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	The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the fifth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 24 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[~~The~~ Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.		The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the fifth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 24 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

	The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.

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	\|\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]		\|\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
	\| producer = [[Peter Eton]]		\| producer = [[Peter Eton]]
	\| music = *Geldray: ''[[~~w:You're Driving Me Crazy\|~~You're Driving Me Crazy]]''		\| music = *Geldray: ''[[You're Driving Me Crazy]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[w:Norman Brooks (singer)\|Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow]]''		*Ellington: ''[[Norman Brooks (singer)\|Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1954\|10\|24\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1954\|10\|24\|df=y}}
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	The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the fifth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 24 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.		The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the fifth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 24 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

	The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.
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	== Story ==		== Story ==
	Fred Nurke is missing! An over-ripe banana, in a deserted [[~~w:Cannon Street\|~~Cannon Street]] shipping office, is the only clue to his whereabouts. Inspector Ned Seagoon follows the trail to a [[w:List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom#Americas\|British Embassy]] in South America where he is just in time to help the Embassy staff in a brush with the rebels. Why are Senor General Gonzales Mess and his gang trying to cut down the only banana tree in the Embassy gardens and what is the connection between Fred Nurke and the over-ripe banana in Cannon Street?		Fred Nurke is missing! An over-ripe banana, in a deserted [[Cannon Street]] shipping office, is the only clue to his whereabouts. Inspector Ned Seagoon follows the trail to a [[List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom#Americas\|British Embassy]] in South America where he is just in time to help the Embassy staff in a brush with the rebels. Why are Senor General Gonzales Mess and his gang trying to cut down the only banana tree in the Embassy gardens and what is the connection between Fred Nurke and the over-ripe banana in Cannon Street?

	==Music==		==Music==
	*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]		*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
	*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[~~w:You're Driving Me Crazy\|~~You're Driving Me Crazy]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Walter Donaldson\|~~Walter Donaldson]])}}		*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[You're Driving Me Crazy]]'' {{small\|([[Walter Donaldson]])}}
	*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Norman Brooks (singer)\|Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow]]'' {{small\|([[~~w:Jack Berch\|~~Jack Berch]] / [[w:John Redmond (songwriter)\|John Redmond]])}}		*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[Norman Brooks (singer)\|Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow]]'' {{small\|([[Jack Berch]] / [[John Redmond (songwriter)\|John Redmond]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The original tape no longer exists, the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from an unofficial 7½ ips dub of the unedited [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG\|POTG]] 4 master tape.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2007 \|page=15\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref>		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at [[Broadcasting House]]). The original tape no longer exists, the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from an unofficial 7½ ips dub of the unedited [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG\|POTG]] 4 master tape.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2007 \|page=15\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the fifth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 24 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.		The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the fifth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 24 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.

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	\|\|in ''Smash of the Day''		\|\|in ''Smash of the Day''
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	\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.02pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.02pm
	\|style=text-align:center;\|		\|style=text-align:center;\|
	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]		\|\| [[BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]
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	\|style=text-align:center;\| 11.30pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 11.30pm
	\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.3m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.3m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]		\|\| [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]
	\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''		\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''
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	\|style=text-align:center;\| 9.00pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 9.00pm
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	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]		\|\| [[BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]
	\|\| in ''[[Barry Took]]'s Comedy Classics''		\|\| in ''[[Barry Took]]'s Comedy Classics''
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	\| next = [[The Canal]]		\| next = [[The Canal]]
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	\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol7\|7]]		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol7\|7]]
	\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|1]]		\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|1]]

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	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.		The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.

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			\|\| [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]]
			\|\|
			\|-
			\| Friday
			\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|20 May 1955}}
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.30pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 3.4m
			\|\| [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]]
			\|\|
			\|-
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			\|style=text-align:center;\| 12.27pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.2m
			\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]
			\|\|in ''Smash of the Day''
			\|-
			\| Wednesday
			\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|29 May 1991}}
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.02pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\|
			\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]
			\|\|
			\|-
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			\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|21 December 1993}}
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 11.30pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.3m
			\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]
			\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''
			\|-
			\| Thursday
			\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|31 December 1998}}
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 9.00pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.3m
			\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]
			\|\| in ''[[Barry Took]]'s Comedy Classics''
			\|-
			\|}

	== Story ==		== Story ==

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	\| image = Lone-Banana-RT.jpg		\| image = Lone-Banana-RT.jpg
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	== Story ==		== Story ==
	Fred Nurke is missing! An over-ripe banana, in a deserted [[w:Cannon Street\|Cannon Street]] shipping office, is the only clue to his whereabouts. Inspector Ned Seagoon follows the trail to a [[w:List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom#Americas\|British Embassy]] in South America where he is just in time to help the Embassy staff in a brush with the rebels. Why are Senor General Gonzales Mess and his gang trying to cut down the only banana tree in the Embassy gardens and what is the connection between Fred Nurke and the over-ripe banana in Cannon Street?		Fred Nurke is missing! An over-ripe banana, in a deserted [[w:Cannon Street\|Cannon Street]] shipping office, is the only clue to his whereabouts. Inspector Ned Seagoon follows the trail to a [[w:List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom#Americas\|British Embassy]] in South America where he is just in time to help the Embassy staff in a brush with the rebels. Why are Senor General Gonzales Mess and his gang trying to cut down the only banana tree in the Embassy gardens and what is the connection between Fred Nurke and the over-ripe banana in Cannon Street?

