Round The Horne
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Light Programme / BBC Radio 2
- 1965 - 1968
- 67 episodes (4 series)
Hugely popular sketch show starring Kenneth Horne and co, created by Barry Took and Marty Feldman. Also features Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee, Jimmy Fraser and more.
Round The Horne - The Complete Series One
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.
First released: Wednesday 15th October 2014
- Distributor: BBC
- Catalogue: 9781471366642
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