The Lost Emperor
| "The Lost Emperor" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 6 Episode: 3 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 87493 |
| First broadcast | 4 October 1955 |
| Running time | 29:36 |
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.
| 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 |
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 the Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 20 September 1955 at 8.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 2.3m.
The show's first repeat was the next morning at 8.45am, Saturday 23 January 1955, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.1 million.
No known, publically available recording is known to exist as of 10 November 2024.
Transcription Service Remake Synopsis
From ancient Egypt , land of monolithic [sic] pyramids and Karnak's fallen temples, comes this gripping story of the discovery of a long-dead Egyptian priest's toomb. It all started one day in 1889 in the British Museum and it finished… but hear for yourselves the strange unfolding of this tale.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays My Blue Heaven (Walter Donaldson)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Yes Sir, That's My Baby (Walter Donaldson (music) / Gus Khan (lyrics)) / Nagasaki (Harry Warren (music) / Mort Dixon (lyrics))
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 42416 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2018). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-7875-3266-3.
