A Christmas Carol
| "A Christmas Carol" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 10 Episode: 1 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Based on | A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | John Browell |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 3710 |
| First broadcast | 24 December 1959 |
| Running time | 31:03 |
A Christmas Carol is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the first show in the tenth series. There was a pre-recording show performed at Aeolian Studio 2, 135–137 New Bond Street, London on Wednesday 16 December 1959 at 4.30pm (TLO & C/DLO 4999/C). The show was recorded at 8pm on Sunday 20 December 1959. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Thursday 24 December 1959 at 7.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 0.7m.
| Day | Date | Time | Ratings | Station | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 25 December 1959 | 4.30pm | 1.3m | Light Programme | |
| Wednesday | 24 December 1969 | 9.30pm | 0.4m | Radio 4 | |
| Monday | 25 December 1978 | 11am | 0.4m | Radio 4 | in Christmas Briers |
Transcription Service Synopsis
For a shortened version of this programme, please read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and you won't find much resemblance.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Jingle Bells (Traditional, arrangement by Wally Stott)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Bring Out the Beast in Me (Robert Gould / Dolores Claman)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 3710 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
This tape no longer exists, and the show recording included on Compendium 11 was compiled from the TGS disc, the POTG master tape and a domestic recording of the original transmission.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2015). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-7852-9129-6.
