The Lost Emperor

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"The Lost Emperor"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.Series: 6
Episode: 3
Written bySpike Milligan
AnnouncerWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Recording
Number
TLO 87493
First broadcast4 October 1955 (1955-10-04)
Running time29:36
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The Lost Emperor is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the third show in the sixth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday 2 October 1955. The recording took place at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.

The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 4 October 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.4m.

Repeats
Day Date Time Ratings Station Show
Saturday 8 October 1955 7.30pm 1.5m Light Programme
Friday 17 January 1975 6.15pm 0.9m Radio 4 in Encore the Goons
(not Scotland or Wales)
Saturday 18 April 1992 1.02pm Radio 2 in Comedy Hour: The Radio 2 comedy season