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Episode 16
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Kenneth Horne looks for a housekeeper – and Hornerama investigates Magic and Mystery. With Kenneth Williams. From February 1961.
Kenneth Horne looks for a housekeeper – and Hornerama investigates Magic and Mystery.
A madcap mix of sketches and songs written by Eric Merriman.
Starring:
Kenneth Horne
Kenneth Williams
Hugh Paddick
Betty Marsden
Bill Pertwee
Music from Janet Waters, The Hornets and the BBC Variety Orchestra conducted by Paul Fenoulhet.
Incidental music by Edwin Braden.
Announcer: Douglas Smith
The precursor to ‘Round The Horne’, ‘Beyond Our Ken’ hit the airwaves in 1958 and ran to 1964
Producer: Jacques Brown
First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1961.
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