The following shows are from the six BBC radio series of Hancock's Half Hour (plus xmas & radio specials)

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The First Night Party (with Gerald Campion and Kenneth Williams) 06 November 1954 1st - recorded Hancock rents a posh flat from Sid James in order to hold an impressive party launching his new radio series. Unfortunately Sid has omitted to get permission from the owner.   The Diamond Ring (with Kenneth Williams) 09 November 1954 2nd - recorded Hancock, begging 'a penny for the guy', finds a diamond ring in his takings. He wants to take it to the police and claim a reward, but Moira assumes it is for her - so Hancock asks Sid to make a copy.   The Idol (with Kenneth Williams and Paul Carpenter) 16 November 1954 3rd - recorded In an attempt to cure Hancock of an attack of bigheadedness brought on by one fan letter, Moira and Bill hire the girls from a local factory to mob him. The trouble is stopping them. . .   The Boxing Champion 23 November 1954 4th - recorded Under doctor's orders to lose weight, Hancock goes to Syd's Gym and gets involved in a boxing bout. He defeats Sid's champion by accident, and finds himself in a full-scale championship match.   The Hancock Festival 30 November 1954 5th - recorded Three short plays, adapted for radio from the pen of 'A. Somerset Hancock'.   The New Car (without Alan Simpson; with Kenneth Williams) 07 December 1954 6th - recorded Hancock buys a car from Sid, little realizing that not only is it stolen, but that it is a police car.   The Department Store Santa (with Kenneth Williams) 14 December 1954 7th - recorded Forced by the Ministry of Labour to stop drawing unemployment benefit and take a job, Hancock reluctantly becomes a Santa in Sid's department store.   Christmas At Aldershot (with Kenneth Williams) 21 December 1954 8th - recorded Hancock's plans for a luxurious Christmas are upset by the arrival of his and Bill's Z-reservist call-up papers. They face the prospect of an Army Christmas under Sergeant James.   The Christmas Eve Party (with Kenneth Williams) 28 December 1954 9th - recorded Hancock's party was so noisy that he has been brought to court by the entire district. In flashback we hear both their and his versions of what happened.   Cinderella Hancock (with Dora Bryan, Kenneth Williams and Paul Carpenter) 04 January 1955 10th - recorded Hancock, forced to do the house-work by Bill, and forbidden to go to the National Film Ball, manages to go in disguise - as Sheikh Aly Aga Khancock - in a costume rented only until midnight.   A Trip To France (with Kenneth Williams) 11 January 1955 11th - recorded Hancock gets a touch of sea fever, and sets sail for France with Sid - who has a little smuggling planned.   The Monte Carlo Rally (with Bryan Johnston and Raymond Baxter (both prerecorded) and Kenneth Williams) 18 January 1955 12th - recorded Hancock takes part in the Monte Carlo Rally, in an 1896 car supplied by Sid.   A House On The Cliff 25 January 1955 13th - recorded Hancock wants to build a house - but Sid takes a hand, and he finishes up building three.   The Sheikh (with Kenneth Williams) 01 February 1955 14th - recorded Hancock is signed up by Sid's film studio to appear as a dramatic actor - in films shot with a box camera.   The Marriage Bureau (with Peter Sellers, replacing Williams) 08 February 1955 15th - recorded Hancock has the chance of a job - but he has to be married before they will employ him. So he goes to Sid James's Marriage Bureau - and finishes up being left in charge.   The End Of The Series (with Kenneth Williams) 15 February 1955 16th - recorded After the end of the final programme of the series, Hancock, Bill, Sid and Moira reminisce on how they first met.

