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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 8th November 2019. The start of Radio Leicester; two years since the DG's turnaround on local radio; Hancock's Half Hour begins; the launch of Devonair; and the end of Laser 558. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here (https://podfollow.com/1459316855)

This week we review - The Christmas Club Series 6 Episode 13Broadcast between 29th September 1959 and 29th December 1959, series six comprised 14 episodes all of which survive in the archive.  The series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 20:00 and repeated on Sundays at 18:30. Episode 13 was also repeated at 13:10 on Friday 29th December 1959.With Tony Hancock, Sid James, Hugh Morton, Wilfred Babbage and Frank Partington.Hancock has been putting money into the slate club at the Hand and Racquet pub to ensure that he has the best Christmas ever.  But when Sid accidentally gives all of the savings to the Police Benevolent Fund collection, they face a Christmas without food.Written by Ray Galton & Alan SimpsonHancock's Half Hour - The Christmas Club is available on Spotify and online at - https://apple.co/2ARRrzJComedy Slab is available on Apple Podcasts, Spreaker, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Spotify and Youtube.Subscribe for a new episode each Monday.Get in touch - we're @ComedySlab on Twitter and ComedySlab on Facebook.

This week I am discussing charts with Sun square Moon. Quite a common aspect and one that can work well as it gives inner motivation or not so well if no self-reflection. Remember The Sun is conscious The Moon is unconscious    Kayne West-Rapper https://www.kanyewest.com/ Sun Gemini, Moon Pisces Splash-ish chart   Marjorie Orr- Astrologer http://star4cast.ca/ Sun Virgo, Moon Gemini.  The whole chart is a Square!  Bowl chart. Tony Hancock-Radio (mostly) comedian- famous for Hancock's Half Hour https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x19lzif Leo Asc, Sun Taurus, Moon Leo Aldous Huxley-Author Sun Leo, Moon Taurus Bucket Chart Anita Moorjani- Author https://anitamoorjani.com/ Sun Pisces, Moon Gemini Splash Chart Charlie Brooker- Screenwriter https://twitter.com/charltonbrooker The episode I mentioned is called Nosedive https://youtu.be/R32qWdOWrTo Sun Pisces, Moon Gemini Bucket Chart  

Pictured: Montserrat Caballé Matthew Bannister on Ray Galton, who, with his writing partner Alan Simpson, created Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son. Paul Merton pays tribute. Gerald Russell, the psychiatrist who was the first to describe the eating disorder bulimia nervosa. Evelyn Anthony, the novelist whose historical romances sold millions of copies. The financier Sir Roger Gibbs, who transformed the fortunes of the Wellcome Trust. And the Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballé, who had a global hit with Barcelona - a duet with Freddie Mercury. Interviewed guest: Paul Merton Interviewed guest: Professor Janet Treasure Interviewed guest: Ewan Ward-Thomas Reader: Alexandra Constantinidi Interviewed guest: Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller Archive clips from: Read All About It, Radio 4 04/01/76; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 27/11/74; Woman's Hour, Radio 4 15/08/88; The Tamarind Seed, ITC/Jewel Productions/Pimlico Films/Lorimar Productions, directed by Blake Edwards 1974; The Wellcome Trust (https://wellcome.ac.uk/about-us); Aled Jones, Radio Wales 05/07/08; Laughed off the Page: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Radio Scotland 26/01/07; Hancock: The Radio Ham, BBC TV 1961; Steptoe and Son: The Offer, BBC Light Programme 03/07/66; The Wrong Arm of the Law (film trailer), Romulus Films/Robert Velaise Productions, directed by Cliff Owen 1963; Mark Lawson Talks To: Galton and Simpson, BBC TV 19/03/08; Eyes on Wales: Homeless, Radio Wales 04/06/95; Desert Island Discs, Radio 4 10/10/81.

Matthew Bannister on The comedy writer Alan Simpson. With his partner Ray Galton, he created classic sitcoms including Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Son. Brunhilde Pomsel who was the secretary to the Nazi propaganda chief Josef Goebbels. Sir Ken Morrison, the Yorkshireman who built up the family grocery firm to become Britain's fourth largest supermarket chain. And the Nigerian born novelist Buchi Emecheta who overcame prejudice to follow her passion for writing.

This week we have a brief time with Hancock's Half Hour a whole seven minutes thought llost.  Then we'll learn about the Irish church and begin Smith In The City the long promised drama.  With Simon Williams as Woodhouse also Matt gives some thoughts on the I player.  Enjoy

The Immortals are still without Sarah! She is still on her heroic quest to Georgia while the rest of the Immortals go to the industrial land of Metropolis for their second silent venture. They also determine whether Ray Charles is deaf or blind, whether La Mer is only good because of Bobby Darin, whether Maisy learned anything useful at playschool and whether or not Tony Hancock is even funny. Get excited for this plus excruciating heat!   Intro 0:00 – 5:18 Metropolis 5:18 – 32:10 Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music 32:10 – 40:40 Lucuma 40:40 – 41:25 La Mer 41:25 – 52:52 Maisy Goes to Playschool 52:52 – 1:05:09 Hancock's Half Hour 1:05:09 – 1:13:42 Outro: 1:13:42 – 1:21:39     --The Alloy Orchestra score of Metropolis, as heard at EbertFest --Leave your own henge ratings at TheArtImmortal.com --Be sure you leave an iTunes review so Pedro can give you a compliment on air.   Email Twitter iTunes YouTube   Join us Thursday next as we discuss more things. Until then, email or tweet us your thoughts, leave a review on iTunes and other crap every podcast asks you to do. (But we love that you do it!)   Artwork by Ray Martindale

Stuart Barr uncovers the colourful career of British composer and transgender pioneer, Angela Morley. In 1972, Wally Stott's transition to Angela Morley made front page news. Wally was famous. He was composer for the Goon Show and Hancock's Half Hour, and music director to stars like Frankie Vaughan and Shirley Bassey. "TV Music Man changes his sex" screamed the headlines. Where would Angela go from here? Stuart talks to Angela's friends and colleagues to discover how she made her mark in the music business, as a woman and a man. And he explores the special qualities of the music she wrote and arranged, from the famous 'Hancock' tuba theme to her work alongside John Williams on blockbusters like Star Wars and Superman.

