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Beyond Our Ken

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Classic BBC comedy - precursor to 'Round the Horne' - with Kenneth Horne and company.

Classic BBC comedy - precursor to 'Round the Horne' - starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.

Beyond Our Ken: From 23/04/1959

From 23/04/1959

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Beyond Our Ken, From 23/04/1959

Kenneth takes in a new West End crime-musical and Hornerama looks at housing.

Kenneth Horne takes in a new West End crime-musical and ‘Hornerama’ probes housing. With Kenneth Williams. From April 1959.

Kenneth Horne takes in a new West End crime musical and ‘Hornerama’ probes housing.

With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee. 

Written by Eric Merriman and Barry Took

Music from Pat Lancaster, the Fraser Hayes Four and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet. 

Announcer: Douglas Smith

A madcap mix of sketches and songs, Beyond Our Ken hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964 – featuring regulars like Arthur Fallowfield, Cecil Snaith and Rodney and Charles. 

The precursor to ‘Round The Horne’ – sadly only 15 shows survive from the original run of 21 episodes in Series 2. Audio restored using both home and overseas (BBC Transcription Service) recordings. 

Producer: Jacques Brown

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in April 1959.

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