The Last Tram (from Clapham)

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"The Last Tram (from Clapham)"
The Goon Show episode
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Episode no.Series 05
Episode 09
Written by
Presented byWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Production codeTLO 67320
Original air date21 November 1954 (1954-11-21)
Running time31 mins 12 secs
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The Last Tram (from Clapham) is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the ninth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 21 November 1954 at 9.15pm. It was recorded at The Camden Theatre, London.

The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 23 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 67320 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived the years in TS and was used to create the version included on Compendium Vol 1.

Story

When driver Fred Krint and clippy Hilary Boot drove the Last Tram from Clapham to Highgate for the ceremonial closing of Kingsway Subway, Ned Seagoon of the Redundant Transport Department thought that all his troubles were over. But a mysterious 'phone call put him on the track of a tramcar still at large — somewhere between Clapham and Highgate! How did driver Henry Crun and clippy Minnie Bannister eventually prove that they should have had the honour of driving the Last Tram? And what happened when excavations wer being made in a new block of flats in Kingsway? And how did Major Bloodnok suddenly become the Mayor of Westminster? And what mysteries lie behind the barracaded Kingsway subway?

Music