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1st Series (1963):
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|+ The Telegoon Episodes
1.   ''The Ascent of Mount Everest'' - 5 October
|-
Based on part of ''The Goon Show'' series 3 episode 24
! Episode !! Title !! Date !! Notes
 
|-
2.   ''The Lost Colony'' - 12 October
! colspan=4 | 1st Series (1963)  
Based on ''The Sale of Manhattan'', series 6 episode 11
|-
 
| 1.
3.   ''The Fear of Wages'' - 19 October
|| ''The Ascent of Mount Everest''
Based on series 6 episode 25
|| 5 October
 
|| Based on part of ''The Goon Show'' series 3 episode 24
4.   ''Napoleon's Piano'' - 26 October
|-
Based on series 6 episode 4
| 2.
 
|| ''The Lost Colony''
5.   ''The Last Tram'' - 2 November
|| 12 October
Based on series 5 episode 9
|| Based on ''[[The Sale of Manhattan]]'', series 6 episode 11
 
|-
6.   ''The China Story'' - 16 November
| 3.
Based on ''China Story'', series 5 episode 17  
|| ''The Fear of Wages''
 
|| 19 October  
7.   ''The Canal'' - 23 November
|| Based on series 6 episode 25
Based on series 5 episode 6
|-
 
| 4.
8.   ''The Choking Horror'' - scheduled for 30 November; postponed due to repeat of ''[[w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]: [[w:An Unearthly Child|An Unearthly Child]]'', Episode 1; broadcast 28 December
|| ''Napoleon's Piano''
Based on series 6 episode 22
|| 26 October
 
|| Based on series 6 episode 4
9.   ''The Hastings Flyer'' - 7 December
|-
Based on ''The Pevensey Bay Disaster'', series 6 episode 10, remade as ''The Hastings Flyer - Robbed'', series 6 episode 15
| 5.
 
|| ''The Last Tram''
10.   ''The Mystery of the Marie'' (sic) ''Celeste Solved?'' - 14 December
|| 2 November
Based on ''The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (Solved)'' series 5 episode 8  
|| Based on series 5 episode 9
 
|-
11.   ''The International Christmas Pudding'' - 21 December
| 6.
Based on series 6 episode 9
|| ''The China Story''
 
|| 16 November
2nd Series (1964):
|| Based on ''[[China Story]]'', series 5 episode 17  
 
|-
12.   ''Scradje'' - 28 March
| 7.
Based on series 6 episode 26
|| ''The Canal''
 
|| 23 November
13.   ''The Booted Gorilla'' - 4 April
|| Based on series 5 episode 6
Based on series 5 episode 10
|-
 
| 8.
14.   ''The Underwater Mountain'' - 11 April
|| ''The Choking Horror''
Based on ''The Greatest Mountain in the World'' series 4 episode 23, remade as ''Vintage Goons'' episode 2
|| Scheduled for 30 November; postponed due to repeat of ''[[w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]: [[w:An Unearthly Child|An Unearthly Child]]'',<br>Episode 1; broadcast 28 December
 
|| Based on series 6 episode 22
15.   ''The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea'' - 18 April
|-
Based on series 5 episode 3  
| 9.
 
|| ''The Hastings Flyer''
16.   ''Tales of Old Dartmoor'' - 25 April
|| 7 December
Based on series 6 episode 21
|| Based on ''[[The Pevensey Bay Disaster]]'', series 6 episode 10
 
|-
17.   ''Lurgi Strikes Britain'' -  2 May
| 10.
Based on series 5 episode 7
|| ''The Mystery of the Marie Celeste Solved?''
 
