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Kenneth Horne welcomes 'The Palone Ranger' and it's Fiona and Charles with sound effects. Plus Julian and Sandy take charge of the BBC wardrobe department. Packed full of colourful characters, parodies, memorable catchphrases, and double-entendres. Starring: Kenneth Horne Kenneth Williams Hugh Paddick Betty Marsden Bill Pertwee Announcer: Douglas Smith Recorded at the BBC's Paris Studio in Lower Regent Street, London. Music by Edwin Braden and the Hornblowers and The Fraser Hayes Four. Round The Horne was born out of the demise of BBC radio comedy Beyond Our Ken. Using the same cast and producer, Barry Took and Marty Feldman wrote the brilliantly inventive - and sometimes outrageous - scripts for four series between 1965 and 1968. Producer: John Simmonds First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1967 ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** This programme is part of BBC Radio 4 Extra’s THE VERSATILE VOICE OF KENNETH WILLIAMS This is our celebration marking what would have been the actor's 100th birthday on 22 February 2026.
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