An early incarnation of Major Bloodnok’s stomach
Continue Reading 20th January 1959 – The Goon Show – The Call of The West broadcast
Spike Milligan was one of the millions glued to Quatermass and the Pit and was evidently taking notes. The whole of The Scarlet Capsule is a spoof and a very good and affectionate one. With typical attention to the sound and music Desmond Briscoe’s effects are used straight.
Continue Reading 2nd February 1959 – The Goon Show – The Scarlet Capsule broadcast
Following almost a year after their first television job (see Amphitryon 38, March 1958) Desmond is now teamed up with Maddalena Fagandini (with assistance form Dick Mills) for Outside, which may also be their first documentary.
Continue Reading 19th February 1959 – ‘Outside’ broadcast (BBC tv)
Science and Industry was the first electronic signature tune for a BBC radio programme, making it a landmark worthy of special attention. I say tune but this is quite a challenging sequence of musical scenes from Phil Young. Although there’s no information on when it was first used in a broadcast it was entered into the BBC Recorded Programme Permanent Library with this ‘rec’ (recording) date.
7th April 1959 – Demonstration: Excerpts from various radio productions. (Permanent Library LP24789)
This is probably the tape ‘Radiophonic Selection’ TRW 1077. What it contains is unknown.
“…Rhinoceros, where the herds of thundering pachyderms choke the characters with dust and drown their cries with their trumpetings” (Michael Bakewell, Radio Times). Maddalena Fagandini has fond memories of this production.
Continue Reading 20th August 1959 – Rhinoceros broadcast (Third Programme)