Forog
| "Forog" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Series 05 Episode 13 |
| Written by | |
| Presented by | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
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| Production code | TLO 69220 |
| Original air date | 19 December 1954 |
| Running time | 30 mins 20 secs |
Forog is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the thirteenth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 19 December 1954 at 8.15pm. It was recorded at The Camden Theatre, London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 21 December 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 69220 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists and the version included on Compendium Vol 1 was compiled from a combination of the TGS 93 disc and a domestic disc recording.
Story
Young Ned Seagoon, walking the streets of London during a particularly thick 'pea-souper', accidentally knocks over a Miss Selina Clutch. Her strange behaviour mystifies young Neddie until a chance meeting with Dr Rheingold Fnutt puts him on the track of an underground terrorist organisation led by the reckless 'Overcoat Charlie' intent on wrecking the Capital's commercial life by blanketing London with an artificial foreign fog that makes people think nothing but the best of each other. Professor Crun is called in by the Government to find an antidote to 'Forog' but not before Professor Moriarty and Commercial Attache Grytpype-Thynne nearly succeed in bringing London life to a standstill.
