Hancock's Happy Christmas (BBC Radio Collection)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (677 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0563552581 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 290 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorRay Galton and Alan Simpson met in a sanatorium in Surrey, where they were both being treated for TB. They were asked to go in for an interview, and soon found themselves writing for the sketch show Happy Go Lucky. A phenomenally successful 10 years later, Galton and Simpson were themselves very well known names. In 1977 they wrote The Galton & Simpson Playhouse, produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV.. They decided to get a professional opinion of their work and sent a sketch they had written called The Pirate Sketch to the BBC. During two years in the same ward, they listened to comedy shows together and also wrote a series of their own, creatin
Celebrate Christmas in East Cheam with Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock in these four episodes filled with his own unique brand of seasonal cheer.
After Hancock’s Half Hour they wrote Comedy Playhouse for the BBC, out of which came their second huge television and radio hit, Steptoe & Son. During two years in the same ward, they listened to comedy shows together and also wrote a series of their own, creating a radio room in a linen cupboard. A phenomenally successful 10 years later, Galton and Simpson were themselves very well known names. They decided to get a profess