Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 19880621 | 20120427 (BBC7) 20120428 (BBC7) 20130206 (BBC7) 20130207 (BBC7) 20131225 (BBC7) 20141028 (BBC7) 20141029 (BBC7) 19900421 20120427 20120428 20130206 20130207 |
First broadcast on 1988-06-21
Producer: E. CHAILLET
Next in series: 21 June 1988
Broadcast history
21 Jun 1988 22:15-23:00 (RADIO 3)
21 Apr 1990 22:50-23:35 (RADIO 3)
Recorded on 1988-06-15
RICHARD BRIERS is TONY HANCOCK - alone, far from home and whose only audience by 1968 is press clippings and bottles of vodka.
4 Extra Debut, with RICHARD BRIERS as TONY HANCOCK.
An imagining of the comedy legend alone in a Sydney hotel room on the day he died, with a book of newspaper cuttings, a telephone and a bottle of vodka for company. In a tour de force performance Richard Briers plays his great comedy hero, Tony Hancock, looking back over the highs and lows of his career. Heathcote Williams's play reveals a comedy genius, tormented by his own desire to improve himself. A desire which overwhelmed him, when he tragically took his own life in June 1968.
Produced by Ned Chaillet for BBC Radio 3 in 1988.
Alone, far from home and his only audience by 1968 is press clippings and bottles of vodka
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 19880621 | 20120427 (BBC7) 20120428 (BBC7) 20130206 (BBC7) 20130207 (BBC7) 20131225 (BBC7) 20141028 (BBC7) 20141029 (BBC7) 19900421 20120427 20120428 20130206 20130207 |