The First Albert Memorial to the Moon
| "The First Albert Memorial to the Moon" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 4 Episode: 7 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 37898 |
| First broadcast | 13 November 1953 |
The First Albert Memorial to the Moon is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the seventh show in the fourth series . The recording was made at Aeolian I, 135–137 New Bond Street, London at 9pm Sunday 8 November 1953.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Friday 13 November 1953 at 9.30pm (except Northern Ireland). It reached a peak listenership of 1.5m. The show's first repeat was on the Light Programme on Saturday 14 November 1953 it was listened to by 0.8m people.
There are no publically available recordings of this show as of 17 September 2024.
Story
Professor Seagoon's approach to the British Interplanetary Society with his sausage-shaped rocket ship and a plan to be the first man to land on the Sun fails to gain any sponsorship. Instead, he approaches Henry Crun — the secretary for Preservation of Ancient Monuments — in a scheme to convert the Albert Memorial to be launched into space.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Ruby (Heinz Eric Roemheld (music) / Mitchell Parish (lyrics))
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Boum! (Charles Trenet)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 37898 (Agfa FR tape stock at 15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). [1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2017). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 13 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-7852-9877-6.
