The Giant Bombardon (VG)
| "The Giant Bombardon" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode no. | Series Vintage Goons Episode 04 |
| Written by | |
| Presented by | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Roy Speer |
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| Production code | T5/AG/4309 / TLO 65470 |
| Original air date | 17 November 1957 |
| Running time | 32 mins 1 secs |
| Guest appearance | |
| Valentine Dyall | |
The Giant Bombardon is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the fourth show in the Vintage Goons series and was based on the series 4 episode 13 show: 'The Giant Bombardon'. There was a pre-recording rehearsal show at 4.30pm Sunday 17 November 1957, but the show was actually recorded later at 8.30pm. Both the pre-recording and recording was done at The Camden Theatre, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Monday 6 October 1958 at 8.30pm (using the TLO 65470 recording). It guest starred Valentine Dyall. It attracted a peak listenership of 0.8m listeners.
Story
This is the story of a mighty cannon designed to win the Crimean War. A story of the resolute bravery of one man, Lieutenant Seagoon, who had to fight not only the Russians, but also the apathy and complacency of the British Authorities.
Technical
Originally recorded on T5/AG/4309 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at St. Hilda's, Maida Vale). This tape survived almost intact at TS but was cut about in the making of the simulated stereo PotG issue. A cover copy made as part of the same process emerged from a wall cavity in Kensington House in 1986, and this has been used to repair the original recording.
