbard (Babe Wallis/Ray Ellington)
Technical
Originally recorded on SLO 90269 (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.
