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	Round the Horne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Round the Horne was one of the most influential BBC Radio comedy programmes, comparable to The Goon Show in its influence on other comedy programmes.
		Round the Horne featured a parody a week, several catchphrases, and many memorable characters.
		The show normally opened with a deadpan delivery by Horne of "the answers to last week's quiz", a quiz that listeners neither heard nor knew about, and which was laced with (what were for BBC Radio at that time) incredible double-entendres and sexual innuendo: e.g.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Round_the_Horne (1347 words)

	Kenneth Horne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kenneth Horne (February 27, 1907 – February 14, 1969) was a British comedian and businessman.
		He starred in the BBC radio programmes Much Binding in the Marsh, (with Richard Murdoch), Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne - in the latter he was given a number of strange names.
		Since December 2002, editions of Round the Horne may be heard at 19:30 UK time (= GMT during the winter months) each Wednesday on the digital service called BBC 7.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kenneth_Horne (261 words)

	BBC 7 - Comedy - Round the Horne
		Round the Horne crackled out of the nation's wirelesses Sunday afternoons from 1965, becoming one of the most popular comedies of the era until it finished in '69.
		A colourfully bizarre collection of characters and memorable catch phrases burst across the airwaves from the pages of its brilliantly inventive and sometimes outrageous scripts, the majority of which were written by zany duo Barry Took and Marty Feldman.
		Kenneth Horne as the straight man anchored the whole careering, seething, teaming, chaotic hullabaloo emitted from the likes of J Peasemold Gruntfuttock, Rambling Syd Rumpo, Daphne Whitethigh, Shamus Android, Binkie Huckaback and Dame Celia Molestrangler (played by Betty Marsden, Hugh Paddick, Bill Pertwee and Kenneth Williams).
	www.bbc.co.uk /bbc7/comedy/progpages/horne.shtml (388 words)

	The Radio Academy - Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Horne was brilliant with a script, a master of comic timing and an unselfish foil.
		Horne and his supporting cast (Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee) then appeared in the similarly themed 'Round The Horne' (1965-9), unequivocally one of the funniest comedy series in radio history.
		Round the Horne (with Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddock) BBC June 1965
	www.radioacademy.org /halloffame/horne_k (442 words)

	Round the Horne
		The reason was that one of us had the sense to bring along a recording of Round The Horne.
		Round The Horne has always had a strong but welcome grip on the nation's funny bone.
		However, some pillars of respectabiity found much in Round the Horne to add further credence to the belief in the crumbling of common decency in 1960's Britain.
	www.johnbarber.com /rth.html (834 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: "Round the Horne", The Collector's Edition: Series 1, March 1965-June 1965 [Audiobook]: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Horne was a genius straight/link man and the rest were true comic stars, with the sense of timing that lifts humour from chuckle to guffaw.
		This boxset of Round The Horne Series One is wonderfully packaged, pink in colour, and includes a very good biography type booklet of the show.
		Round the Horne was one of the great radio shows.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0563535687 (832 words)

	Round The Horne...Revisted, extends to 27 Nov 2004 at the Venue
		Round The Horne...Revisted, extends to 27 Nov 2004 at the Venue
		Round The Horne...Revisted has been extended two months to 27 Nov 2004 at The Venue.
		Round The Horne...Revisted is a theatre version of the cult 60's radio show.
	www.londontheatre.co.uk /londontheatre/news/aug04/4aug04round.htm (159 words)

	Round the Horne Revisited 2 in London at the Venue Theatre - information and tickets
		Round the Horne was a Sunday afternoon must from its first broadcast in 1965, until its final airing in 1969.
		Straight man Kenneth Horne was at the helm of the mad-cap bunch - Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Douglas Smith.
		A range of audio recordings from the original radio series' of Round the Horne are available to buy online from amazon.co.uk in the UK.
	www.thisistheatre.com /londonshows/roundthehorne.html (330 words)

	Round The Horne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Round The Horne was one of the most daring radio comedies of the 1960's - and all the more surprising, given the (on the surface) conservative appearence of the star, Kenneth Horne!
		Written mostly by Marty Feldman and Barry Took, the show consisted of Horne acting as the central hub, around which the rest of the cast would perform sketches, songs and impersonations.
		In addition to Horne, the cast included Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee, and the announcer was Douglas Smith (who frequently became involved in more than just announcing!).
	www.users.waitrose.com /~paulbines/rthpage.htm (276 words)

	Round the Horne….Revisited @ The Lowry
		The theatrical recreation of the 1960s radio series Round the Horne had inevitably attracted many of the now greying fans who had listened to the original series.
		But it wasn't exclusively a nostalgia trip, there were many others who had discovered the series later or were curious to see a recreation of a show that was considered to be way ahead of its time and is name checked as having influenced such comedy greats as Monty Python.
		Round the Horne Revisited is at the Lowry until Thursday, December 23.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /entertainment/comedy/s/139/139593_round_the_hornerevisited__the_lowry.html (650 words)

	Review: Round The Horne... Revisited
		Round The Horne was a groundbreaking piece of broadcasting, most famous for sneaking its innuendo-laden scripts past the BBC's naive censors.
		Jonathan Rigby has a tougher job as the pivotal Kenneth Horne, the straight-laced Establishment figure who provides the straight-man foil to this whole circus.
		Yet he is excellent, producing a pitch-perfect reproduction of Horne's rich, educated, but essentially nondescript, received pronunciation.
	www.chortle.co.uk /comics/shows/horne.html (720 words)

	BBC - BBC Four - Round the Horne... Revisited
		In an age of great radio comedies, Round the Horne was arguably the greatest and best-loved.
		Its inventive innuendo and cheerfully British twist on surrealism proved a brilliant showcase for the talents of Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden, Hugh Paddick and Douglas Smith.
		The entire catalogue of original Round the Horne shows are available on audio cassette and CD as part of the BBC Radio Collection and can be ordered from any good retailer
	www.bbc.co.uk /bbcfour/cinema/features/round-the-horne.shtml (660 words)

	Round the Horne Revisited 2, to close on 2 April 2005 at The Venue
		Round the Horne Revisited 2, to close on 2 April 2005 at The Venue
		Round The Horne...Revisited, opened at the fringe venue, White Bear, in October 2003, before transferring to the West End at The Venue in January 2004.
		Round The Horne...Revisited is a theatre version of the cult 60's radio show.
	www.londontheatre.co.uk /londontheatre/news/mar05/5mar05round.htm (166 words)

	BBC News \| TV AND RADIO \| Took: Comedy with a twist
		It was his behind-the-scenes skills that gave him his first real success, writing for BBC radio programme Beyond Our Ken from 1958, a precursor to Round the Horne.
		Round the Horne began in 1965 and became one of the most popular and influential radio comedies of the era.
		His earlier success had not been forgotten, and the first Round The Horne cassette was at one time the BBC's most popular audio tape, selling more than 100,000 copies - and he is likely to be best remembered for that show.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/entertainment/tv_and_radio/1903971.stm (828 words)

	News & Press Detail
		Straight man Kenneth Horne was at the helm of the mad-cap bunch â“ Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Douglas Smith.
		Round The Horneâ¦Revisited is adapted for the stage by Brian Cooke, the last remaining writer from the original Round The Horne quartet, and one of this countryâs most successful comedy writers, for both radio and television.
		This year, the Round The Horneâ¦Revisited Christmas Special re-unites original West End cast members Robin Sebastian as Kenneth Williams and Charles Armstrong as Douglas Smith, with Stephen Critchlow returning to The Lowry stage as Kenneth Horne, David Rumelle as Hugh Paddick, and Julia Webber as Betty Marsden.
	www.thelowry.com /News/article.aspx?Id=371 (439 words)

	Round the Horne , a CurtainUp London review
		In his genial way Horne came to symbolise the patriarchal authority of the old order challenged by the forces of trendy hedonism soon to be dubbed "Swinging London".
		The unflappable Horne may introduce rustic folksinger Rambling Syd Rumpo, keep his distance from the scrofulous J Peasemold Gruntfuttock, King of Peasmoldia and stalker to the stars, or apologise for superannuated thespians Dame Celia Molestrangler and Binky Huckaback, but he will inevitably encounter Julian and his Friend Sandy.
		Round the Horne is one of the links between the Goon Show and Monty Python, but even if you have no interest in the course of British comedy you will find much to enjoy in this tender recreation of the BBC's Paris Studio which gave birth to so much laughter.
	www.curtainup.com /roundthehorne2004.html (918 words)

	theatreguidelondon - round the horne revisited - 2004
		What made the show something of a cult, aside from the generally high level of the writing by, at various times, Barry Took, Marty Feldman, Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cooke, was the ever-present sense of slipping something past the BBC censors.
		It is barely theatricalised, the cast standing in front of microphones and holding scripts, just as the originals would have, with the only physical humour coming from the kinds of mugging and flirting with the studio audience that went on back then.
		Jonathan Rigby as Horne provides the appropriately solid and avuncular presence of the straight man, while Robin Sebastian does an admirably broad copy of Kenneth Williams, Kate Brown mugs away as Marsden, and Nigel Harrison and Charles Armstrong provide some necessary ballast as the generally more subdued Paddick and Smith.
	www.theatreguidelondon.co.uk /reviews/roundthehorne04.htm (332 words)

