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Hancock's World

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Forty years on, Hancock's Half Hour is still considered by many to be television's best ever comedy. Ray Galton and Alan Simpson's scripts and Tony Hancock's delivery combined to produce a style of TV comedy which continues to be influential to this day. John Peel presents this appreciation, including archive news footage and classic Hancock clips.

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Presenter:
John Peel
Producer:
David Housham
Source: Radio Times

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