Round the Horne

1960s BBC radio comedy programme
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Round the Horne

Summary

Round the Horne is a radio program[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of radio_program entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Round the Horne authored Barry Took[3].
  • Round the Horne authored Marty Feldman[4].
  • Round the Horne authored Johnnie Mortimer[5].
  • Round the Horne authored Brian Cooke[6].
  • Round the Horne's instance of is recorded as radio program[7].
  • Round the Horne's genre is sketch show[8].
  • Round the Horne's genre is variety show[9].
  • Round the Horne followed Beyond Our Ken[10].
  • A cast member of Round the Horne was Kenneth Horne[11].
  • A cast member of Round the Horne was Kenneth Williams[12].
  • A cast member of Round the Horne was Hugh Paddick[13].
  • A cast member of Round the Horne was Betty Marsden[14].
  • A cast member of Round the Horne was Bill Pertwee[15].
  • A cast member of Round the Horne was Douglas Smith[16].
  • Round the Horne's language of work or name is recorded as British English[17].
  • Round the Horne's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Paris Theatre[18].
  • Round the Horne's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[19].
  • Round the Horne began on March 7, 1965[20].
  • Round the Horne ended on June 9, 1968[21].
  • Round the Horne's official website is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c7q4l[22].
  • Round the Horne's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Round the Horne[23].
  • Round the Horne's number of episodes is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+67'}[24].
  • Round the Horne's number of seasons is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+4'}[25].
  • Round the Horne's broadcast by is recorded as BBC Radio 7[26].
  • Round the Horne's broadcast by is recorded as BBC Radio 4 Extra[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Barry Took[3], a presenter[28], 1928–2002[29], of United Kingdom[30]; Marty Feldman[4], an actor[31], 1934–1982[32], of United Kingdom[33], awarded the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor[34]; Johnnie Mortimer[5], a composer[35], 1931–1992[36], of United Kingdom[37]; and Brian Cooke[6], a screenwriter[38], b. 1937[39], of United Kingdom[40]. Cast members include Kenneth Horne[11], Kenneth Williams[12], Hugh Paddick[13], Betty Marsden[14], Bill Pertwee[15], and Douglas Smith[16].

Publication

Round the Horne's language of work or name is recorded as British English[17]. Genres include sketch show[8] and variety show[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Round the Horne followed Beyond Our Ken[10].

Why It Matters

Round the Horne ranks in the top 5% of radio_program entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (604 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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