Round the Horne: The Complete Series One: 16 episodes of the groundbreaking BBC Radio comedy

by Barry Took and Marty Feldman

Betty Marsden (Narrator), Bill Pertwee (Narrator), Douglas Smith (Narrator), Hugh Paddick (Narrator), Kenneth Horne (Narrator), and Kenneth Williams (Narrator)

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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.

  • ISBN10 1471366642
  • ISBN13 9781471366642
  • Publish Date 16 October 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
  • Imprint BBC Physical Audio
  • Edition Unabridged edition
  • Format Audiobook (CD)
  • Duration 8 hours and 21 minutes
  • Language English