Nineteen-Eighty-Five (2)
| "Nineteen-Eighty-Five" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 20 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan, Eric Sykes |
| Based on | Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 71798 |
| First broadcast | 8 February 1955 |
| Running time | 29:02 |
| Guest appearance | |
| John Snagge (pre-recorded) | |
Nineteen-Eighty-Five is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twentieth show in the fifth series. This show was a repeat, due to popular demand, of 5/15. Unusually this wasn't a taped repeat, but a brand new performance with some slight differences. The script had been retyped and incorporated all but one of the edits from the earlier show. This show features John Snagge in a pre-recorded segment reading the telescreen announcement near the beginning. In 5/15 this was read by Sellers.
The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday 30 January 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London. John Snagge's announcement segment was recorded on Thursday 27 January 1955 (TLO 72160).
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 8 February 1955 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 3.0m.
The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm/12.30pm (depending on area), 11 January 1955, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 2.3 million.
Synopsis
The action takes place in the shallow-end of an open air swimming bath in Woodmansterne and on the grass verge of the Great North Road. This play is unsuitable for human beings, young horses, and Alderman John Snagge.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Bruce Campbell
- Max Geldray plays I Don't Know Why (Fred Ahlert[nb 1] / Roy Turk)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Shake, Rattle and Roll (Jesse Stone)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 71798 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
Ted Kendall's Restoration
The original recorded tape no longer exists, and the version that appears on The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 was compiled from two domestic, off-air, recordings. One comprising approximately 20 minutes of the show, in quite exceptional quality and the other equally dreadful. Unfortunately these are now the only available sources.[2]
Notes
- ^ In the sleeve notes for this music track in Booklet 2 of Compendium Vol 2 the first credit for I Don't Know Why is given as 'Fred E Albert' rather than the correct Fred Ahlert.[1]
References
- ^ Music credit mistake.
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4.
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