The Booted Gorilla (found?)

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"The Booted Gorilla (found?)"
The Goon Show episode
Episode no.Series 05
Episode 10
Written by
Presented byWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Production codeTLO 67468
Original air date28 November 1954 (1954-11-28)
Running time30 mins 22 secs
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The Booted Gorilla (found?) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the tenth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 28 November 1954 at 9.15pm. It was recorded at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 30 November 1954 at 8.30pm (not in Scotland). It attracted a peak listenership of 1.9m listeners.

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 67468 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape didn't survive and the version included on Compendium Vol 1 was compiled from the TGS 93 disc.

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