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The Husky Betty Marsden

Chris Neill pays tribute to versatile comic actress Betty Marsden, who starred in Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne. From 2004.

From Fanny Haddock and Daphne Whitethigh to Judy Coolibar and Dame Celia Molestrangler

BBC Radio 4 Extra still regularly broadcasts many of Betty Marsden's most memorable roles in the classic BBC radio comedies - Beyond Our Ken and Round the Horne.

Chris Neill looks back at the life and career of the versatile comic actress.

Betty Marsden died in 1998 aged 79.

Producer: Karl Phillips

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2004.

30 minutes

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Wed 18 Dec 202400:30
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