			==Music==
			*The BBC Radio Orchestra was conducted by [[Wally Stott]]
			*[[Max Geldray]] plays ''[[w:You're Driving Me Crazy\|You're Driving Me Crazy]]'' {{small\|([[w:Walter Donaldson\|Walter Donaldson]])}}
			*[[Ray Ellington\|The Ray Ellington Quartet]] plays ''[[w:Norman Brooks (singer)\|Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow]]'' {{small\|([[w:Jack Berch\|Jack Berch]] / [[w:John Redmond (songwriter)\|John Redmond]])}}

	==Technical==		==Technical==
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The original tape no longer exists, the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from an unofficial 7½ ips dub of the unedited [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG\|POTG]] 4 master tape.		Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The original tape no longer exists, the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from an unofficial 7½ ips dub of the unedited [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG\|POTG]] 4 master tape.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes \|title=[[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|The Goon Show Compendium Vol 1]] \|first=Ted \|last=Kendall \| author-link=Ted Kendall \|date=2007 \|page=15\|type=Booklet 2 \|publisher=BBC Worldwide\|ISBN=978-1-4056-7800-1}}</ref>

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	{{goons}}		{{goons}}

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	\| series = [[The Goon Show]]~~<!-- without italics or formatting. -->~~		\| series = [[The Goon Show]]
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	~~\| director =~~
	\| writer = [[Spike Milligan]]		\| writer = [[Spike Milligan]]
	~~\| story =~~
	~~\| script =~~
	\| based_on =		\| based_on =
	\| ~~narrator =~~		\|\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
	\| presenter = [[Wallace Greenslade]]
	\| producer = [[Peter Eton]]		\| producer = [[Peter Eton]]
	\| music = *Geldray: ''[[You're Driving Me Crazy]]''		\| music = *Geldray: ''[[w:You're Driving Me Crazy\|You're Driving Me Crazy]]''
	*Ellington: ''[[w:Norman Brooks (singer)\|Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow]]''		*Ellington: ''[[w:Norman Brooks (singer)\|Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow]]''
	\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1954\|10\|24\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1954\|10\|24\|df=y}}
	\| airdate = {{Start date\|1954\|10\|26\|df=y}}		\| airdate = {{Start date\|1954\|10\|26\|df=y}}
	\| length = 32 ~~mins~~ 41 ~~secs~~		\| length = {{Duration\|m=32\|s=41}}
	\| guests =		\| guests =
	\| prev = [[The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton)]]		\| prev = [[The Phantom Head Shaver (of Brighton)]]
	\| next = [[The Canal]]		\| next = [[The Canal]]
	\| CD_volume = 07		\| season_article =
	\| Compendium = 01		\| CD_volume = [[The Goon Show CDs#Vol7\|7]]
			\| Compendium = [[The Goon Show Compendiums#Vol1\|1]]
	}}		}}

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	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.		The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.

	~~==Technical==~~
	Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The original tape no longer exists, the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from an unofficial 7½ ips dub of the unedited [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG\|POTG]] 4 master tape.

	== Story ==		== Story ==
	Fred Nurke is missing! An over-ripe banana, in a deserted [[w:Cannon Street\|Cannon Street]] shipping office, is the only clue to his whereabouts. Inspector Ned Seagoon follows the trail to a [[w:List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom#Americas\|British Embassy]] in South America where he is just in time to help the Embassy staff in a brush with the rebels. Why are Senor General Gonzales Mess and his gang trying to cut down the only banana tree in the Embassy gardens and what is the connection between Fred Nurke and the over-ripe banana in Cannon Street?		Fred Nurke is missing! An over-ripe banana, in a deserted [[w:Cannon Street\|Cannon Street]] shipping office, is the only clue to his whereabouts. Inspector Ned Seagoon follows the trail to a [[w:List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom#Americas\|British Embassy]] in South America where he is just in time to help the Embassy staff in a brush with the rebels. Why are Senor General Gonzales Mess and his gang trying to cut down the only banana tree in the Embassy gardens and what is the connection between Fred Nurke and the over-ripe banana in Cannon Street?

			==Technical==
			Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The original tape no longer exists, the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from an unofficial 7½ ips dub of the unedited [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG\|POTG]] 4 master tape.

