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Radio Show Archives - bennewsam.co.uk Extensive (and in some cases complete) archives of these classic British radio comedies and comedic panel shows: The Goon Show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (ISIHAC) I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again Just a...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 15, 2019 8:09 AM

There are very good reasons why the BBC can't just load iPlayer with archive content

There are very good reasons why the BBC can't just load iPlayer with archive content This would also likely explain why BBC America is loaded up with modern American content (e.g., Star Trek: The Next Generation) rather than classic comedies...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 21, 2019 8:49 AM

1958 Model Guards Bandsmen

1958 Model Guards Bandsmen In your box of Kellogg's Corn Flakes -- these premiums are part of a subplot in the Hancock's Half-Hour episode "The Election Candidate."...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 20, 2018 11:41 AM

How We Met: Ray Galton & Alan Simpson | The Independent

How We Met: Ray Galton & Alan Simpson | The Independent The British comedy writing duo who brought us Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son met as teenagers in a tuberculosis sanitarium and bonded over their shared love of...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 26, 2016 8:12 PM

Voices of Variety » Chesney Allen

Voices of Variety » Chesney Allen A page devoted to British comedian of music hall and movies Chesney Allen, one-sixth of the Crazy Gang, half of "variety's greatest double-act," Flanagan and Allen. "The act always featured a number of songs...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 2, 2016 1:05 AM

GALTON AND SIMPSON: GRUMPY OLD MEN? | Culture | The Independent

GALTON AND SIMPSON: GRUMPY OLD MEN? | Culture | The Independent A 1996 interview with the creators of Hancock's Half-Hour and Steptoe and Son, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson: "Why do they still appeal to generations born long after they...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 20, 2016 2:52 PM

Roger Hancock and John Freeman obituaries

Obituary of Roger Hancock, brother and agent of Tony Hancock in The Independent "The previous year, a chain-smoking, nervous-looking Tony had been very self-critical in a Face to Face television interview with John Freeman. 'It was the biggest mistake he...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 4, 2015 11:56 PM

BBC Genome Project

BBC Genome Project The BBC has digitized and posted online 86 years of radio and TV listings from the Radio Times as a starting point for a comprehensive, searchable database of its prodigious output. The public is invited to edit...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 21, 2015 4:12 PM

The Truth About The Railways - The Hancock Report

The Truth About The Railways - The Hancock Report In 1963, British Railways dealt with public complaints -- crowded carriages, reduced service, late trains, dingy stations -- by voicing them through comedian Tony Hancock and responding to them in this...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 23, 2013 1:48 PM

Hancock's Half Hour, "The Alpine Holiday"

Free Classic TV Shows: Hancock's Half Hour, "The Alpine Holiday" From Tony Hancock's TV series: Tony's Swiss skiing trip is one disaster after another. Kenneth Williams turns up as a competitive yodeler, reprising his recurring character ("'Ere, stop messin' about!")...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 16, 2013 8:12 PM