Ray Galton
- English
- Actor and writer
Press clippings
Missing Hancock's Half Hour with Harry Secombe discovered
The only episode of Hancock's Half Hour featuring both the eponymous star and Harry Secombe has been located by radio enthusiast Richard Harrison.
British Comedy Guide, 12th October 2023Live tour of Hancock's Half Hour radio re-enactments
A touring stage show recreating lost radio episodes of Hancock's Half Hour has been announced.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2023Big Finish Comedy Playhouse competition launched
The Big Finish Comedy Playhouse Script Writing Competition, which is endorsed by the estate of legendary comedy writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, is in search of "hilarious scripts which are suitable for a pilot episode of an audio production".
British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2023BBC Comedy Collective and BBC Comedy Grants launched
The BBC has launched the BBC Comedy Collective, a collection of bursary schemes for writers, producers and directors. It has also announced BBC Comedy Grants, funding to increase access opportunity in comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 19th December 2022Ray Galton's typewriter goes up for auction
A typewriter used to craft the scripts of the beloved British sitcom Steptoe And Son could fetch hundreds of pounds at auction after being discovered at the scriptwriter's home.
Daily Mail, 20th October 2022The Wrong Arm Of The Law, Blu-ray review
The restoration for Blu-ray is stunning, with an incredibly crisp and sharp black and white print belying its six decades of age.
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus, 30th April 2022Classic sitcom documentary coming to DVD
A 1970 Dutch TV documentary about British sitcoms is to be released on DVD. The programme goes behind-the-scenes on comedies including Steptoe And Son, Hark At Barker and Please Sir!.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2022Tony Hancock sketch show to be released on DVD
Tony Hancock's first television series, a sketch show from early 1956 unseen since its original broadcast, is to be released on DVD next month.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd January 2022BBC announces Galton & Simpson Bursary
The BBC has announced a new Comedy Writing bursary in the names of celebrated sitcom supremos Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The Galton & Simpson Bursary for Comedy Writing will award a £5,500 development fund.
British Comedy Guide, 29th April 2020Ray Galton left £2million to his children
Who knew there was so much money in rags and bones? Ray Galton, who co-wrote the classic sitcom Steptoe And Son, left more than £2 million in his will.
Daily Mail, 19th September 2019