Round the Horne: A Compendium
- Author Barry Took & Marty Feldman
- Narrator Full Cast, Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams
- Publisher BBC Audio
- Publish Date 6 July 2017
- Run Time 5 hours and 3 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Humorous fiction, Humour, Jokes and riddles, Radio plays, scripts and performances, The Arts.
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What to expect
A fascinating and hilarious collection of archive rarities - plus two restored episodes - from the much loved BBC radio comedy series
Starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee, Round the Horne breathed daring new life over the BBC radio airwaves from 1965 to 1968, a madcap mix of daring double entendres, captivating characters and bawdy badinage.
In this exhaustive collection of rare material, two complete episodes - Series 1, Episode 5 and Series 1, Episode 15 - are presented complete and remastered, alongside a cornucopia of previously unpublished segments from the series' original run.
In addition there's a host of rarities from the BBC Sound Archive and other sources, including the cast's appearance on Sounds Familiar and Kenneth Horne's autobiographical turn on The Time of My Life, both from 1968. These are followed by A Tribute to Kenneth Horne from 1969, Round and Round the Horne from 1977, and Horne of Plenty from 2004. There's also a selection of rarely heard interviews with cast and writers, two sketches in celebration of Much Binding in the Marsh, and more.
Content warning: the humour in this programme reflects the era in which it was broadcast and may not reflect current attitudes.
©2017 BBC Worldwide Ltd. (P)2017 BBC Worldwide Ltd.
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