"I'm the representative of Wundatours, Stuart Farquhar."
"Stupid what?"
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Big and Little, with Kenneth Williams and Roy Kinnear, was broadcast as part of Listening Corner, the successor to Listen with Mother. Heard on VHF/FM only as the Shipping Forecast was on LW. #KennethWilliams100 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The edition of Just a Minute on BBC Radio 4 Extra today dates from 4 November 1975. It was Kenneth Williams' 165th appearance on the show. Producer is John 'QI' Lloyd. JAM creator Ian Messiter wrote an appreciation of Kenneth for London Calling #KennethWilliams100
In The Streets of London Kenneth Williams shows Percy Edwards & Johnny Morris round his home city. When the BBC turned up at his flat he was 'horrified', as he told The Observer in 1983. The programme was broadcast on Christmas Day 1980 #KennethWilliams100 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The history of Kenneth Williams is part of the queer & cultural history of Britain. A microcosm himself of the guarded British gay man at the time, he gave great parlance & energy to queer worlds, language & entertainment.
Happy centenary Kenny! Bona!
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The Secret Life of Kenneth Williams was written by RD Wingfield, creator of Insp Jack Frost. Only 1 episode was retained in the BBC Sound Archives, The Black Widow, broadcast on 1 September 1971 #KennethWilliams100 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Kenneth Williams talks about his life & career with Peter Davalle for an edition of Home This Afternoon on 15 April 1968. This Home Service/Radio 4 magazine programme was 'of interest to all, with older listeners specially in mind'. #KennethWilliams100
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The edition of Hancock's Half Hour today on BBC Radio 4 Extra was first broadcast on the Light Programme on a Sunday afternoon in January 1957. That same afternoon you also heard Educating Archie and Life with the Lyons #KennethWilliams100
As part of #KennethWilliams100 today BBC Radio 4 Extra/BBC Sounds repeats the 1987 edition of Desert Island Discs. He enjoyed the experience with Parky rather more than his 1st appearance in 1961 with Roy Plomley
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Repeated today for #KennethWilliams100 on BBC Radio 4 Extra/BBC Sounds an edition of The Law Game chaired by Shaw Taylor. Diary entry shows he enjoyed the recording and producer Lissa Evans makes quite an impression. 1st tx 5 Jan 1988 on Radio 2 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Happy Kenny Centenary!
Enjoying the excellent, varied, day-long programming on BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Pleased that I’ve held onto these for 44 years.
Diary of a Madman was recorded on 23 May 1963 by Kenneth Williams for a planned animated film by Richard Williams. The film was abandoned. It was later re-edited for broadcast on Radio 4 on 3 February 1991 & is repeated today on BBC Radio 4 Extra #KennethWilliams100 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Kenneth Williams looking up from his book judgementally
#KennethWilliams100 I have this photo by my work desk, Kenny forever suggesting, Are you quite sure about that?
The edition of Round the Horne on BBC Radio 4 Extra today was recorded at the Paris Theatre on Lower Regent Street on 12 June 1967 with Kenneth Williams noting in his diary it "went like a bomb". #KennethWilliams100
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