|| 14 December
18.   ''Captain Seagoon R.N.'' - 9 May
|| Based on ''[[The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved)]]'' series 5 episode 8
Based on ''Personal Narrative'', series 7 episode 8
|-
 
| 11.
19.   ''The First Albert Memorial to the Moon'' - 16 May
|| ''The International Christmas Pudding''
Based on series 4 episode 7, remade as ''The Albert Memorial'', ''Vintage Goons'' episode 14
|| 21 December
 
|| Based on series 6 episode 9
20.   ''The Whistling Spy Enigma'' - 23 May
|-
Based on series 5 episode 1
! colspan=4 | 2nd Series (1964)  
 
|-
21.   ''Tales of Montmartre'' - 30 May
| 12.
Based on series 6 episode 21
|| ''Scradje''
 
|| 28 March
22.   ''The Africa Ship Canal'' - 6 June
|| Based on series 6 episode 26
Based on series 7 episode 22
|-
 
| 13.
23.   ''The Affair of the Lone Banana'' - 13 June
|| ''The Booted Gorilla''
Based on series 5 episode 5
|| 4 April
 
|| Based on series 5 episode 10
24.   ''The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu-Manchu'' - scheduled for 20 June; postponed due to overrunning coverage of cricket from [[w:Lord's|Lord's]]; broadcast 1 August
|-
Based on Series 6 episode 12
| 14.
 
|| ''The Underwater Mountain''
25.   ''The Nadger Plague'' - 27 June
|| 11 April
Based on series 7 episode 3
|| Based on ''[[The Greatest Mountain in the World]]'' series 4 episode 23, remade as ''Vintage Goons'' episode 2
 
|-
26.   ''The Siege of Fort Knight'', or, ''The Underwater Gas-Stove'' - 18 July
| 15.
Based on series 4 episode 30, remade as ''Vintage Goons'' episode 13
|| ''The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea''
|| 18 April
|| Based on series 5 episode 3
|-
| 16.
|| ''Tales of Old Dartmoor''
|| 25 April
|| Based on series 6 episode 21
|-
| 17.
|| ''Lurgi Strikes Britain''
|| 2 May
|| Based on series 5 episode 7
|-
| 18.
|| ''Captain Seagoon R.N.''
|| 9 May
|| Based on ''[[Personal Narrative]]'', series 7 episode 8
|-
| 19.
|| ''The First Albert Memorial to the Moon''
|| 16 May
|| Based on series 4 episode 7, remade as ''[[The Albert Memorial]]'', ''Vintage Goons'' episode 14
|-
| 20.
|| ''The Whistling Spy Enigma''
|| 23 May
|| Based on series 5 episode 1
|-
| 21.
|| ''Tales of Montmartre''
|| 30 May
|| Based on series 6 episode 21
|-
| 22.
|| ''The Africa Ship Canal''  
|| 6 June
|| Based on series 7 episode 22
|-
| 23.
|| ''The Affair of the Lone Banana''
|| 13 June
|| Based on series 5 episode 5
|-
| 24.
|| ''The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu-Manchu''
|| Scheduled for 20 June; postponed due to overrunning coverage of cricket from [[w:Lord's|Lord's]]; broadcast 1 August
|| Based on Series 6 episode 12
|-
| 25.
|| ''The Nadger Plague''  
|| 27 June
|| Based on series 7 episode 3
|-
| 26.
|| ''The Siege of Fort Knight'', or, ''The Underwater Gas-Stove''  
|| 18 July
|| Based on series 4 episode 30, remade as ''Vintage Goons'' episode 13
|}
 


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 22:38, 24 August 2022

The Telegoons
The Telegoons (TV series).jpg
Opening title card
Created byGrosvenor Films
StarringVoices of Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan
Music byEdward White
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time15 minutes per episode
Release
Original networkBBC
Original release5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) –
1 August 1964 (1964-08-01)

The Telegoons is a comedy puppet show, adapted from the highly successful BBC radio comedy show of the 1950s, The Goon Show produced for BBC television and first shown during 1963 and 1964.[1] Two series of 13 episodes were made.[2] The series was briefly repeated immediately after its original run, and all episodes are known to have survived. Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan reprised their original voice roles from the radio series and appeared in promotional photos with some of the puppets from the series.[3] Among the puppeteers were Ann Field, John Dudley, and Violet Phelan.[4][5] The original radio scripts were adapted by Maurice Wiltshire, who had previously co-written a number of radio episodes with Larry Stephens.

