BRITISH RADIO COMEDY.
Episode List for Tony Hancock Radio and TV Shows
If you have good quality copies of the shows marked as "poor quality" - or any copies of the shows listed as "missing" please would you send an e mail to me or contact the BBC or the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society. You could receive payment for your good taste in keeping these shows.
Tony made TV shows for the BBC, and for two commercial tv companies, Associated Rediffusion and ATV. TV titles were sometimes lengthy and have been shortened in a few cases. Some of the radio shows were rerecorded for the BBC Transcription Service or for commercial release on records.
TV and Radio shows are listed together in the order of first broadcast.
I have not listed shows re-edited for later broadcast or commercial tape release - many shows had the odd word or sentence cut from later rebroadcasts, as the slot available shrank from the original 30 minutes to 27 minutes or less.
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DATE |
MEDIA |
Series |
Episode |
Name |
Lost? |
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02/11/54 |
Radio |
1 |
1 |
The First Night Party |
|
|
09/11/54 |
Radio |
1 |
2 |
The Diamond Ring |
missing |
|
16/11/54 |
Radio |
1 |
3 |
The Idol |
|
|
23/11/54 |
Radio |
1 |
4 |
The Boxing Champion |
|
|
30/11/54 |
Radio |
1 |
5 |
The Hancock Festival |
missing |
|
07/12/54 |
Radio |
1 |
6 |
The New Car |
|
|
14/12/54 |
Radio |
1 |
7 |
The Department Store Santa |
missing |
|
21/12/54 |
Radio |
1 |
8 |
Christmas at Aldershot |
missing |
|
28/12/54 |
Radio |
1 |
9 |
The Christmas Eve Party |
missing |
|
04/01/55 |
Radio |
1 |
10 |
Cinderella Hancock |
|
|
11/01/55 |
Radio |
1 |
11 |
A Trip to France |
|
|
18/01/55 |
Radio |
1 |
12 |
The Monte Carlo Rally |
|
|
25/01/55 |
Radio |
1 |
13 |
The House on the Cliff |
|
|
01/02/55 |
Radio |
1 |
14 |
The Sheikh |
|
|
08/02/55 |
Radio |
1 |
15 |
Marriage Bureau |
|
|
15/02/55 |
Radio |
1 |
16 |
The End of the Series |
|
19/04/55 |
Radio |
2 |
1 |
A Holiday in France |
missing |
|
26/04/55 |
Radio |
2 |
2 |
The Crown Jewels |
missing |
|
03/05/55 |
Radio |
2 |
3 |
The Racehorse |
missing |
|
10/05/55 |
Radio |
2 |
4 |
A Visit to Swansea |
missing |
|
17/05/55 |
Radio |
2 |
5 |
The Holiday Camp |
|
|
24/05/55 |
Radio |
2 |
6 |
The Chef that Died of Shame |
|
|
31/05/55 |
Radio |
2 |
7 |
Prime Minister Hancock |
missing |
|
07/06/55 |
Radio |
2 |
8 |
The Rail Strike |
|
|
14/06/55 |
Radio |
2 |
9 |
The Television Set |
|
|
21/06/55 |
Radio |
2 |
10 |
The Three Sons |
missing |
|
28/06/55 |
Radio |
2 |
11 |
The Marrow Contest |
|
|
05/07/55 |
Radio |
2 |
12 |
The Matador |
missing |
|
19/10/55 |
Radio |
3 |
1 |
The Pet Dog |
|
|
26/10/55 |
Radio |
3 |
2 |
The Jewel Robbery |
|
|
02/11/55 |
Radio |
3 |
3 |
The Bequest |
|
|
09/11/55 |
Radio |
3 |
4 |
The New Neighbour |
missing |
|
16/11/55 |
Radio |
3 |
5 |
The Winter Holiday |
missing |
|
23/11/55 |
Radio |
3 |
6 |
The Blackboard Jungle |
|
|
30/11/55 |
Radio |
3 |
7 |
The Red Planet |
missing |
|
07/12/55 |
Radio |
3 |
8 |
The Diet |
poor qual |
|
14/12/55 |
Radio |
3 |
9 |
A Visit to Russia |
missing |
|
21/12/55 |
Radio |
3 |
10 |
The Trial of Father Christmas |
missing |
|
28/12/55 |
Radio |
3 |
11 |
Cinderella Hancock (remake) |
missing |
|
04/01/56 |
Radio |
3 |
12 |
The New Years Resolutions |
missing |
|
11/01/56 |
Radio |
3 |
