Beyond Our Ken: Series One Audiobook (Free)

Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Ron Moody star in the surviving 13 episodes from the very first series of the traditional weekly show, the forerunner to Round the Horne.

Between 1958 and 1964, Beyond Our Ken lit up the airwaves. A madcap mixture of sketches and songs, it continues to be as funny today as when it was first broadcast.

Full of witty wordplay, larger-than-life heroes, comic catchphrases and sublimely silly humour, the present introduced regulars such as Rodney and Charles, countryman Arthur Fallowfield and roving reporter Cecil Snaith. Enjoy regular documentary feature ‘Hornerama’, strategy a rest with ‘Kenneth Horne’s Holiday Bureau’, listen to Parisian caberet musician Maurice Chandelier, and satisfy Felicity and Ambrose – the happiest couple in the uk.

With episodes written by Eric Merriman and Barry Took, and music interludes from your Malcolm Mitchell Trio as well as the Fraser Hayes Four, join avuncular host Kenneth Horne and friends with this hilarious precursor to Round the Horne. Duration: 6 hours 30 mins approx.