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

Hello Colleen, Yes, many of them I think that "many, many, times" said in a suggestive voice was one of the phrases, too There was Rambling Sid Rumpo, signing "Green grow your nadgers, O" "Hello I'm Julian and this is my friend Sandy" said in a camp voice. Kenneth William, of course. Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee, Hugh Paddick, Douglas Smith (the announcer?) are names I remember from a misspent youth. Fiona & Charles was an oft repeated interlude, with "I know", "I know you know", often inserted , (as a filler?) J. Peasemould Gruntbuttock, was another character. There were also takeoffs of well known TV characters. Seamus Android (Eamonn Andrews), Fanny Haddock (Fanny Craddock, of course), Daphne Whitethigh (Katherine Whitehorne?) It got quite near the knuckle at times, but double entendres are in the mind, they say Phil At 15:05 22/10/2008, Colleen wrote: >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. Phil Warn ô¿ô Genealogists do it backwards Family Historians take all steps "The Warn family in Tetbury from 1722" <http://homepage.ntlworld.com/philwarn/FamHist1/index.htm>