Product Description

Tony Hancock stars in two long-lost episodes from the classic "BBC Radio" series. "Sid James' Dad" (28 October 1956) & "The Diet" (7 December 1955). Broadcast live, these rare recordings are made available for the first time in over fifty years. In "Sid James' Dad", Sid is expecting a visit from his father. Being ashamed to admit his true profession, he has explained his regular appearances in court by telling the old man he is a judge. "The Diet" sees Hancock being offered the lead role in a romantic film. Unfortunately, the American producer Mr Stroud (Kenneth Williams) tells Hancock he's too fat for the part and tells him to diet. Including special sleeve-notes detailing the making of the original productions, these episodes celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Galton and Simpson writing partnership.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4516 in Books
• Published on: 2009-11-05
• Format: Audiobook
• Binding: Audio CD

Customer Reviews

For diehard Hancock fans only
I am something of a Tony Hancock fan - and particularly enjoy his radio work on Hancock's Half Hour (HHH) with Galton and Simpson's peerless writing and the superlative casts (Hancock, James, Kerr, Williams, Jacques)- so had to get this, in full knowledge that the sound quality would be poor. It was. It's like listening to a conversation in the next room with socks in your ears. Yes, you can understand most of what's said - but this mainly serves to frustrate you that an enjoyable couple of episodes of HHH are rendered irritating by the BBC's lack of foresight in holding onto the mastertapes in the first place. The irony is they are probably now digitally storing a host of shows which could happily be lost forever as the vast majority of their new "comedy" shows aren't worth saving.
Recommended for diehard fans only.