Product Description

Lyn Took and Lauretta Feldman select another four of their favourite "Round the Horne" episodes. Series 3, Programme 10 (16 April 1967) Series 3, Programme 12 (30 April 1967) Series 3, Programme 17 (4 June 1967) Series 3, Programme 19 (18 June 1967) - four more bona shows from one of the most popular comedies in the history of radio, chosen by Lyn Took and Lauretta Feldman, the widows of writers Barry Took and Marty Feldman. Starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee, "Round the Horne" ran for four series between 1965 and 1968. It was a groundbreaking piece of broadcasting, famous for its catchphrases, clever innuendo, colourful characters and brilliantly inventive scripts. With an introduction specially written by Lyn Took, these four classic episodes feature such much-loved characters as Charles and Fiona, Rambling Syd Rumpo, Seamus Android and the inimitable Julian and Sandy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #69236 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-05
• Released on: 2007-11-05
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Audio CD

Customer Reviews

BBC butchers
Don't ever buy a BBC disc called "The Best of .....", never mind "The Very Best of". They are not so much edited as butchered. It seems they have a clapometer or laughometer and then extract some of the previous bits for our delight. The point is that in "Have I got News for You", or "Round the Horne", etc. there is a rhythm within the episode as well as across episodes, which is where much of the comedy lies. That remains on the butchers' floor. Then there is the careless, bordering on disgraceful, presentation of the series, from the boxes to the documentation. The BBC could make a big thing of this, to allay their licence fee, but it seems they can't be bothered, leaving it all to ignorant amatuers. Amateurs? No, amateurs would enjoy the work and involve themseves in it.

Paulo