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Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims go beyond Round the Horne.

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Crackanory, Feeble Fables, and the television industry is exposed in The Smith Report.

The TV industry is exposed in 'The Smith Report'. Stars Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick and Joan Sims. From April 1970.

Crackanory, Feeble Fables, and the television industry is exposed in The Smith Report. 

Starring: 

Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Joan Sims 

After the unexpected death of Kenneth Horne in 1969, plans for the next series of Round The Horne were axed. Instead - using an old catchphrase of Kenneth Williams as a series title - Kenneth joined Hugh Paddick to continue the comedy tradition and was also reunited with his "Carry On" film co-star Joan Sims. 

Announcer:  Douglas Smith 

Written by Myles Rudge, David Cumming and Derek Collyer. 

With the Max Harris Group. 

Producer: John Simmonds

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1970.

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