The Collapse of the British Railways Sandwich System
| "The Collapse of the British Railways Sandwich System" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 4 Episode: 24 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
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| Recording Number | TLO 50546 |
| First broadcast | 8 March 1954 |
| Running time | 29:37 |
The Collapse of the British Railways Sandwich System is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the twenty-fourth show in the fourth series. The show was recorded at 9pm on Sunday 7 March 1954 The recording was made at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Monday 8 March 1954 at 8.30pm. It reached a peak listenership of 2.3m.
The show's first repeat was the following Saturday at 8.45am, 13 March 1954, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.1 million.
No known, publically available recording is known to exist as of 19 December 2024.
Transcription Service Remake Synopsis
The Story begins in Hell — Clapham Junction tea buffet where a middle-class Englishman courageously asks to be served. But where have all the mustard and cress sandwiches gone? Captain Seagoon investigates… Why has Bluebottle, arch-criminal and master of disguise, destroyed every mustard and cress place in the world? What is his motive? Is it too late to stop him? And what else will be taken off the menu? The next day a stunned nation heard the news. Fortunately Captain Seagoon knows one man whi might save the situation…
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Blue Pacific Blues (Sadie Thompson's Song) (Ned Washington (lyrics) / Lester Lee (music))
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Rub-a-Dub-Dub (Hank Thompson)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 50546 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).[1]
Ted Kendall's Restoration
This show came from a domestic tape recording of a VHF/FM transmission, of which many copies circulated amongst collectors, most of them missing the first minute or so. Kendall tracked down the original, he found that it too now lacked the missing start. As a result it was sourced from one of the daughter copies.Kendall, Ted (2018). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-7875-3266-3.</ref>
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2018). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 14 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-7875-3266-3.
