The Spanish Suitcase
| "The Spanish Suitcase" | |
|---|---|
| The Goon Show episode | |
| Episode: no. | Series: 5 Episode: 11 |
| Written by | |
| Announcer | Wallace Greenslade |
| Produced by | Peter Eton |
| Music |
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| Recording Number | TLO 68322 |
| First broadcast | 7 December 1954 |
| Running time | 30:23 |
The Spanish Suitcase is an episode from The Goon Show. It is the eleventh show in series five (although the show's title was not coherently announced). It was recorded on Sunday 5 December 1954 at 9.15pm. It was recorded at The Camden Theatre, London.
The first Home Service broadcast was on Tuesday 23 December 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 2.6m listeners.
| Day | Date | Time | Ratings | Station | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 10 December 1954 | 12.25pm / 12.30pm | 1.9m | Home Service | |
| Monday | 26 August 1974 | 11.30pm | 0.6m | Radio 4 | as part of The Summer Show |
Story
Young Ned Seagoon is wintering in Spain when he is approached by Senor Moriarty of the Deuxième Bureau who casually mentions that Major Denis Bloodnok, a fellow Britisher, is languishing in Gonzales Jail under suspicion of having taken part in a mysterious jewel robbery at Valladolid. Senor Grytpype-Thynne arrives on the scene and casually suggests that Neddie is very like Major Bloodnok in appearance and that he would be rendering Britain a great service if he were to replace Major Bloodnok of MI5 in prison. Ned Seagoon, patriot to the core, agrees to the proposition with startling results.
Music
- The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by Wally Stott
- Max Geldray plays I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (John W Kellette)
- The Ray Ellington Quartet plays Bim Bam Baby (Sam Mysels)
Technical
Originally recorded on TLO 68322 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). This tape survived the years in TS and was used to create the version included on Compendium Vol 1.[1]
References
- ^ Kendall, Ted (2007). The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1 (Booklet 2). BBC Worldwide. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-4056-7800-1.