	BatesLine: Go forth, Gruntfuttock, my child!
		Today was the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of "Round the Horne," one of the most enduringly popular radio shows of all time.
		"Round the Horne" was a sketch comedy half-hour produced for the BBC Light Entertainment Programme (later BBC Radio 2).
		Time and distractions do not permit a thorough tribute, so I direct you to the BBC 7 website, where you can find a different episode of "Round the Horne" each week.
	www.batesline.com /archives/001431.html (462 words)

	Edinburgh Guide Theatre review - Round The Horne.
		So I was jolly excited to be sent along to review the touring production of Round the Horne, a theatrical version of the sixties radio show, which uses the original scripts as it's source material.
		Perhaps they only work aurally - the listener is forced to imagine their own visual landscape - and the jokes sometimes teeter on the edge of offensive.
		Round the Horne is a well intentioned attempt to translate a massive popular radio hit to the stage that just doesn't work.
	www.edinburghguide.com /aande/theatre/reviews_05/r/round_the_horne.shtml (475 words)

	Round The Horne: Complete Radio Archive - Roobarb's DVD Forum
		In February, BBC Worldwide will release on CD: Horne of Plenty (the programme made originally for BBC 7), Round the Horne: The Complete Archive, and Round the Horne: The Complete and Utter History.
		This 3 CD set is a fascinating account by Barry Took of the creation and history of Round the Horne, and includes gossip and highlights from the series.
		Or, if you meant Horne Of Plenty, then they've got that on the same date.
	www.zetaminor.com /roobarb/index.php?showtopic=3923 (813 words)

	Beyond Our Ken
		However it ran for twice the length- a total of eight series spanning seven years, with all of the cast members who later went on to star in Round The Horne present, and differing little in style and content.
		It is frightening to think that the series never started (if it hadn’t then Round The Horne would never have come into existence) owing to Kenneth Horne suffering a major stroke in 1957 which caused him to lose the ability to speak.
		They quickly established themselves as one of the most successful radio ensembles, and it was this core of actors (with the exception of Lancaster) who went on to form Round the Horne after BOK’s demise in 1964.
	www.otrchuck.com /beyond_our_ken.htm (243 words)

	Round The Horne... Revisited @ The Lowry
		BACK in the day, a long time ago when comedy meant being funny, and not ploddingly grotesque 'dark' sketches about WI women being sick, Round the Horne used to get 15 million people listening to it on the radio.
		I only mention this because Round the Horne is seen these days as a quaint piece of nostalgia, something to raise a wry chuckle during the sporadic airings on BBC Radio 7.
		Round the Horne… Revisited is on at The Lowry until Friday, December 23.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /entertainment/theatreanddance/reviews/s/191/191502_round_the_horne_revisited__the_lowry_.html (606 words)

	Round the Horne, a CurtainUp London review
		Round the Horne is a comedy tribute show to a great BBC radio programme of the 1960s.
		This particular brand of humour may well be incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't heard the radio programmes but for those who have, it is the very best night of nostalgia for a bygone age of simple puns and fruity innuendo.
		Kenneth Horne (Jonathan Rigby) on the other hand was largely Williams' straight man but with a magnificent deep gravy browning voice.
	www.curtainup.com /roundthehorne.html (556 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Round the Horne 5 (BBC Radio Collection) [Audiobook]: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Round the Horne 1; Audio Cassette ~ Kenneth Horne (Performer), et al
		These episodes of "Round the Horne" feature the urbane Kenneth Horne, surrounded by a bizarre range of characters, including Rambling Sid Rumpo, Julian and Sandy, "Binkie" Huckerback, Dame Celia Molestrangler, and J. Peasmold Gruntfuttock.
		Four complete shows from series 1 and 3 of that classic BBC radio comedy, Round the Horne: "The Spy Who Came In with a Cold" (first appearance of Chou-En Ginsberg), "Pirate Radio", part 3 of "The Muffplaster Saga", and "Traffic Wardens in Outer Space".
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0563366478 (528 words)

	Horne Heard Round The Venue \| Official London Theatre Guide
		The show is based around one of the great comedy series of the 1960s which, during the peak of its four year run, attracted a staggering audience of 15 million.
		Round The Horne… Revisited is based around two episodes of the series and includes both new and previously unheard material.
		Brian Cooke, the last remaining member of the Round The Horne writing quartet, has written the stage show which is directed by Michael Kingsbury.
	www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk /news/display?contentId=78117 (226 words)

	Round the Horne Revisited review and tickets at the Venue Theatre London
		Round the Horne Revisited review and tickets at the Venue Theatre London
		Famously starring Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden, Kenneth Horne, and Hugh Paddick, Round the Horne attracted an audience of 15 million at its peak.
		In this gloriously entertaining new show, two more episodes are recreated live on stage in a faithful adaptation by Brian Cooke, the last remaining writer of the original shows, and one of this country's most successful comedy writers.
	www.londonvisions.com /theatre_round_the_horne_revisited.htm (153 words)

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