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Kenneth Williams

June 2020

  • The Round the Horne: cast: (l-r) Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams, Kenneth Horne, Betty Marsden and Douglas Smith.

    From the Guardian archive
    Round the Horne reviewed - archive, 1965

    19 June 1965 This show’s air of maverick, matey rudeness provides a perfect formula for mockery without tears

April 2020

  • Michael Sheen as, from left, Tony Blair, Brian Clough, Chris Tarrant and Kenneth Williams.

    Ranked
    Michael Sheen's impersonations – ranked!

    The actor is currently wowing viewers as Chris Tarrant in Quiz, but he has a long line of uncanny impressions in his back catalogue

July 2019

  • Fiona Sturges

    Carry On films weren’t all bad; they celebrated the working class in its heyday

    Fiona Sturges
    For all their many flaws, the films carry a positive message, too, says arts writer Fiona Sturges

May 2018

  • Rude health … Carry on Doctor with Barbara Windsor and Kenneth Williams.

    Get your hands off my double entendres! Is the smutty pun now under attack?

    It is Britain’s favourite type of humour, the go-to gag for everyone from Carry On stars to Bake Off hosts. But are fnarr fnarr jokes just another example of male sexual entitlement?

January 2017

  • Castaway - 1986<br>No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Cannon/Uba/REX/Shutterstock (5879136i) Oliver Reed Castaway - 1986 Director: Nicolas Roeg Cannon/Uba BRITAIN Scene Still

    Desert Island Discs: 75 defining moments from 75 years of castaways

    The show’s first guest was marooned three quarters of a century ago this month. Here are the moments that made Desert Island Discs a radio classic

August 2016

  • Gary Oldman as Joe Orton (left) and Alfred Molina as Kenneth Halliwell in the 1987 film version of Prick Up Your Ears.

    Books to give you hope
    Books to give you hope: Prick Up Your Ears by John Lahr

    Despite Joe Orton’s tragic end, this expert telling of his defiant struggle from obscure beginnings to scandalous success remains inspiring

December 2015

  • Kenneth Williams

    British Library buys Kenneth Williams diaries

    Library pays £220,000 for actor’s journals, which show waspish wit and barbs directed at Carry On peers and Doctor Zhivago

July 2015

  • Little People by David Gilliver.

    Readers recommend
    Readers recommend: minimalist songs

    Stripped back, pared down, sparse or pure? Suggest music that in sound or lyrics expresses clarity or simplicity distilled down to its fighting weight, says Peter Kimpton

August 2014

  • National Service recruits being led to the Guards’ depot in Surrey, 1953.

    National Service review – a cultural history of postwar British call-up

    Richard Vinen shows how conscription emphasised the mirage of a nation's importance on the world stage, writes Ian Thomson

March 2014

  • Fenella Fielding in Metafenella 2014

    Jonathan Jones on art
    Why artists should Carry On Screaming Fenella Fielding's name

    Jonathan Jones: Martin Firrell’s video artwork, metaFenella, sees the 86-year-old actor imparting her wisdom. Why has it taken so long for the art world to celebrate this subversive Carry On star?

November 2013

  • Kenneth Williams and co in Carry On Dick

    Film on the box liveblog
    Carry On Dick liveblog

    Stuart Heritage wallowed in the pig sty and roosts in the hen house with the Carry On ... team's take on the Dick Turpin legend. Here's what happened.

January 2011

  • HATTIE

    Will Hattie Jacques be the last to get the BBC biopic treatment?

    Nostalgic retellings of the lives of Tony Hancock, Kenneth Williams, and Eric & Ernie have been ratings winners, but fictionalised accounts can land the Beeb in hot water

October 2010

  • Kenneth Willams

    Kenneth Williams: secret loves behind the life of a tormented man

    A new biography drawing on diaries that were locked away for years reveals the lonely star's unknown passion and a complex struggle with his sexual identity

August 2010

  • Andrew Buckingham

    Experience
    Experience: I was Kenneth Williams' pen pal

    Andrew Buckingham 'He replied to all my letters, often by return of post. It still surprises me'

June 2010

  • Kenneth Williams

    Radio catchup
    Radio catchup: Rhod Gilbert, Annie Mac, Kenneth Williams, A Good Read

    A joyous Kenneth Williams retrospective this week, Annie Mac trumps Fearne Cotton and comedians get serious about books

April 2009

  • Stop Messing About

    Stop Messing About

    Leicester Square, London
    This Kenneth Williams homage overdoes the double entendre, thinks Michael Billington

April 2008

  • TV and radio blog
    In praise of Kenneth Williams

    Today's Radio 4 documentary focused on the sad end of Williams' life. It's this darkness - rather than the acting - that has sparked his recent critical reassessment

April 2007

  • Open thread
    Carry on laughing

    Open Thread

    Open Thread: A classic gag delivered by Kenneth Williams has topped a survey of the funniest one-liners in film history. What's your favourite?

March 2006

  • Kathryn Flett on television
    Sunday drama? Stop messing about

  • Kenneth Williams drama wins biggest-ever audience for BBC4

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