In Profile – Galton And Simpson
Ray Galton And Alan Simpson
Perhaps, Britain's best known comedy writers. Ray Galton and Alan Simpson are best known for their classic sitcom Steptoe and Son and for their work with Tony Hancock, but there we...
Dawson’s Weekly, 1975
In Tribute To Ray Galton Who Passed Away Last Week
Galton And Simpson And Les Dawson Present:Dawson's Weekly, 1975
Dawson's Weekly sees Les Dason try his hand at sitcom with a little help from legendary comed...
Hancock’s Half Hour, The Radio Series, 1954
As part of our celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Hancock's Half Hour TV series we are turning this week over to Tony Hancock: charting his career from his early days in Happy Go Lucky and Educating Archie...
Steptoe And Son Ride Again – 1973
They're Back for a second Feature Film - Steptoe And Son Ride Again - 1973
It's hard to believe that more than 40 years after it's final TV broadcast Steptoe and Son is as popular as it ever was..
Harold’s ...
A Junk Yard Full Of Laughs On The Big Screen….
Steptoe and Son The Movie - 1972
Like many popular sitcoms of the day Steptoe and Son was given the big screen treatment in 1972. Written by the same writing team that were responsible for the television show...
Galton And Simpson’s The Handyman
Galton And Simpson's Comedy Playhouse: The Handyman, 1963
The story so far... Tom Sloan then Head of Light Entertainment had come up with an idea for a series of sitcom pilot episodes.
The idea was simple a...
BBC Comedy Playhouse, The Offer
Comedy Playhouse, Series One, Episode 4 - The Offer
A recent trawl brought up some episodes of the long running BBC Comedy Playhouse series. Over the coming weeks we'll feature some of those classic pilots no...
Comedy Playhouse, 1961
Still Going Strong....
It's hard to believe fifty six years later this idea would still be running and it's success is down to three men who started it al off.
After Tony Hancock left the BBC, a replacement...
Citizen James
Citizen James, 1960
A forgotten BBC comedy starring the late Sid James. With Hancock's Half Hour behind him James strikes out in his own sitcom, Citizen James ran for three series and thirty two episodes betw...
Galton and Simpson Present – Our Favourite Hancock – Part 1
In Tribute To Alan Simpson Who Passed Away Yesterday
To celebrate the 60th anniversary, in 2014, of the first broadcast of Hancock's Half Hour on BBC Radio. Comedy scriptwriting legends Ray Galton and Alan Sim...