Hancock's Half Hour was a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy series, broadcast from 1954 to 1961 and written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The radio series starred Tony Hancock, with Sidney James, Bill Kerr and,at various times, Moira Lister, Andrée Melly, Hattie Jacques, and Kenneth Williams.
The radio series broke with the variety tradition which was then dominant in British radio comedy, highlighting a new genre: the sitcom or situation comedy. Instead of the traditional variety mix of sketches, guest stars and musical interludes, the show's humour derived from characters and situations developed in a half-hour storyline. This then relatively novel format, of what was in effect a single sketch each week lasting the entire half-hour (though in the radio version James and the others sometimes played different roles), was reflected in the show's title, which aptly described the series as Hancock's "half-hour".
S01E01 – The First Night Party
S01E12 – The Monte Carlo Rally
S01E16 – The End Of The Series
S02E06 – The Chef That Died Of Shame
S03E06 – The Blackboard Jungle
S03E08 – The Diet – Low Quality
S03E16 – How Hancock Won The War – Low Quality
S04E03 – Sid James’s Dad – Low Quality
S04E04 – The Income Tax Demand
S04E07 – Anna And The King Of Siam
S04E11 – Hancock’s Happy Christmas
S04E13 – The 13th Of The Series
S04E15 – The Old School Reunion
S04E16 – The Wild Man Of The Woods
S04E18 – Hancock In The Police
S04E20 – The Last Of The McHancocks
S05E03 – The Male Suffragettes
S05E05 – The Publicity Photograph
S05E08 – Around The World In 80 Days
S05E09 – The Americans Hit Town
S05E10 – The Election Candidate
S05E12 – East Cheam Drama Festival
S05E14 – Sunday Afternoon At Home
S05E19 – The Threatening Letters
S05E22 – Bill And Father Christmas
S06E02 – The Childhood Sweetheart
SLPE01 – The Blood Donor – Long Playing Record
SLPE02 – The Radio Ham – Long Playing Record
SLPE03 – The Missing Page – Long Playing Record
SLPE04 – The Poison Pen Letters – Long Playing Record
SLPE05 – The Succession – Son And Heir – Long Playing Record
SLPE06 – The Economy Drive – Long Playing Record
SLPE07 – The Emigrant – Long Playing Record
SLPE08 – Lord Byron Lived Here – Long Playing Record
SLPE09 – The Baby-Sitters – Long Playing Record
SLPE10 – The Cold – Long Playing Record
SP1E02 – Hancock At The Festival Hall
SP1E03 – H – H – H – Happy Birthday Hancock
SP1E05 – Great Lives – S17 – E06 – Tony Hancock
SP1E06 – Tony Hancock – Turns Of The Century
STRE01 – 13th Of The Month – BBC Transcription Services
STRE02 – The New Secretary – BBC Transcription Services
STRE03 – The Ballet Visit – BBC Transcription Services
STRE04 – The Election Candidate – BBC Transcription Services
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