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Round the Horne 1 [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Kenneth Horne (Performer), Kenneth Williams (Performer), Hugh Paddick (Performer), Bill Pertwee (Performer), Betty Marsden (Performer)
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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd (6 Aug 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0563225491
  • ISBN-13: 978-0563225492
  • Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 10.6 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Between 1965 and 1969 the successor to Beyond Our Ken ruled the airwaves. The show was scripted by Barry Took and Marty Feldman with music from the Fraser Hayes Four. Kenneth Horne was the golden-voiced straight man of the show, with the incredible comic talents of Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden, Hugh Paddick and Bill Pertwee taking on the guise of a score of characters in fast and funny sketches. Its zany humour will always be remembered as a high point of 60s radio and now attracts a whole new audience in the BBC Radio Collection series of cassettes.

So re-live the high times with Rambling Syd Rumpo, Julian and Sandy, Charles and Fiona, Seamus Android, Daphne Whitethigh and many more in these four hilarious programmes.

One listen and the memories will come flooding back.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Four complete episodes from a classic BBC radio comedy show., 2 Dec 1999
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This review is from: Round the Horne 2 (Audio Cassette)
Vol. 2 includes four "Round the Horne" episodes: "Lipharvest of the River", "The Phantom of the Bogmouth Hippodrome", and both episodes of "The Admirable Loombucket". Auntie Beeb seems to have learned her lesson from the first volume--these episodes are the original Light Programme broadcasts, complete and uncut; even the play-out is there. Well, OK, there are a couple of cuts lasting a few seconds, involving musical recordings for which the BBC probably couldn't licence the copyright. Here in the US, we've only ever had the Transcription Services broadcasts, which have about 5 minutes edited from each show. It's a delight to hear the full show, as the writers and producer intended it. Excellent sound quality. A must for any Round the Horne fan.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Well, at least the shows are available., 2 Dec 1999
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There are 4 shows from the comedy series "Round the Horne" on 2 cassettes: "The Clissolde Saga, Part 4" (which contains the first appearance of Julian and Sandy), "The Rocket Site in Haiti", "Gaslight, Son of Flicker", and "Moby Duck". Unfortunately, the BBC edited out ALL music, not just the song by the Fraser Hayes Four, but also ALL of the music links, and some dialogue voiced-over a music link. Presumably they did this to avoid paying royalties on the music. Unfortunately, a few gags get ruined in the process, and the shows seem a bit empty without the music. Furthermore, the Beeb seems to have used the Transcription Services recordings as their base; these versions already had about 5 minutes of material cut from each show. If they were cutting out the music, they could at least have left in more of the dialogue.

The sound quality is excellent, and the material stands up well to the test of time. I would have given a 5-crown rating had the shows been presented complete and uncut. But this is still worth having if you're a Round the Horne fan.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant comedy, window into all sorts., 28 Oct 2000
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This review is from: Round the Horne 12 (Audio Cassette)
Round the Horne volume 12, equally with all the other volumes, is brilliant. The nature of the humour is, first, that you can get away with anything ("you can get away with any old junk on Round the Horne", said a character in an earlier volume). On side three in this volume, two of the regular characters, Julian and Sandy, two camp choristers, (with an especial twist in this volume if you are familiar with the show) open a language school. Kenneth Horne, the anchorman of the show, is a customer at the school, and says that he would like to "brush up his Greek." "Well don`t let us stop you if it gives you any pleasure", Sandy replies. Although this is obviously outrageous, it never seems to offend. The other type of humour is based on the language, specifically nonsense words, double - entendre and puns. In one instasnce, there are two knights, Sir Mince-a-lot and Sir Cular. "To the south Sir Mince-a-lot rode, to the north S[c]ir Cular rode [road]." For those of you who have heard and doubt enjoyed the show before, there are some special moments (Douglas Smith singing, and the rather sad fact that side four contains the last ever episode, when the cast said "cheerio", unknowingly for the last time). For those who have never heard this show, there are in this volume languages to learn (not only at the language school), journeys to Rome, Africa and Transylvania and skiing lessons (supposedly). "Fantabulosa", as Sandy would say.
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