13 |
Hancock's Hair |
|
|
18/01/56 |
Radio |
3 |
14 |
The Student Prince |
|
|
25/01/56 |
Radio |
3 |
15 |
The Breakfast Cereal |
missing |
|
01/02/56 |
Radio |
3 |
16 |
How H. won the war |
poor qual. |
|
08/02/56 |
Radio |
3 |
17 |
The Newspaper |
missing |
|
15/02/56 |
Radio |
3 |
18 |
The Greyhound Track |
|
|
22/02/56 |
Radio |
3 |
19 |
The Conjuror |
|
|
29/02/56 |
Radio |
3 |
20 |
The Test Match |
|
27/04/56 |
TV-AR |
1 |
1 |
with Emil Bibobi |
|
|
04/05/56 |
TV-AR |
1 |
2 |
with Roy Bartley |
|
|
11/05/56 |
TV-AR |
1 |
3 |
with Barney Galbraith |
|
|
18/05/56 |
TV-AR |
1 |
4 |
with Eric Sykes |
|
|
25/05/56 |
TV-AR |
1 |
5 |
with Sam Kydd |
|
|
01/06/56 |
TV-AR |
1 |
6 |
with Valentine Dyall |
|
|
06/07/56 |
TV-BBC |
1 |
1 |
The First TV Show |
missing |
|
20/07/56 |
TV-BBC |
1 |
2 |
The Artist |
missing |
|
03/08/56 |
TV-BBC |
1 |
3 |
The Dancer |
missing |
|
17/08/56 |
TV-BBC |
1 |
4 |
The Bequest |
missing |
|
31/08/56 |
TV-BBC |
1 |
5 |
The Radio Show |
missing |
|
14/09/56 |
TV-BBC |
1 |
6 |
The Chef that Died of Shame |
missing |
|
14/10/56 |
Radio |
4 |
1 |
Back from Holiday |
|
|
21/10/56 |
Radio |
4 |
2 |
The Bolshoi Ballet |
|
|
28/10/56 |
Radio |
4 |
3 |
Sid James's Dad |
Poor Quality |
|
04/11/56 |
Radio |
4 |
4 |
The Income Tax Demand |
|
|
11/11/56 |
Radio |
4 |
5 |
The New Secretary |
|
|
16/11/56 |
TV-AR |
2 |
1 |
The Man of the Moment |
missing |
|
18/11/56 |
Radio |
4 |
6 |
Michelangelo 'Ancock |
|
|
25/11/56 |
Radio |
4 |
7 |
Anna and the King of Siam |
|
|
30/11/56 |
TV-AR |
2 |
2 |
Honneur et Fidelite |
missing |
|
02/12/56 |
Radio |
4 |
8 |
Cyrano de Hancock |
|
|
09/12/56 |
Radio |
4 |
9 |
The Stolen Petrol |
|
|
14/12/56 |
TV-AR |
2 |
3 |
Further Adventures of Hancock |
missing |
|
16/12/56 |
Radio |
4 |
10 |
The Expresso Bar |
|
|
23/12/56 |
Radio |
4 |
11 |
Hancock's Happy Christmas |
|
|
28/12/56 |
TV-AR |
2 |
4 |
Weather or Not |
missing |
|
30/12/56 |
Radio |
4 |
12 |
The Diary |
|
|
06/01/57 |
Radio |
4 |
13 |
The 13th of the Series |
|
|
11/01/57 |
TV-AR |
2 |
5 |
Napoleon & Josephine |
missing |
|
13/01/57 |
Radio |
4 |
14 |
Almost a Gentleman |
|
|
20/01/57 |
Radio |
4 |
15 |
The Old School Reunion |
|
|
25/01/57 |
TV-AR |
2 |
6 |
The Odd Job Man |
missing |
|
27/01/57 |
Radio |
4 |
16 |
The Wild Man of the Woods |
|
|
03/02/57 |
Radio |
4 |
17 |
Agricultural 'Ancock |
|
|
10/02/57 |
Radio |
4 |
18 |
Hancock in the Police |
|
|
17/02/57 |
Radio |
4 |
19 |
The Emigrant |
|
|
24/02/57 |
Radio |
4 |
20 |
The Last of the McHancocks |
|
|
01/04/57 |
TV-BBC |
2 |
1 |
The Alpine Holiday |
|
|
15/04/57 |
TV-BBC |
2 |
2 |
Lady Chatterly's Revenge |
missing |
|
29/04/57 |
TV-BBC |
2 |
3 |
The Russian Prince |
missing |
|
13/05/57 |
TV-BBC |
2 |
4 |
The New Neighbour |
missing |
|
27/05/57 |
TV-BBC |
2 |
5 |
The Pianist |
missing |
|
10/06/57 |
TV-BBC |
2 |
6 |
The Auction |
missing |
|
30/09/57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
1 |
The Continental Holiday |
missing |
|
07/10/57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
2 |
The Great Detective |
missing |
|
14.10.57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
3 |
The Amusement Arcade |
missing |
|
21.10.57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
4 |
A Holiday in Scotland |
missing |
|
28.10.57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
5 |
Air Steward Hancock |
|
|
4.11.57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