A Holiday In France (without Hancock; with Harry Secombe) 19 April 1955 1st - recorded Hancock/Secombe and Bill mean to go to Southend - but their aim is bad and they finish up in Paris - where they first meet Andrée.   The Crown Jewels (without Hancock; with Harry Secombe) 26 April 1955 2nd - recorded In Hancock's absence, Bill is staying with Harry Secombe. They show Andrée round London - and get involved in Sid James's plot to steal the Crown Jewels.   The Racehorse (without Hancock; with Harry Secombe) 03 May 1955 3rd - recorded Bill has bought a racehorse with Harry's last ten bob. The fact that it has three legs doesn't deter Sid from entering it in the Britannia Steeplechase.   A Visit To Swansea (Hancock returns; guest appearance by Secombe) 10 May 1955 4th - recorded Hancock returns to find Bill and Andrée in his flat. They persuade him that he ought to thank Harry Secombe for standing in for him, so they set out for Swansea, eventually finding Secombe down a coalmine.   The Holiday Camp (with Dennis Wilson - piano) 17 May 1955 5th - recorded Hancock is hired by Sid to run a holiday camp - a converted Army Camp on an artillery practise range.   The Chef That Died Of Shame 24 May 1955 6th - recorded The cast depart from their usual characters to tell the story of 'Iggins, the pie-stall cook who rises to the heights of haute cuisine and falls again through drink.   Prime Minister Hancock 31 May 1955 7th - recorded Hancock stands for Parliament - and dreams that he has been elected, and has become Prime Minister.   The Rail Strike 07 June 1955 8th - recorded With no trains running due to a national rail strike, Sid and Hancock run their own train - pulled by the original 'Rocket', stolen from the Science Museum.   The Television Set 14 June 1955 9th - recorded Unable to afford a television set, Hancock buys a home construction kit from Sid - and, surprisingly, manages to make it work. All goes well until a neighbour calls. . .   The Three Sons (without Alan Simpson) 21 June 1955 10th - not repeated The story of old Ebadiah Hancock and the respective careers of his three sons - Rodney, in the Navy; Gideon, a gangster; and Anthony, a doctor (all played by Hancock).   The Marrow Contest 28 June 1955 11th - recorded Hancock's marrow, lovingly grown for the vegetable competition, is threatened by Mayor James's roadwidening scheme.   The Matador 05 July 1955 12th - recorded In search of a cheap holiday, Hancock approaches Sid, who suggests a holiday in Spain. Little does Hancock know that Sid is looking for a bullfighter. . .

The Pet Dog 19 October 1955 1st - recorded Hancock buys Andrée a puppy for her birthday. To his alarm the puppy grows rapidly until it is two inches taller than he is.   The Jewel Robbery 26 October 1955 2nd - recorded Sid uses Hancock's new Rolls-Royce as the getaway car in a smash-and-grab robbery - with Hancock and the others still inside it.   The Bequest 02 November 1955 3rd - recorded Hancock's rich Uncle Ebadiah dies, leaving him £40,000 on condition he gets married. The trouble is, no-one will have him; then, a later will turns up. . .   The New Neighbour 09 November 1955 4th - recorded The new next-door neighbour has Hancock worried - he keeps bringing in bodies and dumping them in the incinerator. In fact, he melts down old wax-works to make new ones; but Hancock is determined to investigate. . .   The Winter Holiday 16 November 1955 5th - recorded Hancock is given a fortnight off from his job as a lift attendant. Accompanied by Bill and Andrée, he spends it on Brighton beach - in November!   The Blackboard Jungle 23 November 1955 6th - recorded The cast present the story of a young schoolmaster in a school full of juvenile delinquents. (A skit on the 1955 film of the same name.)   The Red Planet 30 November 1955 7th - recorded Hancock's interest in astronomy turns to panic when he thinks he sees a red planet approaching the Earth. Anticipating a cataclysm, he makes arrangements with Sid for a rapid departure - to Mars.   The Diet 07 December 1955 8th - recorded Hancock is too fat for the part he is playing in a film, so he goes on a diet - and to the Turkish Baths.   A Visit To Russia 14 December 1955 9th - recorded As a gesture of East-West goodwill, Hancock decides to do his next broadcast of 'Hancock's Half-Hour' from the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.   The Trial Of Father Christmas (with Graham Stark and Ray Galton) 21 December 1955 10th - recorded Hancock dreams that he is Father Christmas, on trial in the Celestial Court - and being posecuted by Mephistopheles (Sid).   Cinderella Hancock (A new production of the 10th of the 1st series) 28 December 1955 11th - recorded Hancock, forced to do the house-work by Bill, and forbidden to go to the National Film Ball, manages to go in disguise - as Sheikh Aly Aga Khancock - in a costume rented only until midnight.   The New Years Resolutions 04 January 1956 12th - recorded Hancock's New Year's resolutions are undermined one by one as he has to borrow money, tell lies, and when he visits Sid James's night club. The T.H.A.S. have an extract of this show in their audio archives   Hancock's Hair 11 January 1956 13th - recorded Imagining that he is going bald, Hancock goes to Sid for treatment, with the result that his hair turns green.   The Student Prince 18 January 1956 14th - recorded Hancock is lured to Moravia under the impression that he is playing in 'The Student Prince'; in fact he is impersonating the Crown Prince, who is in danger of assassination.   The Breakfast Cereal 25 January 1956 15th - recorded Hancock takes the claims made in a 'Crunchyflakes' cornflakes advertisement seriously, and sues the firm when the results don't come up to his expectation.   How Hancock Won The War 01 February 1956 16th - recorded Andrée sees a scar on Hancock's chest, and he invents a story of how he got it in the war, as a Commando in Africa and Japan.   The Newspaper 08 February 1956 17th - recorded Hancock takes over the running of the family newspaper 'The Sentinel', with Sid as the crime reporterreporting the crimes before they happen.   The Greyhound Track 15 February 1956 18th - recorded Hancock's country mansion, newly decorated, is imperilled when Mayor Sid James decides to build a greyhound track on the site. In an attempt to evict Hancock, Sid discovers that a public footpath runs right through the house.   The Conjurer 22 February 1956 19th - recorded Hancock takes up conjuring, and is hired by Sid to give a performance at Dartmoor Prison - little suspecting that he is part of an escape plan.   The Test Match (with John Arlott, Godfrey Evans, Colin Cowdrey, and Frank Tyson) 29 February 1956 20th - recorded Sid James, now Chairman of MCC, makes Hancock Captain of the English team - and bets on Australia to win.

