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| episode = 14 | | episode = 14 | ||
| writer = [[Spike Milligan]] | | writer = [[Spike Milligan]] | ||
| based_on = [[ | | based_on = [[Quatermass (disambiguation)|Quatermass]] | ||
| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | | presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]] | ||
| producer = [[John Browell]] | | producer = [[John Browell]] | ||
| music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | | music = *Orchestra: [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*Geldray: ''[[ | *Geldray: ''[[I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby]]'' | ||
*Ellington: ''[[ | *Ellington: ''[[After You've Gone (song)|After You've Gone]]'' | ||
| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 76513 | | production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO]] 76513 | ||
| recording_date = {{Start date|1959|02|01|df=y}} | | recording_date = {{Start date|1959|02|01|df=y}} | ||
| airdate = {{Start date|1959|02|02|df=y}} | | airdate = {{Start date|1959|02|02|df=y}} | ||
| length = {{duration|m=28|s=23}} | | length = {{duration|m=28|s=23}} | ||
| guests = [[Andrew Timothy]] (pre-recorded and uncredited) | | guests = [[Andrew Timothy]]<br>(pre-recorded and uncredited) | ||
| prev = [[Dishonoured — Again]] | | prev = [[Dishonoured — Again]] | ||
| next = [[The Tay Bridge]] | | next = [[The Tay Bridge]] | ||
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*Saturday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, 5.45pm, [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]] (DLO 76513/A) | *Saturday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, 5.45pm, [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]] (DLO 76513/A) | ||
The recording for transmission was created at 9pm on Sunday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, at [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 [[ | The recording for transmission was created at 9pm on Sunday {{Date|1959-02-01}}, at [[Paris Theatre|The Paris Cinema]], 12 [[Regent Street|Lower Regent Street]] in central London. | ||
The first [[ | The first [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday {{Date|1959-02-02}}, its ratings were 0.8 million. | ||
The show was repeated: | The show was repeated: | ||
*Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date|1959-02-04}}, on the [[ | *Wednesday 9.31pm, {{Date|1959-02-04}}, on the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]] to 1.9 million listeners. | ||
*Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date|1960-03-10}} on the [[ | *Thursday 7.30pm, {{Date|1960-03-10}} on the [[BBC Home Service|Home Service]] to 0.5 million listeners. | ||
*Monday 11pm, {{Date|1992-11-16}} on the [[ | *Monday 11pm, {{Date|1992-11-16}} on the [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]. | ||
*Thursday 11pm, {{Date|1998-04-23}} on the [[ | *Thursday 11pm, {{Date|1998-04-23}} on the [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] (unscheduled). | ||
== Transcription Service Synopsis == | == Transcription Service Synopsis == | ||
This is a story in true science fiction style. An Unexplained Thing is discovered deep in the earth beneath London. It soon becomes obvious that it has arrived there from outer space but how and when, nobody knows. There is no doubt, however, of the extraordinary effect that the Thing has on Londoners, or of the horrific solution. | This is a story in true [[Science fiction|science fiction]] style. An Unexplained Thing is discovered deep in the earth beneath London. It soon becomes obvious that it has arrived there from [[outer space]] but how and when, nobody knows. There is no doubt, however, of the extraordinary effect that the Thing has on Londoners, or of the horrific solution. | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | *The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]] | ||
*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[ | *[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby]]'' {{small|([[Jimmy McHugh]] / [[Dorothy Fields]])}} | ||
*[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[ | *[[Ray Ellington|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[After You've Gone (song)|After You've Gone]]'' {{small|([[Turner Layton|Turner Layton]] / [[Henry Creamer|Henry Creamer]])}} | ||
==[[Roger Wilmut]]'s note== | |||
Announced as "''Quatermass OBE''". The show is a parody of the highly successful BBC TV serial ''[[Quatermass and the Pit|Quatermass and the Pit]]''. [[Andrew Timothy]], who is pre-recorded, reads announcements at the beginning and end of the show that were originally intended to have been read by [[John Snagge]]. | |||
==Technical== | ==Technical== | ||
Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 76513]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[ | Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO|TLO 76513]] (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). | ||
The TLO 76513 master tape survived until 1970, when it was erased in a purge of Goon Shows thought to be of no further use to [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]]. The version of the show found on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol11|Compendium 11]] was compiled from a combination of a commercial version, the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc and domestic recording of the original transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol11|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2015 |page=16|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-7852-9129-6}}</ref> | The TLO 76513 master tape survived until 1970, when it was erased in a purge of Goon Shows thought to be of no further use to [[BBC Transcription Services|TS]]. The version of the show found on [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol11|Compendium 11]] was compiled from a combination of a commercial version, the [[Original Issues - The Goon Show|TGS]] disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol11|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11]] |first=Ted |last=Kendall | author-link=Ted Kendall |date=2015 |page=16|type=Booklet 2 |publisher=BBC Worldwide|ISBN=978-1-7852-9129-6}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:49, 3 March 2023
| "The Scarlet Capsule" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 9 Episode: 14 |
| Written by | Spike Milligan |
| Based on | Quatermass |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | John Browell |
| Music |
|
| Recording Number | TLO 76513 |
| First broadcast | 2 February 1959 |
| Running time | 28:23 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Andrew Timothy (pre-recorded and uncredited) | |
The Scarlet Capsule is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the fourteenth show in the ninth series.
Two pre-recording sessions took place:
- Wednesday 28 January 1959, 4.15pm/5.15pm. Aeolian Hall Studio 2 (TLO & C/DLO 76382, TLO 77924)
- Saturday 1 February 1959, 5.45pm, The Paris Cinema (DLO 76513/A)
The recording for transmission was created at 9pm on Sunday 1 February 1959, at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.
The first Home Service broadcast was the next day at 8.30pm on Monday 2 February 1959, its ratings were 0.8 million.
The show was repeated:
- Wednesday 9.31pm, 4 February 1959, on the Light Programme to 1.9 million listeners.
- Thursday 7.30pm, 10 March 1960 on the Home Service to 0.5 million listeners.
- Monday 11pm, 16 November 1992 on the Radio 4.
- Thursday 11pm, 23 April 1998 on the Radio 4 (unscheduled).
Transcription Service Synopsis
This is a story in true science fiction style. An Unexplained Thing is discovered deep in the earth beneath London. It soon becomes obvious that it has arrived there from outer space but how and when, nobody knows. There is no doubt, however, of the extraordinary effect that the Thing has on Londoners, or of the horrific solution.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby (Jimmy McHugh / Dorothy Fields)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays After You've Gone (Turner Layton / Henry Creamer)
Roger Wilmut's note
Announced as "Quatermass OBE". The show is a parody of the highly successful BBC TV serial Quatermass and the Pit. Andrew Timothy, who is pre-recorded, reads announcements at the beginning and end of the show that were originally intended to have been read by John Snagge.
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 76513 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House).
The TLO 76513 master tape survived until 1970, when it was erased in a purge of Goon Shows thought to be of no further use to TS. The version of the show found on Compendium 11 was compiled from a combination of a commercial version, the TGS disc and a domestic recording of the original transmission.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2015). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 11 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-7852-9129-6.
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