Nineteen-Eighty-Five (2)
| "Nineteen-Eighty-Five" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 20 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes |
| Based on | Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 71798 |
| First broadcast | 8 February 1955 |
| Running time | 29:02 |
| Guest appearance | |
| John Snagge (pre-recorded) | |
Nineteen-Eighty-Five is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twentieth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday 30 January 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
John Snagge's announcement segment was recorded on Thursday 27 January 1955 (TLO 72160).
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 4 January 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 4.1m.
The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm/12.30pm (depending on area), 7 January 1955, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million. The next repeat was 30 years later on Sunday 6 January 1985 at 12pm on Radio 4 in Smash of the Day!.
Synopsis
The action takes place in the shallow-end of an open air swimming bath in Woodmansterne and on the grass verge of the Great North Road. This play is unsuitable for human beings, young horses, civic dignitaries and Fred Barrington.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Bruce Campbell
- Max Geldray plays I Don't Know Why (Fred Ahlert[nb 1] / Roy Turk)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Shake, Rattle and Roll (Jesse Stone)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 70044 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The tape survived in TS and was used for the show published in Compendium 2. However a 29 second section of the Max Geldray number was repeated, presumably to make the show run to time. This repeated edit was omitted on the CD release.[2]
Notes
- ^ In the sleeve notes for this music track in Booklet 2 of Compendium Vol 2 the first credit for I Don't Know Why is given as 'Fred E Albert' rather than the correct Fred Ahlert.[1]
References
- ^ Music credit mistake.
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4.
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