Back From Holiday (with Alan Simpson and Ray Galton) 14 October 1956 1st - recorded Hancock and Bill return from a Continental holiday to find that Sid has rented their house to a tenant who won't move. They repair to the doss-house. . .   The Bolshoi Ballet (with Alan Simpson and Ray Galton) 21 October 1956 2nd - recorded Hancock's desire to see the Bolshoi Ballet is frustrated by a long queue, Sid James's black market tickets, and an incompetent policeman.   Sid James's Dad (with Alan Simpson) 28 October 1956 3rd - recorded Sid is expecting a visit from his father, and, being ashamed to admit his true profession, has explained his appearances in court by telling the old man he is a judge.   The Income Tax Demand (with Alan Simpson and Ray Galton) 04 November 1956 4th - recorded Rather than pay an income tax demand for £14 12s 3d, Hancock takes the advice of Sid James, chartered accountant - with expensive results.   The New Secretary (with Alan Simpson; Hattie Jacques joins) 11 November 1956 5th - recorded Hancock decides to hire a secretary - and gets lumbered with the outsized, incompetent, aggressive Grizelda Pugh - who starts work by muddling up his mail.   Michelangelo 'Ancock (with Alan Simpson and Ray Galton) 18 November 1956 6th - recorded Hancock enters a sculpture competition, with Miss Pugh as the model, and Sid supplying the stone.   Anna And The King Of Siam (with Alan Simpson, Ray Galton and Max Harrispiano) 25 November 1956 7th - recorded The release of the film 'The King and I', based on 'Anna and the King of Siam', inspires the cast to present this unmusical and argumentative version of the story.   Cyrano De Hancock 02 December 1956 8th - recorded Sid has fallen in love with Miss Pugh. Hancock, showing him how to propose, finds he has proposed to Miss Pugh. She insists on a wedding. . .   The Stolen Petrol (with Alan Simpson and Ray Galton) 09 December 1956 9th - recorded Sid throws a party to celebrate the return of petrol rationing - and sets Hancock up as a garage proprietor selling siphoned petrol. Recently discovered, via the BBCs Treasure Hunt appeal - this show will shortly be appearing on a forthcoming BBC deluxe CD boxed collection!   The Expresso Bar (with Ray Galton) 16 December 1956 10th - recorded Hancock rents a cellar from Sid and opens a coffee bar. All goes well until Sid realizes that the cellar is next door to the cells in the local nick - and four of Sid's lads are inside. . .   Hancock's Happy Christmas (with Michael Anderson, Dorothy Marks, Alan Simpson and Ray Galton) 23 December 1956 11th - recorded Hancock, approaching Christmas with all the enthusiasm of Scrooge, finds himself entertaining two children from the local orphanage.   The Diary 30 December 1956 12th - recorded Browsing in his diary for 1956, Hancock imagines himself as a surgeon, a lion-tamer, and a test pilot whose flight is disastrously upset by the unexpected presence of Kenneth Williams.   The 13th Of The Series 06 January 1957 13th - recorded Sub-Druid Hancock superstitiously refuses to do his 13th radio programme. When he is threatened with action for breach of contract, the 'Head Druid' (Sid) arranges a ceremony at Stonehenge.   Almost A Gentleman 13 January 1957 14th - recorded Annoyed by his omission from the New Year's Honours list - again - Hancock takes lessons from Sid on how to become a gentleman.   The Old School Reunion 20 January 1957 15th - recorded Returning to his old school with Sid and Bill, Hancock regales them with stories of his successes as a scholar and athlete.   The Wild Man Of The Woods 27 January 1957 16th - recorded Hancock's desire to 'get away from it all' leads him to camp in a bus shelter on Clapham Common, and then in a bit of forest rented from Sid.   Agricultural 'Ancock 03 February 1957 17th - recorded Needing to prove that he is an agricultural labourer in order to maintain his low rent, Hancock buys Lords Cricket Ground from Sid and starts farming it.   Hancock In The Police 10 February 1957 18th - recorded As a policeman on the beat in Bond Street, Hancock unwittingly causes a series of robberies by conversationally leaking security information to Sid. A trap is set - with Hancock disguised as a woman.   The Emigrant 17 February 1957 19th - recorded Wishing to emigrate, Hancock is met by refusals from Australia, Canada, South Africa, India, and even Baffin Land. With Sid's help, he leaves the country - on Harold Macmillan's passport. (This show is not based on the TV script of the same title)   The Last Of The McHancocks (with James Robertson Justice) 24 February 1957 20th - recorded Left a castle in Scotland by an uncle, Hancock is forced to defend his claim to it in a Highland Games contest against Seamus McNasty and Bonnie Prince Sidney.

