The MacReekie Rising of '74
| "The MacReekie Rising of '74" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 7 Episode: 4 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Pat Dixon |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 14586 |
| First broadcast | 25 October 1956 |
| Running time | 29:11 |
| Guest appearances | |
| No Milligan, George Chisholm | |
The Seagoon Memoirs is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the seventh show in the ninth series. This show featured guest Goon George Chisholm as the Glasgow-type Glasgow voice. Milligan was not present for this show.
A pre-recording session took place on Wednesday 21 October 1956, 5pm. The Camden Theatre (DLO 15599). The recording for transmission was created at 9pm on Sunday 21 October 1956, at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first Home Service broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm 21 October 1956, its ratings were 2.3 million.
The show was repeated:
- Monday 8pm, 29 October 1956, on the Light Programme to 4.1 million listeners.
- Friday 9.30pm, 20 March 1964 on the Home Service in Vintage Goons, to 0.5 million listeners.
Transcription Service Synopsis
MacScotland is in Macperil, and the Laird, Red Hairy McLegs announces that the great Hairy Caber of the Clan MacReekie has been stolen by the Sassenachs. Consequently, the Clan marches south to England to besiege Captain Neddie Seagoon of the 3rd Foot in the Tower of London. A non-stop barrage of bagpipes reduces the English Garrison, and after an abortive raid by an English Kilt-Removing Patrol, led by Captain Seagoon (disguised as a Scottish Chinaman) the Hairy Caber is eventually recaptured by the Clan MacReekie.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Jump for Me (Count Basie)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Lulu's Back in Town (Harry Warren (music) / Al Dubin (lyrics))
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 14586 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
The tape which survived under this number in TS is a dub made for repeat transmission in 1964, with two lines cut from the original transmission. The version of the show found on The Compendium Vol 13 has been taken from the TLO, with one missing line replaced from the TGS disc and the other from a domestic recording of the original transmission. All surviving copies of this show tend towards the dim and hissy, Kendall has tried to ameliorate this as far as possible in his restoration.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2011). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 978-1408-427286.
