The Chinese Legs
| "The Chinese Legs" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 10 Episode: 3 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | John Browell |
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| Recording Number | TLO 5015 |
| First broadcast | 7 January 1960 |
| Running time | 30:32 |
| Guest appearance | |
| John Snagge (pre-recorded) | |
The Chinese Legs is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the third show in the tenth series.
Pre-recording: Tuesday 29 December 1959, Aeolian Hall Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 5381) and Wednesday 30 December 1959, 4.15pm, Aeolian Hall Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 5385). Then again on 31 December 1959, Aeolian Hall Studio 3C (DLO S383). Sunday 3 January 1960, 4pm, The Camden Theatre (DLO 5015/A).
The show's final recording was at 8pm on Sunday 3 January 1960. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tuesday 7 January 1960 at 7.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 0.6m.
The show's first repeat was the following Tuesday at 8pm, Saturday 12 January 1960, on the Light Programme. It was listened to by 2.0 million.
Transcription Service Synopsis
There's no need to point out to the countless listeners who are in the same unfortunate position, that being born astride the Chinese/British-Indian Border means that half of you is Chinese and half British. Many years ago this happened to poor Neddie Seagoon, who consequently has a British top-half but Chinese legs. The International Repercussions of this situation culminated in the ultimate intervention of the American Marines, but the solution resolves itself through a typical British compromise.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Chinatown, My Chinatown (Jean Schwartz / William Jerome)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Sunday (Ned Miller / Chester Cohn / Benny Krueger / Jule Stein)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 5015 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
This tape survived intact in TS, and has been used for all subsequent restorations.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2015). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-7852-9129-6.
