Round the Horne Compendium: Classic BBC Radio Comedy Audiobook (Free)

A remarkable and hilarious assortment of archive rarities – plus two restored episodes – from the much loved BBC radio comedy series

Starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Expenses Pertwee, Across the Horne breathed daring new life within the BBC radio airwaves from 1965 to 1968, a madcap mix of daring twin entendres, captivating characters and bawdy badinage.

In this exhaustive assortment of rare material, two complete episodes – Series 1, Episode 5 and Series 1, about Across the Horne Compendium: Classic BBC Radio Comedy Show 15 – are presented complete and remastered, alongside a cornucopia of previously unpublished segments from the series’ original operate.

In addition there’s a bunch of rarities from the BBC Sound Archive and other sources, including the cast’s appearance on Sounds Familiar and Kenneth Horne’s autobiographical start ENOUGH TIME of My Life, both from 1968. These are followed by A Tribute to Kenneth Horne from 1969, Round and Round the Horne from 1977, and Horne of Plenty from 2004. Gleam selection of seldom heard interviews with ensemble and writers, two sketches in celebration of Very much Binding in the Marsh, and even more.