Earlier and now rare BBC audio tape releases
Railway Cuttings is the first Web site to contain this information, in detail and with pictures. The most comprehensive list of Hancock related audio tapes anywhere on the Web, so far!

REMC 150
Unique Hancock - Released 1974 and now deleted
BBC Cassettes
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Side 1

Almost A Gentleman | Christmas - East Cheam Style | P.C. Hancock - Have Feet, Will Travel | Michael - Hancockelo | The Doctor's Dilemma

Side 2

Like A Dog's Dinner | Is That Your Car Outside? | With My Woggle I Thee Worship | The Hospital Or Hancock Revisited

 

Hancock - Released 1976 and now deleted
RMC 4055
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BBC Cassettes

Side 1

The Lift - Hancock is the ninth passenger in a lift which is designed to carry eight. When the lift sticks between floors, and stays there all night, his attempts to cheer everybody up are not appreciated by the others.

Side 2

Twelve Angry Men - Hancock stands out against his fellow jurors in believing a petty criminal innocent. Sid, attracted by the daily payment to jurors, joins him, and they set about browbeating the others.

 

ZCF 371
Comedy from FUN AT ONE - Released 1979 and now deleted
BBC Cassettes
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Side One

1. The Moose - Woody Allen 2. Father and Son - Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 3. The Dentist - Shelley Berman 4. Byron and Keats - Morecambe and Wise 5. Car Insurance - Jasper Carrott 6. Charles and Fiona - From the BBC Radio Series "Round The Horne" 7. The Blood Donor - Tony Hancock

Side Two

1. Natural Foods - Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks 2. The Barnsley Dracula - Les Dawson 3. The Driving Lesson - The Bickersons 4. Mispronounciation - Ronnie Barker 5. The Lady Vanishes - The Glums 6. Take A Pew - Alan Bennett

Hancock excerpt taken from The Blood Donor

 

 

Hancock's Half Hour (Vol. 1) - Released 1980 and now deleted
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ZCF 394
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BBC Cassettes

Side One

The Poetry Society - A poetry evening with a group of Hancock's new avant-garde friends produces gems of abstract poetry, not only from the group but from Sid and Bill.

Side Two

Sid's Mystery Tours - Sid talks Hancock into becoming the director of his guided tours company - which doesn't even own a coach.

 

Hancock's Half Hour (Vol. 2) - Released 1981 and now deleted
ZCF 423
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BBC Cassettes
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Side One

The Americans Hit Town - When the US Air Force sets up a base in Cheam, Hancock joins the rush to rent them rooms at exorbitant prices; but the sudden appearance of a Council Inspector forces them to masquerade as unexploited Yanks…

Side Two

The Unexploded Bomb - An unexploded bomb is discovered in Hancock's cellar - to the delight of Sid, who wants the site as a used car lot.

 

Hancock's Half Hour (Vol. 3) - Released 1982 and now deleted
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ZCF 451
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BBC Cassettes

Side One

The Scandal Magazine - 'Blabbermouth', a scandal magazine run by Sid James, features an exposé of Hancock's supposed carryings on with a cigarette girl. Hancock sues.

Side Two

Last of the McHancocks - Left a castle in Scotland by an uncle, Hancock is force to defend his claim to it in a Highland Games contest against Seamus McNasty an Bonnie Prince Sidney.

 

ZCF 485
Hancock's Half Hour (Vol. 4) - Released 1983 and now deleted
BBC Cassettes
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Side One

The Sleepless Night - Hancock intends to get a good night's sleep, but events - and the other occupants of he house - keep him awake all night.

Side Two

Fred's Pie Stall - Fred's Pie Stall, which has stood in Cheam square for sixty years, is threatened with closure by the council - until Hancock sets out to save it…

 

Hancock's Half Hour (Vol. 5) - Released 1984 and now deleted
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ZCF 526
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BBC Cassettes

Side One

Hancock's War - Hancock impresses the Vicar with tales of his exploits in Military Intelligence - including his escape from a prisoner-of-war camp and his arrival in Berlin just before the Russians.

Side Two

The Christmas Club - When Sid accidentally gives the slate money to the Police Benevolent Fund, he faces a Christmas of starvation.

 

REMC 150 distributed by Polydor | RMC 4055, ZCF 371 & ZCF 394 distributed by PYE | ZCF 423, ZCF 451, ZCF 485 & ZCF 526 distributed by PRT
The last five tapes, on this page, entitled Hancock's Half Hour (Vols. 1-5) were released by the BBC over a four year period. Michael Lye's illustrations are just great! I particularly like the depiction's of Hancock, Kenneth and Sid on the front of ZCF 423 and of Hancock by himself on ZCF 526, immediately above. A great audio set to keep an eye out for. You can still find them second-hand, but they are becoming harder to find. All of the shows on these audio tapes are substantially complete.
As mentioned elsewhere these tapes are no longer available. In fact, all are now quite rare. Above are just some of the releases I have. There are others, released over the last three decades, of which more can been seen on the next few pages. You can still find them about second-hand, if you look hard enough. So keep those minces peeled!

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