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Kenneth Williams remembered

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Dean BedfordMar 31, 2008
 

 
Two weeks away on the 14th April it will be the 20th anniversary of the
untimely passing of the all-time master of JAM, Kenneth Williams.

Kenneth's death is being marked on Radio Four by a special part
documentary. Narrated by JAM guest Rob Brydon, the documentary will
focus on his personality and his sudden death. It's called The Pain Of
Laughter - The Last Days Of Kenneth Williams and has been described this
way by Radio Four commissioning editor Carolyn Raphael, "A fantastic
absorbing and rather sad listen. Certainly the most honest and
unsychophantic portrait of the man I've ever heard." I believe the Radio
Times is going to have a special article on it. There's also a webpage
set up for it - sadly blank at the moment!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/painoflaughter/pip/2c8ww/

The man who compiled the doco, Wes Butters is also writing a book on
Kenneth, to be called Kenneth Williams Unseen (this is different from
the book I mentioned a week or so ago). It's due for release in October.

He's still a cult! An enormous cult!

 
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