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In September 1966, Delia created "music tracks" for a radio programme "[[Johnny's Jaunt]]" produced by [[R. Pelletier]].<ref name=TLL/>
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On 13th September 1966, Delia checked out a tape on which to create "music tracks" for a radio programme "[[Johnny's Jaunt]]" produced by [[R. Pelletier]]<ref name=TLL/> or [[Brian Patten]]<ref name=genome/>
  
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[[Johnny's Jaunt]] is a series of "brilliant travelogues" for radio in which the renowned zoologist [[Johnny Morris]] visits various countries around the world.
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[[Johnny's Jaunt]] is a series of "brilliant travelogues" for radio in which the renowned zoologist [[Johnny Morris]] visits various countries around the world, broadcast from 1954 to 1972.<ref name=genome>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=1&media=radio&order=asc&q=Johnny%27s+jaunt Johnny's Jaunt] on the BBC Genome Project</ref>  
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As an example, "Johnny's Jaunt in Mexico" was broadcast on 28th March 1968<ref name=tvrdb>[http://tvrdb.com/listings/?y=1968&m=03&d=28 The Television and Radio Database's programme listing for 28th March 1968].</ref> and stephen170 writes: "I am fortunate to have recorded 24 of Johnny's Jaunts on reel to reel tape. The first ones I did were in 1971."<ref name=iPlayer/>
 
  
 
From the BBC's tape catalogue notes:
 
From the BBC's tape catalogue notes:
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(Johnny Morris). Music tracks and makeup followed by edited copy of programme
 
(Johnny Morris). Music tracks and makeup followed by edited copy of programme
 
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it appears that Delia's contribution was for one programme only in the series.<ref name=TLL/> But which?!?
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it appears that Delia's contribution was for one programme only in the series<ref name=TLL/> but which?
  
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The BBC Genome Project lists:<ref>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=1&media=radio&order=asc&q=Johnny%27s+jaunt]</ref>
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The first episodes broadcast after September 1966 were ''Johnny's Jaunt U.S.A.'': "Last October he jaunted 2,000 miles around north - east America and recalls his adventures in six programmes.": <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0AoKbhEaek elviskline99's notes to episode 5] on youtube</ref>
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* 1. New York (16 Feb 1967, 14 Jul 1967)
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* 2. A Train to Boston, Massachusetts (23 Feb 1967, 21 Jul 1967)
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* 3. Detroit and Chicago (2 Mar 1967, 4 Aug 1967)
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* 4. Buffalo, Niagra and Southern Ontario (9 Mar 1967, 28 Jul 1967)
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* 5. St Louis, Nashville, Tennessee and North Carolina (16 Mar 1967, 11 Aug 1967)
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* 6. Return to New York (23 Mar 1967)
  
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=Tracks=
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* 11 Aug - 17 Sep 1965 13:10/9:05: Continent, Majorca, New York.
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Episodes 1, 2 and 4 have no music. Episodes 3 and 5 have the same orchestral intro and outro music<BR>
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* 16 Feb - 23 Mar 1967 19.00 Johnny's Jaunt-U.S.A. "Last October he jaunted 2,000 miles around north - east America and recalls his adventures in six programmes (repeated 7 July - 11 August 1967)
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==Episode 3 Intro==
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* 29 Feb - 4 Apr 1968 19.00 Johnny Morris in Mexico: "The first of six programmes in which he recalls his impressions of a journey in the SLn [sic] last summer" (repeated 12 July -  
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{{Spectrogallery|Johnny's Jaunt 3 - Intro}}
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==Episode 3 Outro==
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{{Spectrogallery|Johnny's Jaunt 3 - Outro}}
  
 
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* Broadcast between 1957 and 1976 on the BBC.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Morris Johnny Morris]'s entry on wikipedia.</ref>
 
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* ''Johnny's Jaunt in Mexico'' was broadcast on 28th March 1968 at 19:00 on BBC Radio 4.<ref name=tvrdb/>
 
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* ''Johnny's Jaunt in Mexico'' was broadcast in Ottowa around 19th October 1968.<ref>[http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/42808745/ The Ottowa Journal, October 19, 1968, page 27] on newspapers.com.</ref>
 
 
* In the BBC Sound Archive on tape [[TRW#6556|TRW 6556]].<ref name=TLL>The [[Tape Library List]]'s entry for [[TRW#6556|TRW 6556]].</ref>
 
* In the BBC Sound Archive on tape [[TRW#6556|TRW 6556]].<ref name=TLL>The [[Tape Library List]]'s entry for [[TRW#6556|TRW 6556]].</ref>
 
* Colin Suter writes "I have Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of a cassette offering of Johnny's Jaunts, bought years ago from a company called CAM Audio Book Company. They contain Johnny Morris in: France, Germany, Sicily, Corsica, Finland, Yugoslavia, Japan, Maiaysia, Tahiti, New York, Mexico City and Argentina."<ref name=iPlayer>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbiplayer/F8035762?thread=6187569 Thread "Johnny's Jaunts anyone?"] on the BBC iPlayer forum.</ref>
 
