Series 4 box set will be released on 3rd Sept 2015. This September, the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham will be staging 'Seriously Funny'; a play about Tony Hancock and Kenneth Williams. James's fantastic one man Hancock tour continues with new dates. Sad news that Ray Galton has passed away. We've designed a T-Shirt to advertise the East Cheam Cultural Progressive Society - as featured in one of the most popular Radio Hancock Half Hours ever, The Poetry Society. Bookings are now being taken for the Annual Reunion Dinner. Her big break was a lead in the radio comedy Take It from Here, which aired on the BBC Light Programme channel in 1953. Round the Horne Appreciation Society. Final recording dates for the remaining Missing Hancocks episodes have now been announced. James Hurn's One Man Tony Hancock Show in Kentish Town is almost upon us. Open to anyone who just can't get enough of Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, the lad 'imself! The Missing Hancocks Series 3 will be released on CD on 5th October. Richard Latto visits the Tony Hancock Apppreciation Society dinner in Bournemouth. All Railway Cuttings Magazines have now been uploaded into the Member's section of the website. The performance of "Hancock" received three nominations in last year's Richmond upon Thames "Swan Drama Awards" and Andy Smith received the award for "Best Actor" for his portrayal of Tony. Great news, the PayPal link for new members is now up and running and there's a new Merchandise section for Members. A Homage to Hancock - The Octagon, Devonshire Institute (Town Hall), Grassington, BD23 5AA, Monday 19th June at 9pm. On the 25th June in remembrance of Tony, marking the 50th anniversary of his passing, a Tribute Canvas painted by Dave Miles will be unveiled by the Legendary Comedian Roy Walker. The audio CD library (available to all Member's to borrow CDs for a small charge) has been expanded. The Lincolnshire Tony Hancock Appreciation Society. It's an all new programme, now including Sid James's Dad. Like New, Buy it now - TONY HANCOCK VHS VIDEO TAPE, APPRECIATION SOCIETY Add to Watch list. The Tony Hancock Appreciation Society sends their condolences to his family. Round the Horne Nostalgia. After months of painstaking work, the new Tony Hancock Appreciation Society Website has gone live! Sad news that Alan Simpson has passed away. The show Seriously Funny is being performed at the National Star College Cheltenham on 24th and 26th February 2015. A new stage show of Hancock's Half Hour is touring in February and March 2019. His 1950s radio and television sitcom, Hancock’s Half Hour, is still regarded as unsurpassed in the field of light entertainment. Hancock's Half Hour Collectibles Vol 2 is released on 5th April 2018. The BBC announced details of it's new series 'Lost Sitcoms' on the 10th March. James Hurn has added new dates to his one man show throughout 2018 and into 2019. It even features the same number of pages as the one held by Tony Hancock. Fictional Character. The recording dates for The Missing Hancocks Series have been confirmed as 2nd and 3rd December. Mary Kalemkerian, Head of Programmes for BBC 7, commented: "Classic comedians such as Just For Fun. Im standing in a Bournemouth hotel holding Tony Hancocks trademark black Homburg hat, and talking to veteran actress June Whitfield about the enduring appeal of the late comic genius. Hancock's Half Hour Collectibles Vol 3 is out on the 4th October 2018. Good news, all remaining unbroadcast epsiodes of The Missing Hancocks will be released on CD / Download on 4th March. Just For Fun. From the Archive - A second podcast featuring more rare recordings of Tony plus a lost episode of Comedy Playhouse and new material from Steptoe & Son. Jeff helped ensure the year long exhibition on Tony Hancock at Gunnersbury Park Museum in 2006 was a success, contributing his time, skills, expertise and enthusiasm to the project. James Hurn has announced new dates for his one man show. The Tony Hancock Appreciation Society has 2,952 members. James Hurn has added new tour dates for his one man show, Do You Think That's Wise - The Life and Times of John Le Mesurier is now on tour, A new stage show of Hancock's Half Hour starts touring at Richmond on 28 January. The Missing Hancock episodes are scheduled for a December 18th release date on CD; also Hancock's Half Hour Series 3 is scheduled for release on April 16th 2015. Ben Miller: My Hero Tony Hancock will be broadcast at 22:35 on Tuesday 27th August at 10:35pm (11:35pm in Scotland). Just For Fun. Academic & Science » Societies. On the BFI website is a film of the 1962 carnival in Bognor Regis which includes Tony Hancock. The artwork for the Hancock Collectibles CD release has now been issued. Details have been added to the website including menu, honoured guests and booking details. Tony Hancock Appreciation Society, Liz Fraser and Duncan Wood’s secretary Margaret May A new book- Tony Hancock- "Spiral"- Author- Dave Miles- is due to be released on 25th June 2018- Price £12.99 + P & P. This date marks the 50th Anniversary of Tony's passing. It was with a minor amount of trepidation that we arrived for the Bournemouth weekend. Just prior to Christmas came