The Canal

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"The Canal"
The Goon Show episode
Episode no.Series 05
Episode 06
Written by
Presented byWallace Greenslade
Produced byPeter Eton
Music
Production codeTLO 65467
Original air date31 October 1954 (1954-10-31)
Running time30 mins 56 secs
Guest appearance
Valentine Dyall
Episode Order
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The Canal is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the sixth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 31 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at The Paris Cinema, 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 2 November 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.4m listeners.

Technical

Originally recorded on TLO 65467 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape no longer exists. The version included on Compendium Vol 1 was compiled from the POTG 28 master tape and the TGS 5 disc.

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