Hi Colleen Round the Horn and Beyond our Ken were the names of the series. Available now on BBC cassettes from Amazon etc, and just as funny. Cast starred Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee, with announcer Douglas Smith. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Our_Ken http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_the_Horne Dame Celia Molestrangler and 'ageing juvenile' Binkie Huckaback The Navy Lark does not hold up as well, but I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again does. They used to make my Sunday lunchtimes in Basildon bearable. Them and Ken Dodd. But I think that we are way off topic Cheers Steve Colleen wrote: > Much of my childhood during the 1950s - 60s was spent with my grandparents in Walthamstow where I had a wonderful time being spoiled rotten and running wild. > > One blot on, what to me was a golden age, were Sunday afternoons. I recall these being a misery to be endured because they were so dismally quiet and boring. Though even Sundays had their high spots: my grandmother's marvellous roast lunches smothered with mint sauce, usually cobbled together from very cheap and cheerful ingredients such as brisket of lamb and produce from the garden, also the unrivalled shows on the radio, which one of my uncles used to mimic. > > I recall that Kenneth Horne's shows were a great favourite but can't remember much about these. I vaguely remember Horne becoming various odd ball characters in Round The Horne and my uncle doing impressions of these yet I can't remember the names of any of these characters my uncle had a talent for mimicking. > > Was one of them Osmold Smish and does anyone recall any of the others? > > Thanks. > > Colleen > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >