The Nadger Plague
| "The Nadger Plague" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 7 Episode: 3 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Pat Dixon |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 14585 |
| First broadcast | 18 October 1956 |
| Running time | 31:25 |
The Nadger Plague is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the third show in the seventh series.
A pre-recording session took place at The Camden Theatre on Sunday 14 October 1956 at 5pm (TLO & C/DLO 76382, DLO 14494 (Jangling Chords played on piano by Peter Sellers)). The recording for transmission was created at 9pm on Sunday 14 October 1956, at The Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first Home Service broadcast was the following Thursday at 8.30pm on 18 October 1956, its ratings were 2.3 million.
The show was repeated:
- Monday 8pm, 22 October 1956, on the Light Programme to 2.3 million listeners.
- Thursday 8.30pm, 11 April 1957 on the Home Service to 1.5 million listeners.
BBC Audiobooks Synopsis
It was in the year 1656 that the dreaded Nadger Plague swept across Europe like the dreaded Nadger Plague of 1656. There is no cure, but as the disease only strikes at the seat of the trousers it is best that Lord Seagoon and his retainers desist from wearing any (but remember there is a hard frost). Moriarty and Grytpype-Thynne are after Seagoon's fortune (four pounds and seven shillings in coppers) and only a witches' brew and Bluebottle on guard duty may prevent both the plague and the theft. But there is a piece of knotted string asleep at his post. Get up you rotten swine!
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays John's Idea (Count Basie / Ed Durham)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Green Door (Bob Davie / Marvin J. Moore)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 14585 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
This tape no longer exists, and the master tape of the TGS issue was destroyed in 1963. The version of the show found on Compendium 5 was compiled from the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2011). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 5 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 13. ISBN 978-1408-427286.
