The Childe Harolde Rewarde
| "The Childe Harolde Rewarde" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 9 Episode: 6 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Based on | Childe Harold's Pilgrimage |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | John Browell |
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| Recording Number | TLO 71467 |
| First broadcast | 8 December 1958 |
| Running time | 31:57 |
The Childe Harolde Rewarde is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixth show in the ninth series.
There were three pre-recording sessions: 4.15pm, on Wednesday 3 December 1958 at Aeolian Hall Studio 2 (DLO 71274); 3pm, Thursday 4 December 1958 at The Paris (DLO 74128); 4pm, Sunday 7 December 1958 The Camden Theatre (DLO 71467/A).
The recording made for transmission was at 8pm on Sunday 7 December 1958 at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first Home Service Broadcast was at 8.30pm Monday 8 December 1958, the ratings were 1.1 million.
The show was repeated on Wednesday 10 December 1958 at 9.31pm on the Light Programme with a rating of 2.6 million. Then 17 years later on Friday 14 February 1975 at 6.15pm on Radio 4 (Not Scotland or Wales) in Encore the Goons, getting a rating of 0.7 million.
Transcription Service Synopsis
Childe Harold, a four-hundred-and-thirty-nine-months-old baby, escapes from his pram. He meets up with Bloodnok, and together they go in search of King Arthur's sword. Childe Harolde finds the sword - and becomes King of England - then the rot sets in!
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays But Not For Me (George Gershwin (music) / Ira Gershwin (lyrics))
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays That Old Black Magic (Harold Arlen (music) / Johnny Mercer (lyrics))
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 71467 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
The TLO 71467 master tape survived in TS, but was cut about in the making of the PotG issue, the cuts being kept and later restored. A cut made before the Light Programme repeat was restored from a domestic recording of the Home Service transmission.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2015). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 10 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 9781785290312.
