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From 21/5/1959

Kenneth Horne debuts ‘The Wolfhound of the Tuskervilles’ and ‘Hornerama’ on cricket. With Kenneth Williams. From May 1959.

Kenneth Horne debuts ‘The Wolfhound of the Tuskervilles’ and ‘Hornerama’ on cricket.

With Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.

Written by Eric Merriman and Barry Took

Music from Pat Lancaster, the Fraser Hayes Four and the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.

Announcer: Douglas Smith

A madcap mix of sketches and songs, Beyond Our Ken hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964 – featuring regulars like Arthur Fallowfield, Cecil Snaith and Rodney and Charles.

The precursor to ‘Round The Horne’ – sadly only 15 shows survive from the original run of 21 episodes in Series 2. Audio restored using both home and overseas (Â鶹ԼÅÄ Transcription Service) recordings.

Producer: Jacques Brown

First broadcast on the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Light Programme in May 1959.

30 minutes

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