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The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tursday {{date|25 January 1955}} at 8.30pm (except Scotland). It reached a peak listenership of 2.6m. | The first British public broadcast was on the [[w:BBC Home Service|Home Service]] on Tursday {{date|25 January 1955}} at 8.30pm (except Scotland). It reached a peak listenership of 2.6m. | ||
The show's first repeat was the | The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm / 12.30pm, (depending on area) {{date|28 January 1955}}, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
'Beau' recently down from [[w:Cambridge|Cambridge]] with his fellow graduates [[Count Jim Moriarty|Moriarty]] and [[Hercules Grytpype-Thynne|Grytpype-Thynne]], attends a ball at Oxley Towers where Lady Seagoon's famous 'Blue Shower' diamond, worth a king's ransom, is stolen. By the time the police have arrived 'Beau' has decided to join the [[w:French Foreign Legion|Foreign Legion]]. There he meets with disaster after disaster until finally, disguised as Riff-Raff, he is forced to join an Arab raiding party. Eventually he returns to Fort Zinderneuf with the plans of the secret wash-houses of [[w:Charing Cross railway station|Charing Cross Station]] where he is decorated with the Legion D'Honeure 3rd Class for emptying Arab dustbins in the heat of battle. | |||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
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==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 72116]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[w:Broadcasting House|Broadcasting House]]). The tape survived in [[w:BBC Transcription Services|TS]] and was used for the version of the show featured in [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol 2|Compendium Vol 2]]. The damage inflicted by a noisy fader on the mixing panel was removed where possible.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol13|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2009 |page=11|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-4056-8774-4}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:The Goon Show episodes]] | [[Category:The Goon Show episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | [[Category:Ted Kendall restored Goon Show episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]] | [[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]] | ||
[[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Eric Sykes]] | [[Category:Goon Shows co-written by Eric Sykes]] | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 18 October 2022
| "Under Two Floorboards — A Story of the Legion" | |
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| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 18 |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Beau Geste |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 72116 |
| First broadcast | 25 January 1955 |
| Running time | 30:17 |
Under Two Floorboards — A Story of the Legion is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the eighteenth show in the fifth series. The show was recorded at 9.15pm on Sunday 23 January 1955. The recording took place at the Camden Theatre, Camden Town, London.
The first British public broadcast was on the Home Service on Tursday 25 January 1955 at 8.30pm (except Scotland). It reached a peak listenership of 2.6m.
The show's first repeat was the following Friday at 12.25pm / 12.30pm, (depending on area) 28 January 1955, on the Home Service. It was listened to by 1.9 million.
Synopsis
'Beau' recently down from Cambridge with his fellow graduates Moriarty and Grytpype-Thynne, attends a ball at Oxley Towers where Lady Seagoon's famous 'Blue Shower' diamond, worth a king's ransom, is stolen. By the time the police have arrived 'Beau' has decided to join the Foreign Legion. There he meets with disaster after disaster until finally, disguised as Riff-Raff, he is forced to join an Arab raiding party. Eventually he returns to Fort Zinderneuf with the plans of the secret wash-houses of Charing Cross Station where he is decorated with the Legion D'Honeure 3rd Class for emptying Arab dustbins in the heat of battle.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays Happy Days and Lonely Nights (Fred Fisher)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays [[[w:The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane|The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane]] (Sid Tepper / Roy C Bennett)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 72116 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The tape survived in TS and was used for the version of the show featured in Compendium Vol 2. The damage inflicted by a noisy fader on the mixing panel was removed where possible.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2009). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 2 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4056-8774-4.
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- The Goon Show episodes
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- Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton
- Goon Shows co-written by Eric Sykes
