Show 11
| "Show 11" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 1 Episode: 11 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Andrew Timothy |
| Produced by | Leslie Bridgmont |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | SOX 61088 |
| First broadcast | 9 August 1951 |
The first series shows didn't have episode names per se, but for ease of reference using the show number is to differentiate them.
At this point in time, the show was called Crazy People.
Show 11 is an episode from The Goon Show (Crazy People). It is the eleventh show in the first series.
The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday 5 August 1951 The recording took place at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Thursday 9 August 1951 at 8pm (in London, Midlands and Wales only). It reached a peak listenership of 0.4m. The show then had its repeat on the Home Service at 9.30am on Saturday morning 11 August 1951 which achieved a peak listenership of 0.4m.
The show starred Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Michael Bentine, Spike Milligan, the Stargazers, Max Geldray, the Ray Ellington Quartet with Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra. The show was produced by Leslie Bridgmont (due to Dennis Main Wilson being on leave) and was announced by an uncredited Andrew Timothy.
Sketches
- Jones tells Hershel about growing up in Poona.
- Stories of Scotland Yard featured Chief Inspector McFringe;
- Roger Fudgeknuckle and Jack Islott comment from the Admiralty on a mock sea battle;
- Major Bloodnok and Captain Osric Pureheart embark on The Quest for the White Queen! in Adventure Unlimited.
Music
- The Stargazers sang My Heart Cries For You (Carl Sigman/Percy Faith)
- Max Geldray played Tea for Two (Vincent Youmans)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet played Smokey Mountain Boogie (Tennessee Ernie Ford/Cliffie Stone)
Technical
Originally recorded on SOX 61088 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at 200 Oxford Street, London).[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 27. ISBN 9781785298776.