The New Radio Series 21 January 1958 1st - recorded Big-headed from the success of his television series, Hancock decides to retire - until he discovers that the BBC intend to replace him with 'Kerr's Half-Hour'.   The Scandal Magazine (with John Vere) 28 January 1958 2nd - recorded 'Blabbermouth', a scandal magazine run by Sid James, features an expose of Hancock's supposed carryings on with a cigarette girl. Hancock sues.   The Male Suffragettes 04 February 1958 3rd - recorded Hancock and Sid take a sudden dislike to women, and start a movement intended to re-establish male dominance.   The Insurance Policy 11 February 1958 4th - recorded Sid persuades Hancock to take out a comprehensive insurance policy - at a premium greater than Hancock's income.   The Publicity Photograph 18 February 1958 5th - recorded Persuaded to have a new - and heavily re-touched publicity photograph made, Hancock's pleasure at the good looks of the result turns to horror when he has to undergo plastic surgery and gruelling training to make him match the picture.   The Unexploded Bomb (with Alan Simpson) 25 February 1958 6th - recorded An unexploded bomb is discovered in Hancock's cellar - to the delight of Sid, who wants the site for a used car lot.   Hancock's School 04 March 1958 7th - recorded Sid escalates Hancock's attempts to teach Bill to read into an expensive private school - with the pupils packed into the house, and Hancock, Sid, Miss Pugh, and even Bill as teachers.   Around the World In Eighty Days 11 March 1958 8th - recorded Hancock is bet £2,000 that he cannot emulate Phineas Fogg and get round the world in eighty days. Bedevilled by cancelled planes and refused visas, he eventually books on a world cruise. . .   The Americans Hit Town (with Jerry Stovin) 18 March 1958 9th - recorded 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. . .   The Election Candidate (with Alan Simpson) 25 March 1958 10th - recorded Hancock's preoccupation with collecting a complete set of plastic guardsmen given away with cornflakes is interrupted by his local Liberal Party, who want him to stand as their candidate in the East Cheam by-election.   Hancock's Car (with Alan Simpson) 01 April 1958 11th - recorded Hancock's car has been parked outside his house for ten years - to the annoyance of the Council, who haven't been able to resurface the road in that time.   The East Cheam Drama Festival (with Kathleen O'Hagan - piano) 08 April 1958 12th - recorded The cast perform three short plays - 'Jack's Return Home', 'Look Back in Hunger', and 'The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven and the Songs that Made him Famous'. This was a missing show several years ago, but was returned to the BBC by the T.H.A.S., they themselves having acquired it from a member. It has since been released twice on BBC Radio Collection as ZBBC 1122 and ISBN 0563 40630 5 - Volume 4. It will soon be re-released on the forthcoming 5th BBC deluxe CD boxed collection!   The Foreign Legion 15 April 1958 13th - recorded Hancock is booked to entertain the troops in Malta, but is diverted by Sid, and unwittingly joins the French Foreign Legion.   Sunday Afternoon at Home 22 April 1958 14th - recorded 23 Railway Cuttings is a scene of boredom and inactivity as the occupants try to while away a British Sunday.   The Grappling Game 29 April 1958 15th - recorded Sid is now promoting all-in wrestling, and discovers a new champion - Miss Pugh.   The Junk Man 06 May 1958 16th - recorded While having a tidy-up, Miss Pugh sells rag-and-boneman Sid James some of Hancock's treasured heirlooms. Hancock is determined to get them back. . .   Hancock's War 13 May 1958 17th - recorded Hancock impresses the Vica