The only official broadcasts of any Telegoons material since the 1960s were a short excerpt, claimed to have been newly printed from the original negative, shown on the 1980s BBC archive series Windmill, and a brief excerpt during the quiz programme Telly Addicts. However DVD compilations of all episodes (from unknown sources) are available on eBay and other outlets.[6]

A lengthy excerpt from a cast recording for the episode "The Lost Colony" is included on The Goon Show Compendium Volume 11 CD box set. The recording, made at Olympic Studios, is taken from a tape kept by the studio's former owner.[7]

Comic book adaptation

A Telegoons comic strip appeared in TV Comic, drawn by Bill Titcombe and was published in 1963-1964.[8]

Episodes

The Telegoons.jpg
The Telegoon Episodes
Episode Title Date Notes
1st Series (1963)
1. The Ascent of Mount Everest 5 October Based on part of The Goon Show series 3 episode 24
2. The Lost Colony 12 October Based on The Sale of Manhattan, series 6 episode 11
3. The Fear of Wages 19 October Based on series 6 episode 25
4. Napoleon's Piano 26 October Based on series 6 episode 4
5. The Last Tram 2 November Based on series 5 episode 9
6. The China Story 16 November Based on China Story, series 5 episode 17
7. The Canal 23 November Based on series 5 episode 6
8. The Choking Horror Scheduled for 30 November; postponed due to repeat of Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child,
Episode 1; broadcast 28 December 		Based on series 6 episode 22
9. The Hastings Flyer 7 December Based on The Pevensey Bay Disaster, series 6 episode 10
10. The Mystery of the Marie Celeste Solved? 14 December Based on The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (solved) series 5 episode 8
11. The International Christmas Pudding 21 December Based on series 6 episode 9
2nd Series (1964)
12. Scradje 28 March Based on series 6 episode 26
13. The Booted Gorilla 4 April Based on series 5 episode 10
14. The Underwater Mountain 11 April Based on The Greatest Mountain in the World series 4 episode 23, remade as Vintage Goons episode 2
15. The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea 18 April Based on series 5 episode 3
16. Tales of Old Dartmoor 25 April Based on series 6 episode 21
17. Lurgi Strikes Britain 2 May Based on series 5 episode 7
18. Captain Seagoon R.N. 9 May Based on Personal Narrative, series 7 episode 8
19. The First Albert Memorial to the Moon 16 May Based on series 4 episode 7, remade as The Albert Memorial, Vintage Goons episode 14
20. The Whistling Spy Enigma 23 May Based on series 5 episode 1
21. Tales of Montmartre 30 May Based on series 6 episode 21
22. The Africa Ship Canal 6 June Based on series 7 episode 22
23. The Affair of the Lone Banana 13 June Based on series 5 episode 5
24. The Terrible Revenge of Fred Fu-Manchu Scheduled for 20 June; postponed due to overrunning coverage of cricket from Lord's; broadcast 1 August Based on Series 6 episode 12
25. The Nadger Plague 27 June Based on series 7 episode 3
26. The Siege of Fort Knight, or, The Underwater Gas-Stove 18 July Based on series 4 episode 30, remade as Vintage Goons episode 13


Sources

  1. ^ "GOONOGRAPHY". roxburgh.org.
  2. ^ "The Telegoons (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)". epguides.com.
  3. ^ "Gallery".
  4. ^ "People". roxburgh.org.
  5. ^ "The anniversary of the first showing of 'The Telegoons'". 6 October 2013.
  6. ^ "The Telegoons 4 Dual Layer DVDs Goon Show Puppet TV Series". store.earthstation1.com.
  7. ^ "The Goon Show Compendium: Volume 11 (Series 9, Pt 2 & Series 10), Twenty episodes of the classic BBC radio comedy series by Spike Milligan". penguin.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Bill Titcombe". lambiek.net.

External links

Retrieved from "https://www.thegoonshow.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=The_Telegoons&oldid=15241"