British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
Beyond Our Ken. Image shows left to right: Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne. Credit: BBC
Beyond Our Ken

Beyond Our Ken

  • Radio sketch show
  • BBC Light Programme
  • 1958 - 1964
  • 123 episodes (7 series)

Long-running, hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne. Also features Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Ron Moody, Patricia Lancaster and more.

  • Series 1, Episode 4 repeated Sunday at 10am on Radio 4 Extra

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ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV TV

Horne A'Plenty

Sketch show produced by ABC and Thames, based on the hit BBC Radio series Round The Horne.

Radio 4 Radio

Sound The Horne: The 100th Anniversary Of Our Ken

Jimmy Carr pays tribute to the legacy of laughter left by Kenneth Horne, in programmes such as Round The Horne.

Betty Marsden Radio

The Husky Betty Marsden

A look at the life of Round The Horne star Betty Marsden.

Round The Horne. Image shows left to right: Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, June Ellis. Credit: BBC Radio

Round The Horne

Hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne and co, created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman.

Twice Ken Is Plenty. Copyright: BBC Radio

Twice Ken Is Plenty

A performance of a recently unearthed script written for Kenneth Horne and Kenneth Williams.

Thoroughly Modest Mollie. Image shows from L to R: Kenneth Horne, Mollie Millest Radio

Thoroughly Modest Mollie

Bernard Cribbins looks at the work Mollie Millest, who became a regular ghost-writer for radio legend Kenneth Horne.

Stop Messing About! Radio

Stop Messing About!

Sketch comedy starring Kenneth Williams.

Horne Of Plenty: Beyond Our Ken To Round The Horne. Image shows from L to R: Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Horne. Copyright: BBC Radio

Horne Of Plenty: Beyond Our Ken To Round The Horne

A look at the work of Kenneth Horne in Beyond Our Ken and Round The Horne.

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