Show 14

"Show 14"
The Goon Show episode
Episode: no.	Series: 1 Episode: 14
Written by	Spike Milligan Larry Stephens Jimmy Grafton
Announcer	Andrew Timothy
Produced by	Leslie Bridgmont
Music	Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra The Stargazers: The Cry of the Wild Goose Geldray: The Syncopated Clock Ellington: Black Note Serenade
Recording Number	SLO 94300
First broadcast	30 August 1951 (1951-08-30)

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 14 is an episode from The Goon Show (Crazy People). It is the fourteenth show in the first series.

The show was recorded at 8.15pm on Sunday 26 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 30 August 1951 at 8pm (in London and Midlands only). It reached a peak listenership of 0.7m. The show then had its repeat on the Home Service at 9.30am on Saturday morning 1 September 1951 which achieved a peak listenership of under 0.4m and then again on Tuesday 4 September 1951 at 7.30pm, playing to an audience of 5.1 million on the Light Programme.

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

• The Lives of Harry Lime: Sees Jones as the Chief of the British Secret Police in Vienna;
• Two critics are played an edition of Dick Barton – Special Agent and feel it needs a catchphrase;
• The Boxer Rebellion sees Major Bloodnok head for China with Captain Pureheart.

Music

• The Stargazers sang The Cry of the Wild Goose (Terry Gilkyson)
• Max Geldray played The Syncopated Clock (Leroy Anderson)
• The Ray Ellington Quartet played Black Note Serenade (Benny Litchfield/Harry Bolton)

Technical

Originally recorded on SLO 94300 (33⅓ rpm, coarse-groove 16" disk recorded at Broadcasting House).