Very Nearly an Armful - A Tony Hancock Podcast
Tony Hancock
The Tony Hancock Appreciation Society brings you the only official podcast of the lad himself. Martin, Tim, Jon & James break down each episode in watch-a-long style, punctuated with facts about the filming or recording and side stories of the actors. We also bring you all the news from the society including information on upcoming events and information regarding previously un-discovered material. To join the T.H.A.S. visit www.tonyhancock.org.uk To get in touch contact us on Podcast@tonyhancock.org.uk
Categories: TV & Film
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In this podcast, we are delighted to chat with our special guest Ted Kendall. Ted is a sound restorer and a mastering engineer who worked for BBC Transcription services before going freelance and setting up his own mastering studio. Ted was instrumental in the production of the original box sets of the radio Hancock’s Half Hour and in the four volumes of Hancock’s Half Hour Collectibles. Ted also compiled and restored all of the material in the Goon Show Compendia, the series’ box sets of The Navy Lark and much more, in a career spanning over thirty years.
Ted talks about how he got into audio restoration, the work that he undertook on the episodes in the Hancock’s Half Hour CDs and answers questions sent by listeners including the most difficult restoration that he has undertaken and many more.
Don’t forget to rate and subscribe to the podcast. And if you haven’t done so already, why not join the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society - full details of how to join are at www.tonyhancock.org.uk. We are holding an event in London in May where we will be talking to Richard Harrison who discovered two lost Hancock’s Half Hour episodes and our annual dinner will be held in Solihull in September; we’d love to see you at one of events as a member. In addition, screenings of Hancock’s TV episodes on the big screen continue at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith and we expect to be back there in June when we’ll be showing three more episodes. We’ll be back in a few weeks with our next series when we’ll be looking at the sixth series episode Sid’s Mystery Tours as requested by Mark McGuigan. We hope to see you then.
Previous episodes
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59 - Restoring Lost Episodes with Ted Kendall Sat, 07 Mar 2026
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58 - Hancock's 43 Minutes Sat, 20 Dec 2025
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57 - The Scandal Magazine Sat, 06 Dec 2025
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56 - The Blackboard Jungle Fri, 28 Nov 2025
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54 - The Radio Ham Sat, 08 Nov 2025
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53 - Robert Ross on Hancock & Sellers Sat, 02 Aug 2025
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52 - The Poison Pen Letters Sat, 24 May 2025
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51 - The Chef That Died of Shame Sat, 10 May 2025
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50 - Around The World in Eighty Days Sat, 26 Apr 2025
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49 - The Wild Man of The Woods Sat, 12 Apr 2025
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48 - S8 -E5 -Very Nearly an Armful - Bill and Father Christmas Sat, 21 Dec 2024
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47 - S8 - E4 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Two Murderers  Sat, 07 Dec 2024
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46 - S8 - E3 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Expresso Bar Sat, 23 Nov 2024
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45 - S8 -E2 - Very Nearly an Armful- The New Car Sat, 09 Nov 2024
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44 - S8 - E1 Very Nearly an Armful - The Lost TV episodes - with John Hewer Sat, 31 Aug 2024
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43 - S7 - E4 - Very Nearly an Armful - A trip to Swansea Sat, 25 May 2024
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42 - S7 - E3 -Very Nearly an Armful - The Blood Donor - Live at the Riverside studios Sat, 11 May 2024
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41 - S7 - E2 - Very nearly an Armful - The New Nose Sat, 27 Apr 2024
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40 - S7 - E1 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Unexploded Bomb Sat, 13 Apr 2024
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39 - Very Nearly a Trailer... Sat, 30 Mar 2024
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38 - S6 - E5 Very Nearly an Armful - Cinderella Hancock Sat, 23 Dec 2023
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37 - S6 - E4 - Very Nearly an armful - The Student Prince Sat, 09 Dec 2023
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36 - S6 - E3 - Very Nearly an Armful - Fred's Pie Stall Sat, 25 Nov 2023
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35 - S6 - E2 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Alpine Holiday Sat, 11 Nov 2023
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34 - S6 - E1 -Very Nearly an Armful - Apollo Theatre Tour Review Sat, 23 Sep 2023
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33 - S5 - E4 - Very Nearly an Armful - Hancock's Car Sat, 06 May 2023
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32 - S5 - E3 - Very Nearly an Armful - The East Cheam Drama Festival Sat, 22 Apr 2023
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31 - S5 - E2 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Punch & Judy Man Sat, 08 Apr 2023
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30 - S5 - E1 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Economy Drive Sat, 25 Mar 2023
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29 - S4 - E5 - Very Nearly an Armful - Hancocks Happy Christmas - P2 2 Sat, 24 Dec 2022
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28 - S4 - E4 - Very Nearly an Armful - Hancocks Happy Christmas - Pt 1 Sat, 10 Dec 2022
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27 - S4 - E3 - Very Nearly an Armful - The 13th of the series Sat, 26 Nov 2022
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26 - S4 - E2 - Very Nearly an Armful - Lord Byron Lived Here Sat, 12 Nov 2022
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25 - S4 - E1 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Marriage Bureau  Sat, 29 Oct 2022
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24 - S4 - Teaser - Very Nearly an Armful - The THAS reunion dinner! Sat, 15 Oct 2022
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23 - S3 - E6 Very Nearly an Armful- Sunday Afternoon at Home - Part 2 Sat, 11 Jun 2022
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22 - S3 - E6 Very Nearly an Armful - Sunday Afternoon at Home - Part 1 Sat, 28 May 2022
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21 - S3 - E5 Very Nearly an Armful - The New Neighbour with Kevin McNally (part 2)  Sat, 14 May 2022
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20 - S3 - E5 - Very Nearly an Armful - The New Neighbour with Kevin McNally ( part 1 ) Sat, 30 Apr 2022
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19 - S3 - E4 - Very Nearly an Armful - Death of a Duchess Sat, 16 Apr 2022
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18 - S3 E3 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Poetry Society Sun, 03 Apr 2022
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17 - S3 E2 - Very Nearly an Armful - Hancock in the Police Sat, 19 Mar 2022
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16 - S3 E1 - Very Nearly an Armful - 12 Angry Men Sat, 05 Mar 2022
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15 - S2 E6 - Christmas Special - Very Nearly an Armful - The Christmas Club Sat, 18 Dec 2021
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14 - S2 E5 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Lift Sat, 04 Dec 2021
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13 - S2 E4 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Rail Strike Sat, 20 Nov 2021
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12 - S2 E3 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Reunion Party Sat, 06 Nov 2021
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10 - S2 E2 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Americans Hit Town Sat, 23 Oct 2021
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9 - S2 E1 - Very Nearly an Armful - The Missing Page Sat, 09 Oct 2021
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8 - Very Nearly an Armful - Series 2 teaser Sat, 18 Sep 2021