* Colin Suter writes "I have Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of a cassette offering of Johnny's Jaunts, bought years ago from a company called CAM Audio Book Company. They contain Johnny Morris in: France, Germany, Sicily, Corsica, Finland, Yugoslavia, Japan, Maiaysia, Tahiti, New York, Mexico City and Argentina."<ref name=iPlayer>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbiplayer/F8035762?thread=6187569 Thread "Johnny's Jaunts anyone?"] on the BBC iPlayer forum.</ref>
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* Other people have recorded episodes of the series on tape.<ref name=iPlayer/>
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* Other people have recorded episodes of the series on tape, including stephen170.<ref name=iPlayer/>
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Johnny re-broadcast his jaunts “word for word”. Some versions were first aired in the early 1960’s and then he re-made them in the 70’s.<ref>[http://johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk/ johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk]</ref>
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==Episode 1: New York==
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"One thing about life in New York is that it's never dull for a minute..."
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVaXIxYYjLo Johnny's Jaunts USA, episode 1] on youtube has no music.
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* [http://johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/USA-01.zip USA-01.zip] on johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk
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These are the same 1960s version without music.
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==Episode 2: A Train to Boston==
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==Episode 3: Detroit and Chicago==
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==Episode 4: Buffalo==
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"I don't mind telling you, we were all frightened of the thing. It was extraordinary. We sauntered into the car hire place..."
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OlYw85ba30 Johnny's Jaunts USA, episode 4] on youtube
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* [http://johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/USA-02.zip USA-02.zip] on johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk
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These are both exactly the same recording, starting with an announcer saying "Last week we left him in Boston".
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==Episode 5: St Louis etc==
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1960's version, starting: "be at all curious about anything in America is the tongue..."
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0AoKbhEaek Johnny's Jaunts USA, episode 5] on youtube
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* [http://johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/USA-04.zip USA-04.zip] on johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk
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1970's version: Intro music, then "There's nothing like a touch of curiosity to keep you going and in America of course your curiosity is not only aroused, it's fully woken up and slapped in the face and dragged out of bed. But the one part of the anatomy that slowly ceases to be at all curious about anything in America is the tongue..."
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* [http://johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/USA-03.zip USA-03.zip] on johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk
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==Episode 6: Back to New York==
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* [http://johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/USA-05.zip USA-05.zip] on johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:19, 21 November 2022

Johnny Morris

On 13th September 1966, Delia checked out a tape on which to create "music tracks" for a radio programme "Johnny's Jaunt" produced by R. Pelletier[1] or Brian Patten[2]

Johnny's Jaunt is a series of "brilliant travelogues" for radio in which the renowned zoologist Johnny Morris visits various countries around the world, broadcast from 1954 to 1972.[2]

From the BBC's tape catalogue notes: 

(Johnny Morris). Music tracks and makeup followed by edited copy of programme

it appears that Delia's contribution was for one programme only in the series[1] but which?

The first episodes broadcast after September 1966 were Johnny's Jaunt U.S.A.: "Last October he jaunted 2,000 miles around north - east America and recalls his adventures in six programmes.": [3]

  • 1. New York (16 Feb 1967, 14 Jul 1967)
  • 2. A Train to Boston, Massachusetts (23 Feb 1967, 21 Jul 1967)
  • 3. Detroit and Chicago (2 Mar 1967, 4 Aug 1967)
  • 4. Buffalo, Niagra and Southern Ontario (9 Mar 1967, 28 Jul 1967)
  • 5. St Louis, Nashville, Tennessee and North Carolina (16 Mar 1967, 11 Aug 1967)
  • 6. Return to New York (23 Mar 1967)

Tracks

Episodes 1, 2 and 4 have no music. Episodes 3 and 5 have the same orchestral intro and outro music

Episode 3 Intro

Johnny's Jaunt 3 - Intro - Spectrogram.jpg

Episode 3 Outro

Johnny's Jaunt 3 - Outro - Spectrogram.jpg

Availability

  • In the BBC Sound Archive on tape TRW 6556.[1]
  • Colin Suter writes "I have Volumes 1, 2 and 3 of a cassette offering of Johnny's Jaunts, bought years ago from a company called CAM Audio Book Company. They contain Johnny Morris in: France, Germany, Sicily, Corsica, Finland, Yugoslavia, Japan, Maiaysia, Tahiti, New York, Mexico City and Argentina."[4]
  • Other people have recorded episodes of the series on tape, including stephen170.[4]

Johnny re-broadcast his jaunts “word for word”. Some versions were first aired in the early 1960’s and then he re-made them in the 70’s.[5]

Episode 1: New York

"One thing about life in New York is that it's never dull for a minute..."

These are the same 1960s version without music.

Episode 2: A Train to Boston

Episode 3: Detroit and Chicago

Episode 4: Buffalo

"I don't mind telling you, we were all frightened of the thing. It was extraordinary. We sauntered into the car hire place..."

These are both exactly the same recording, starting with an announcer saying "Last week we left him in Boston".

Episode 5: St Louis etc

1960's version, starting: "be at all curious about anything in America is the tongue..."

1970's version: Intro music, then "There's nothing like a touch of curiosity to keep you going and in America of course your curiosity is not only aroused, it's fully woken up and slapped in the face and dragged out of bed. But the one part of the anatomy that slowly ceases to be at all curious about anything in America is the tongue..."

Episode 6: Back to New York

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Tape Library List's entry for TRW 6556.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johnny's Jaunt on the BBC Genome Project
  3. ↑ elviskline99's notes to episode 5 on youtube
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thread "Johnny's Jaunts anyone?" on the BBC iPlayer forum.
  5. ↑ johnnymorrisjaunts.co.uk
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