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Tony Hancock
Series of biographical discussions with Matthew Parris.
Poet Pam Ayres nominates Tony Hancock as her great life and the comic actor's biographer John Fisher is the expert witness.
Produced by Beatrice Fenton.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2009.
Last on
Thu 20 Apr 202321:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
Tue 13 Jan 200916:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 16 Jan 200923:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 4 May 201718:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 5 May 201700:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 20 Apr 202321:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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