Radio
Radio schedule Tuesday 2nd November 2004
11:30am30 min
Hancock's Helpers
Documentary to mark 50 years of Hancock's Half Hour on the radio, exploring the cast of the shows and Tony's relationships with them.
6:30pm30 min
The Pits
Episode 1Struggling musicians are finding that high art doesn't pay. Baz, Maggie and Alec's jobs in the British Opera Company are under threat from cut-price Eastern Europeans, who are not only skilled performers but qualified plumbers and plasterers as well. And Rosie is discovering that life outside music college is harder than she expected.
6:45pm15 min
Slugbucket
It wasn't bedding other women, it was bedding plants that caused Colin's girlfriend to walk out, and his obsession with slugs!
7:41pm50 min
Stone Me, What A Life!
Denis Norden recalls Tony Hancock's early variety and broadcasting career, including the weak, if not terrible, bits.
9:03pm45 min
The Complete And Utter History Of Hancock's Half Hour
Paul Merton interviews the show's creators, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. With classic clips and gems from the archive.
9:48pm10 min
Hancock's Fans And Round-Up
Tributes from the show's contributors and fans, including Raymond Baxter, Fenella Fielding, Andrée Melly, Warren Mitchell and Nicholas Parsons.