They are among the most influential sitcom episodes ever made, and the late Tony Hancock remains an iconic figure in British comedy. But since they were first broadcast in 1959 and 1961 ...

Image: Kenneth Williams, Tony Hancock, Bill Kerr and Sidney James in 1956. Hancock's Half-Hour started on 2 November 1954 with "The First Night Party". The series ran on radio and later on ...

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 ...

Tony Hancock is never described as a surreal comedian. His name just isn't associated with that style of comedy. Spike Milligan is rightly considered the Godfather of the sublime leading to the ...

A collection of items from 1950s comedian Tony Hancock's life and work is being handed over to a public archive. Hancock was best known for his BBC radio and TV series Hancock's Half Hour.

Richard Briers traces the life of Tony Hancock from triumph to tragedy. With Denis Norden and Ray Galton. From 1984. Show more Richard Briers traces the life of Tony Hancock from triumph to tragedy.

In 1954, Tony Hancock burst onto BBC radio with his comedy show in which Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams were among the cast. The series, written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, proved just as ...

The life of Tony Hancock has been reimagined as a graphic novel. The 290-page book Hancock: The Lad Himself will be published in April, covering the comedian’s rise to stardom and subsequent decline ...

Image: Gordon Phillott as the librarian, Tony Hancock and Sid James in the series 6 episode 'The Missing Page' (TX 11 March 1960). When Hancock's Half-Hour appeared on BBC television, on 6 July ...