Oh! What a Carry On! Oh! What a Carry On! Oh! What A Carry On! was a 1971 compilation album of songs performed by actors from the "Carry On..." film series, and released on the budget Music For Pleasure label (MFP 1416). Many were novelty songs with most, such as those by Jim Dale, having previously been released as singles. None were recorded specifically for this album or had any direct relationship to the "Carry On" films. For example, Kenneth Williams' songs as Rambling Syd Rumpo, which "Gramophone" magazine described as the best on the album, were taken from "Round the Horne" and Jim Dale's
Kenneth Williams abandoned Christianity following discussions with the poet Philip Larkin. Williams had been a Methodist, though he spent much of his life struggling with Christianity's teachings on homosexuality. "Kenneth Williams Unseen" by Wes Butters and Russell Davies, the first Williams biography in 15 years, was published in October 2008. An authorised biography, "Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams", by Christopher Stevens, was published in October 2010. This drew for the first time on the full Williams archive of diaries and letters, which had been stored in a London bank for 15 years following publication of edited extracts. The biography notes