the sad news that John Freeman has died. This quarter's magazine The Missing Page has now been published. Public Figure. The Bonus Pages are only available as digital copies. Hancock's Half Hour was a BBC radio comedy, and later television comedy series, broadcast from 1954 to 1961 and written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.The series starred Tony Hancock, with Sidney James; the radio version also co-starred, at various times, Moira Lister, Andrée Melly, Hattie Jacques, Bill Kerr and Kenneth Williams.The final television series, renamed simply Hancock… Apollo Theatre Group have made available two episodes from last year's tour. Dame June Rosemary Whitfield DBE (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018) was an English radio, television and film actress.. Tony Hancock Appreciation Society listed as THAS. Our THAS archivist Tristan Brittain-Dissont has tracked serveral lost copies of the radio show that introduced Tony Hancock to Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Alex Skerratt has released a new hardback special edition Of Lady Don't Fall Backwards, which more closely resembles the version as it was seen in the Hancock's Half Hour epsiode: The Missing Page. Tony Hancock Appreciation Society, Liz Fraser and Duncan Wood’s secretary Margaret May Hancock's Half Hour Collection will be released on 22/4/13, The Rebel and The Punch and Judy Man receive individual DVD Releases, Some members have been having difficulty logging in to the website. The British Comedy Society celebrates 35 years of the professional careers of comedy-writing and producing duo Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, Living Legends of Comedy. James Hurn will be back on tour with his one man show from July - November. Over fifty years since they were first performed, award-winning actor Iain Barton, recreates the best-loved scenes and sketches from Tony Hancock's career in a 90 minute show that proves that some comedy is simply timeless. The BBC are remaking an epsiode of Hancock's Half Hour, Steptoe and Son and Till Death Do Us Part as part of their new 'Lost Sitcoms' strand to be broadcast later this year. Tony Hancock Appreciation Society. One of our members went along and has written a review of the show. ‘’Tony Hancock was the comedian's comedian. A third performance of Vacant Lot in Stourbridge is taking place in September. Dan will be giving a talk on the 8th JUne entitled Tony Hancock: The Man, The Comedy, The Legacy at the Epicentre, West Street London on 8th June. The Missing Hancock's are now on at the Edinburgh Fringe. Movie. Tom Dommett went to see James Hurn's Hancock and Co at Bath on the 6th July. Last year the Old Hamptonians Amateur Dramatic Society undertook a stage production of Hancock scripts in a production called "Hancock". In 2011, Chapman received a Lifetime's Achievement Award from the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society for his research and promotional work, and died the following year aged 63. New Tony Hancock Appreciation Society Web Site Goes Live! running the local branch of the Tony Hancock fan club. A new production 'Becoming Hattie' is touring from 5th March 2016 to 2nd July 2016. The THAS attended James Hurn's Hancock and Co One Man, Many Voices show at the Mission Theatre Bath and gave the show five stars - 10/10. A gift subscription to the society makes the perfect gift for birthdays, Christmas, Father's and Mother's days etc. To coincide with the publication of Julie Warren's book about Larry Stephens, It's All In The Mind, the Birmingham Comedy Festival has produced a brief audio documentary / podcast about Larry. Roger Ley has just published his new book: ' A Horse in the Morning'. The latest edition of The Missing Page is now available on-line. Evans will be signing copies of her book Tony Hancock: The Bournemouth Connection on Sat 05/05/18. The BBC has announced the broadcast Date of new Hancock's Half Hour which is 8th September at 9pm on BBC 4. Put up in a local hotel by the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society the night before the event, Liz was asked by the receptionist what her profession was. Two long-lost Tony Hancock radio scripts from the 1950s received their belated premiere in Wolverhampton on 4 November 2017. On June 25th, Bradfield College in Reading, Tony's old school, is holding a Hancock celebration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Tony's death. The Latest Edition of The Missing Page magazine has now been published and is availble to view in the Member's section of the website. We are pleased to advise that the THAS will be holding an Event at The Red Barn in Lingfield, The long awaited biography of Tony Hancock's friend and writer Larry Stephens will be published on 23 January 2020. The first images from the Lost Sitcoms series have been released. James Hurn is back on tour with his one man Hancock show. We are pleased to announce that the THAS has been given permission to publish the full script from The Day Off in the Members'only section of the website. Has not yet received their log in details please contact the website Page has been planned for 50th! 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