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 ...

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 ...

It comes in the year that Tony Hancock would have turned 100 – and also 70 years after the first Hancock's Half Hour aired. It also comes at a time when Hancock's influence remains strong.

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 ...