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Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > From 1900
Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick
star in 16 episodes of the anarchic 1960s radio comedy. Round the
Horne arrived on BBC radio in 1965, bringing laughter to Sunday
lunchtimes throughout the land. Over the course of sixteen weekly
episodes it carved a niche in the history of broadcast comedy, a
sketch show which prodded the boundaries of propriety and innuendo.
At its heart was the suave and upstanding Kenneth Horne, around
which revolved the multiple naughty personas of Kenneth Williams,
Betty Marsden, Hugh Paddick and Bill Pertwee. Among the parade of
regular characters were Julian and Sandy, the camp couple of
resting thespians happy to turn their hands to anything, Rambling
Syd Rumbo the musical cordwangler, Fiona and Charles the passionate
duo, and J. Peasemold Gruntfuttock the world's dirtiest man.
Meanwhile regular film parodies, spoof sagas and musical interludes
peppered the mix. Round the Horne earned its place in the annals of
comedy history, and is fondly remembered today as a groundbreaking
series that influenced many more to come. Here the entire first
series can be enjoyed once again, along with a PDF booklet
featuring cast biographies and a full series history. 8 CDs. 8 hrs
21 mins.
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