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Round the Horne

1965–1968 · 4 seasons

A cosy, quick-witted radio variety hour where silly voices and sly wordplay tumble out at a cheerful clip.

Created by
Kenneth Horne
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick
Overview
A radio comedy sketch show, presented as a local variety show with Kenneth Horne as the host.

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Created by
Kenneth Horne
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • friendship
  • media
  • art
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour9
Realism3
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Kenneth Horne
Written by
Barry Took, Marty Feldman
Starring
Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick
Length
4 seasons, 65 episodes
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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