Tony Hancock's The Radio Ham - 50 years old

Last Saturday, November 13 saw a gathering at a statue of a Birmingham-born comic for the unveiling of two plaques, celebrating 50 years since the first broadcast of Hancock's Half Hour.

One classic episode of "Hancocks Half-hour" is The Radio Ham, in which Hancock plays a ham radio enthusiast who receives a mayday call from a ship in distress but keeps getting distracted just before he can take down its
position.

This episode was later rewritten and re-recorded in the style of a radio programme for a 1961 LP.

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia

Please Note: We have been advised that you can download a full copy of The Radio Ham from the G8ASO website - 4Mb Zip file.

This link is provided for information purposes only and should not in any way be construed as an endorsement of this site by The Southgate Amateur Radio Club

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