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	[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]]		[[Category:Goon Shows produced by Peter Eton]]

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	\| music = *Geldray: ''[[You're Driving Me Crazy]]''		\| music = *Geldray: ''[[You're Driving Me Crazy]]''
	*Ellington: ''A Sky Blue Shirt''		*Ellington: ''[[w:Norman Brooks (singer)\|Sky Blue Shirt and a Rainbow]]''
	\| production = TLO 64692		\| production = [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692
	\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1954\|10\|24\|df=y}}		\| recording_date = {{Start date\|1954\|10\|24\|df=y}}
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	\| next = [[The Canal]]		\| next = [[The Canal]]
	\| ~~season_article~~ =		\| CD_volume = 07
	\| ~~episode_list~~ =		\| Compendium = 01
	}}		}}

			The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the fifth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 24 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

			The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.

			==Technical==
			Originally recorded on [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] 64692 (15 ips ¼" tape recorded at Broadcasting House). The original tape no longer exists, the version included on [[The Goon Show Compendiums\|Compendium Vol 1]] was sourced from an unofficial 7½ ips dub of the unedited [[The Goon Show recording numbers#TLO\|TLO]] and the [[The Goon Show recording numbers#POTG\|POTG]] 4 master tape.

			== Story ==
			Fred Nurke is missing! An over-ripe banana, in a deserted [[w:Cannon Street\|Cannon Street]] shipping office, is the only clue to his whereabouts. Inspector Ned Seagoon follows the trail to a [[w:List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom#Americas\|British Embassy]] in South America where he is just in time to help the Embassy staff in a brush with the rebels. Why are Senor General Gonzales Mess and his gang trying to cut down the only banana tree in the Embassy gardens and what is the connection between Fred Nurke and the over-ripe banana in Cannon Street?


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	[[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]]

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	\| series = [[The Goon Show]]		\| series = [[The Goon Show]]
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	The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the fifth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 24 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.		The Whistling Spy Enigma is an episode from [[The Goon Show]]. It was the fifth show in series 5. It was recorded on Sunday 24 October 1954 at 9pm. It was recorded at [[w:The Paris Theatre\|The Paris Cinema]], 12 Lower Regent Street in central London.

	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.		The first [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	\|style=text-align:center;\| 12.25pm /12.30pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 12.25pm /12.30pm
	\|style=text-align:center;\| 1.5m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 1.5m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]]		\|\| [[BBC Home Service\|Home Service]]
	\|\|		\|\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.30pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.30pm
	\|style=text-align:center;\| 3.4m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 3.4m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]]		\|\| [[BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]]
	\|\|		\|\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|style=text-align:center;\| 12.27pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 12.27pm
	\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.2m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.2m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]		\|\| [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]
	\|\|in ''Smash of the Day''		\|\|in ''Smash of the Day''
	\|-		\|-
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	\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.02pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.02pm
	\|style=text-align:center;\|		\|style=text-align:center;\|
	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]		\|\| [[BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]
	\|\|		\|\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\|style=text-align:center;\| 11.30pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 11.30pm
	\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.3m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.3m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]		\|\| [[BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]
	\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''		\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''
	\|-		\|-
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	\|style=text-align:center;\| 9.00pm		\|style=text-align:center;\| 9.00pm
	\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.3m		\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.3m
	\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]		\|\| [[BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]
	\|\| in ''[[Barry Took]]'s Comedy Classics''		\|\| in ''[[Barry Took]]'s Comedy Classics''
	\|-		\|-

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	The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.		The first [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]] broadcast was on Tuesday 26 October 1954 at 8.30pm. It attracted a peak listenership of 3.0m listeners.

			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+ Repeats
			\|-
			! Day !! Date !! Time !! Ratings !! Station !! Show
			\|-
			\| Friday
			\|style=text-align:center;\| {{date\|29 October 1954}}
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 12.25pm /12.30pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 1.5m
			\|\| [[w:BBC Home Service\|Home Service]]
			\|\|
			\|-
			\| Friday
			\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|20 May 1955}}
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.30pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 3.4m
			\|\| [[w:BBC Light Programme\|Light Programme]]
			\|\|
			\|-
			\| Sunday
			\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|19 June 1980}}
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 12.27pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.2m
			\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]
			\|\|in ''Smash of the Day''
			\|-
			\| Wednesday
			\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|29 May 1991}}
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 7.02pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\|
			\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]
			\|\|
			\|-
			\| Tuesday
			\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|21 December 1993}}
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 11.30pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.3m
			\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 4\|Radio 4]]
			\|\| in ''Spike's Pick of the Goons''
			\|-
			\| Thursday
			\|style=text-align:center;\| {{Date\|31 December 1998}}
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 9.00pm
			\|style=text-align:center;\| 0.3m
			\|\| [[w:BBC Radio 2\|Radio 2]]
			\|\| in ''[[Barry Took]]'s Comedy Classics''
			\|-
			\|}

	== Story ==		== Story ==