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The Blood Donor: Pye's Re-recording
The Lad sparks hospital havoc. The classic TV episode recreated with an audience in 1961. Stars Tony Hancock and June Whitfield.
The Lad creates havoc in hospital.
Starring Tony Hancock
The classic TV episode of 'Hancock', re-created before an invited audience in Pye Records' London studio in October 1961.
Written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
Hancock …. Tony Hancock
Nurse …. June Whitfield
Mr Johnson …. Frank Thornton
Mrs Forsythe/Second Nurse …. Annie Leake
Dr McTaggart …. Patrick Cargill
Mr Thomas …. Hugh Lloyd
Doctor in Casualty …. John Bluthal
Originally broadcast on BBC TV in June 1961
Re-recording first released on Pye Records in 1961
First broadcast on BBC 7 in June 2008.
Last on
Thu 23 May 202402:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
- Fri 27 Jun 200808:00BBC Radio 7
- Fri 27 Jun 200812:00BBC Radio 7
- Fri 27 Jun 200819:00BBC Radio 7
- Sun 4 Apr 201010:30BBC Radio 7
- Sun 4 Apr 201021:30BBC Radio 7
- Sat 2 Apr 201113:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 3 Apr 201103:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 1 Oct 201114:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 6 Oct 202108:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 6 Oct 202112:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 6 Oct 202119:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 9 Oct 202112:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 22 May 202407:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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- Wed 22 May 202418:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 23 May 202402:30BBC Radio 4 Extra