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Tony Hancock: The Lad Himself returns to the small screen - for the first time in colour The Blood Donor and Twelve Angry Men are among the crown jewels of British comedy. Now thanks to a ...
A dinner has been hosted to celebrate 100 years since the birth of influential 1950s comedian Tony Hancock. He was best known for his BBC radio and TV series Hancock's Half Hour.
Jack Dee is to front a two-hour retrospective documentary celebrating the work of Tony Hancock. The show will air on the Gold channel, which has also commissioned two classic Hancock’s Half Hour ...
A collection of items from 1950s comedian Tony Hancock's life and work is being handed over to a public archive.
Hancock was one of the biggest stars of the 1950s, with his radio and TV shows attracting millions.
Fifty-five years after the death of Tony Hancock, the great-niece of the comedian never ceases to be amazed by the astounding and enduring influence of her great-uncle’s work. To illustrate the ...
The show Hancock's Half Hour heads to Thame's Players Theatre and Banbury-based Mill Arts Centre in the coming weeks. The UK tour kicks off at London's Leicester Square Theatre next month before ...
Trail-blazing radio comedy Hancock’s Half Hour has inspired the latest theatre show by a playwright who has channelled several famous performers in previous productions.