6 |
The Regimental Reunion |
missing |
|
11.11.57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
7 |
The Adopted Family |
missing |
|
25.11.57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
8 |
The Elocution Teacher |
missing |
|
02/12/57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
9 |
The Lawyer |
|
|
09/12/57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
10 |
How to Win Money & |
|
|
16/12/57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
11 |
There's an Airfield at... |
|
|
23/12/57 |
TV-BBC |
3 |
12 |
Hancock's 43 Minutes... |
|
21/01/58 |
Radio |
5 |
1 |
The New Radio Series |
|
|
28/01/58 |
Radio |
5 |
2 |
The Scandal Magazine |
|
|
04/02/58 |
Radio |
5 |
3 |
The Male Suffragettes |
|
|
11/02/58 |
Radio |
5 |
4 |
The Insurance Policy |
|
|
18/02/58 |
Radio |
5 |
5 |
The Publicity Photograph |
|
|
25/02/58 |
Radio |
5 |
6 |
The Unexploded Bomb |
|
|
04/03/58 |
Radio |
5 |
7 |
Hancock's School |
|
|
11/03/58 |
Radio |
5 |
8 |
Around the World in 80 Days |
|
|
18/03/58 |
Radio |
5 |
9 |
The Americans Hit Town |
|
|
25/03/58 |
Radio |
5 |
10 |
The Election Candidate |
|
|
01/04/58 |
Radio |
5 |
11 |
Hancock's Car |
|
|
08/04/58 |
Radio |
5 |
12 |
The East Cheam Drama F... |
|
|
15/04/58 |
Radio |
5 |
13 |
The Foreign Legion |
|
|
22/04/58 |
Radio |
5 |
14 |
Sunday Afternoon at Home |
|
|
29/04/58 |
Radio |
5 |
15 |
The Grappling Game |
|
|
06/05/58 |
Radio |
5 |
16 |
The Junk Man |
|
|
13/05/58 |
Radio |
5 |
17 |
Hancock's War |
|
|
20/05/58 |
Radio |
5 |
18 |
The Prize Money |
|
|
27/05/58 |
Radio |
5 |
19 |
The Threatening Letters |
|
|
03/06/58 |
Radio |
5 |
20 |
The Sleepless Night |
|
|
25/12/58 |
Radio |
special |
special |
Bill and Father Christmas |
|
|
26/12/58 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
1 |
Ericson the Viking |
|
|
02/01/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
2 |
Underpaid! or Grandads SOS |
Missing |
|
04/01/59 |
Radio |
Transcript |
remake |
The 13th of the Month |
|
|
09/01/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
3 |
The Set that Failed |
|
|
11/01/59 |
Radio |
Transcript |
remake |
The New Secretary |
|
|
16/01/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
4 |
The New Nose |
|
|
18/01/59 |
Radio |
Transcript |
remake |
The Ballet Visit |
poor quality |
|
23/01/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
5 |
The Flight of the Red Shadow |
|
|
25/01/59 |
Radio |
Transcript |
remake |
The Election Candidate |
|
|
30/01/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
6 |
The Horror Serial |
missing |
|
06/02/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
7 |
The Italian Maid |
missing |
|
13/02/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
8 |
Matrimony- Almost |
missing |
|
20/02/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
9 |
The Beauty Contest |
missing |
|
06/03/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
10 |
The Wrong Man |
|
|
13/03/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
11 |
The Oak Tree |
|
|
20/03/59 |
TV-BBC |
4 |
12 |
The Knighthood |
|
|
25/09/59 |
TV-BBC |
5 |
1 |
The Economy Drive |
|
|
29/09/59 |
Radio |
6 |
1 |
The Smugglers |
|
|
02/10/59 |
TV-BBC |
5 |
2 |
The Two Murderers |
|
|
06/10/59 |
Radio |
6 |
2 |
The Childhood Sweetheart |
|
|
09/10/59 |
TV-BBC |
5 |
3 |
Lord Byron Lived Here |
|
|
13/10/59 |
Radio |
6 |
3 |
