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Celebrating Tony Hancock's centenary, fan Steve Punt presents oddities and rarities featuring The Lad Himself:

* Â鶹ԼÅÄ TV's FACE TO FACE interview (1960)
Episode from the TV series in which John Freeman cross-examined leading personalities of the day. Here he interviews the radio and TV comedian, Tony Hancock.

* 'ANCOCK'S ANTHOLOGY – the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Light Programme’s Christmas Day miscellany of the comic’s favourite music, readings and an interview with Stirling Moss (25/12/1964)

* THE MISSING PAGE – the Pye Records re-recording of the TV episode (1965) On a visit to Cheam Library, the lad is appalled to be told he has some outstanding fines to pay. With Graham Stark, Clive Dunn and Frank Thornton. Written by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson.

* EDUCATING ARCHIE (19/10/1951)
Tony Hancock, Julie Andrews and Hattie Jacques join wisecracking schoolboy Archie Andrews. Cinema high-jinks and Dr Hancock lets Archie use his 'Wishing Chair'. Radio ventriloquism from Peter Brough. Written by Eric Sykes.

* The first ever episode of HANCOCK'S HALF HOUR 'The First Night Party' (Â鶹ԼÅÄ Light Programme 02/11/1954) The lad throws a launch party for his new series, but things don't quite go to plan. With Moira Lister, Bill Kerr, Sidney James, Kenneth Williams and Gerald Campion. Written by Ray Galton & Alan Simpson.

Producer: Mik Wilkojc.

Made for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in November 2014.

***Broadcast as part of Tony Hancock 100 - Radio 4 Extra's celebration of Tony Hancock on what would have been his 100th birthday – starting at 5pm Sunday 12th May 2024 - featuring rare and lost recordings, including a newly rediscovered lost episode of Hancock's Half Hour - A Visit to Swansea from 1955. Available to Catch up on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Sounds***

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