The Last Bus Home |
|
|
16/10/59 |
TV-BBC |
5 |
4 |
Twelve Angry Men |
|
|
20/10/59 |
Radio |
6 |
4 |
The Picnic |
|
|
23/10/59 |
TV-BBC |
5 |
5 |
The Train Journey |
|
|
27/10/59 |
Radio |
6 |
5 |
The Gourmet |
|
|
30/10/59 |
TV-BBC |
5 |
6 |
The Cruise |
|
|
03/11/59 |
Radio |
6 |
6 |
The Elopement |
|
|
06/11/59 |
TV-BBC |
5 |
7 |
The Big Night |
|
|
10/11/59 |
Radio |
6 |
7 |
Fred's Pie Stall |
|
|
13/11/59 |
TV-BBC |
5 |
8 |
The Tycoon |
|
|
17/11/59 |
Radio |
6 |
8 |
The Waxwork |
|
|
20/11/59 |
TV-BBC |
5 |
9 |
Spanish Interlude |
|
|
24/11/59 |
Radio |
6 |
9 |
Sid's Mystery Tours |
|
|
27/11/59 |
TV-BBC |
5 |
10 |
The Football Pools |
|
|
01/12/59 |
Radio |
6 |
10 |
The Fete |
|
|
08/12/59 |
Radio |
6 |
11 |
The Poetry Society |
|
|
15/12/59 |
Radio |
6 |
12 |
Hancock in Hospital |
|
|
22/12/59 |
Radio |
6 |
13 |
The Christmas Club |
|
|
29/12/59 |
Radio |
6 |
14 |
The Impersonator |
|
|
04/03/60 |
TV-BBC |
6 |
1 |
The Cold |
|
|
11/03/60 |
TV-BBC |
6 |
2 |
The Missing Page |
|
|
18/03/60 |
TV-BBC |
6 |
3 |
The Emigrant |
|
|
25/03/60 |
TV-BBC |
6 |
4 |
The Reunion Party |
|
|
01/04/60 |
TV-BBC |
6 |
5 |
Sid in Love |
|
|
08/04/60 |
TV-BBC |
6 |
6 |
The Baby Sitters |
|
|
15/04/60 |
TV-BBC |
6 |
7 |
The Ladies Man |
|
|
22/04/60 |
TV-BBC |
6 |
8 |
The Photographer |
|
|
29/04/60 |
TV-BBC |
6 |
9 |
The East Cheam Centenary |
|
|
06/05/60 |
TV-BBC |
6 |
10 |
The Poison Pen Letters |
|
26/05/61 |
TV-BBC |
7 |
1 |
The Bedsitter |
|
|
02/06/61 |
TV-BBC |
7 |
2 |
The Bowmans |
|
|
09/06/61 |
TV-BBC |
7 |
3 |
The Radio Ham |
|
|
16/06/61 |
TV-BBC |
7 |
4 |
The Lift |
|
|
23/06/61 |
TV-BBC |
7 |
5 |
The Blood Donor |
|
|
30/06/61 |
TV-BBC |
7 |
6 |
The Succession |
|
|
1961 |
record |
remake |
The Blood Donor |
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1961 |
record |
remake |
The Radio Ham |
||
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03/01/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
1 |
The Assistant |
|
|
10/01/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
2 |
The Eye Witness |
|
|
17/01/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
3 |
Shooting Star |
|
|
24/01/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
4 |
The Girl |
missing |
|
31/01/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
5 |
The Man on the Corner |
|
|
07/02/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
6 |
The Memory Test |
missing |
|
14/02/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
7 |
The Early Call |
missing |
|
21/02/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
8 |
The Craftsman |
|
|
28/02/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
9 |
The Night Out |
|
|
07/03/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
10 |
The Politician |
|
|
14/03/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
11 |
The Reporter |
missing |
|
21/03/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
12 |
The Writer |
|
|
28/03/63 |
TV-ATV |
H |
13 |
The Escort |
missing |
|
1965 |
record |
remake |
The Reunion Party |
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1965 |
record |
remake |
The Missing Page |
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1976 |
record |
remake |
The Lift (extra dialogue) |
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The radio program was also the inspiration in 1972 for a Norwegian radio program, "Fleksnes Fataliteterl"