A full week this week as we start as we like to with Hancock's Half Hour and the episode The Telivission Set."  Then we'll continue our thirteen minute vignettes of English history and learn about the deaath of Canning and Wellington.  We conclude with Sherlock Holmes and The Tragedy of Burlston Mannor.  Please enjoy.  Hint on next week science fiction is in the works.  Get ready Earth Seaarch hands your hour is at hand.

This week we heaad for Vegas but not before we listen to a Hancock's Half Hour that deals with england's 1955 rail strike.  A great sound bite from a news reel about the rail strike and we'll also hear from Ana Massey about the new Prime Minister.  Enjoy.  Remember to join us on facebook and at www.brunchwiththebrits.com

And so much more.  We start with Harry Lime and the story jdead JCandidate.  Then we'll play a round of my Music and see how the pannel does with the letter D.  We then learn about the Union of England and Scotland.  We listen to the concluding episode in the first series of Hancock's Half Hour.  Then we love you guys so we're bringing back jDad's Army for its second series.  First episode Don't Forget the Diver.  Then we'll conclude the Old Curiosity Shop.  It's a three hour thirty minute brunch ... enjoy it.

And yes we will have Part 2 of Dickens classic but first Harry Lime graces us with Five Thousand Pengos and A Kiss from January 25 1952.  Then we cross over to My Music from January 25 of 1970 after which we listen to Hancock's Half Hour from January 11 1955 and the Monte Carlo Rally and we conclude with episodes 6 through 10 of The Old Curiosity Shop.  Nell and her Grandfather are on the open road, Kit still looks for work and what of Daniel Quilp brother Frank and Dick Swiveler?  stay tuned.  Enjoy.

This week a break from the irrepressible Harry Lime.  See you've heard this episode before.  Because of that we have My Music from January 11 1970 then we listen to Hancock's Half Hour in which the lad has his own Cinderella experience.  We finally conclude with the Hobbit.  Hopefully you all saw the movie.  Attn Dickens fans the Old Curisosity Shop starts next week in full stereo and send us a note at brunch@london.com thanks and as always enjoy

Here we meet Gollum for the first time but not before we've had some commedy.  My thanks for your patience as we've had a bit of delay.  And be advised 239 will be up by Saturday.  We sgtart with Poirot and The Adventure Of The Cheap Flat.  We then move to Hancock's Half Hour and The Idol.  What happens when the lad's head gets to big?  Then we'll listen to Harry Lime and the episode Three Farthings for Your Thoughts.  Finally we conclude with The Hobbit Out of the Frying Pan and in to The Fire.  The adventure begins but trouble starts before Bilbo knows what has happpened.  Enjoy.  Email the show at brunch@london.com find us on facebook and twitter as well.

Hancock's Half-Hour is the yardstick against which all subsequent British sitcoms have been measured, the vast majority failing to size up to its extremely high standards. Based on his famous radio show of the same name, the TV run consolidated Tony Hancock's standing as Britain's leading comic of the day, the entertainer providing ample proof that his wonderfully flexible face could be as expressive as his dextrous radio voice. Tony Hancock was at the height of his powers during the late 1950s, squeezing every comic ounce out of his lines, pulling off perfectly judged pauses and demonstrating a sense of timing to match the great Jack Benny's. His character - Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock - was invariably a loser, whose aspirations and plans were dashed by fate, circumstance, Sid James or, more often than not, his own pomposity or unfettered ambition.

Hancock's Half-Hour is the yardstick against which all subsequent British sitcoms have been measured, the vast majority failing to size up to its extremely high standards. Based on his famous radio show of the same name, the TV run consolidated Tony Hancock's standing as Britain's leading comic of the day, the entertainer providing ample proof that his wonderfully flexible face could be as expressive as his dextrous radio voice. Tony Hancock was at the height of his powers during the late 1950s, squeezing every comic ounce out of his lines, pulling off perfectly judged pauses and demonstrating a sense of timing to match the great Jack Benny's. His character - Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock - was invariably a loser, whose aspirations and plans were dashed by fate, circumstance, Sid James or, more often than not, his own pomposity or unfettered ambition.

Hancock's Half-Hour is the yardstick against which all subsequent British sitcoms have been measured, the vast majority failing to size up to its extremely high standards. Based on his famous radio show of the same name, the TV run consolidated Tony Hancock's standing as Britain's leading comic of the day, the entertainer providing ample proof that his wonderfully flexible face could be as expressive as his dextrous radio voice. Tony Hancock was at the height of his powers during the late 1950s, squeezing every comic ounce out of his lines, pulling off perfectly judged pauses and demonstrating a sense of timing to match the great Jack Benny's. His character - Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock - was invariably a loser, whose aspirations and plans were dashed by fate, circumstance, Sid James or, more often than not, his own pomposity or unfettered ambition.

The castaway in this week's Desert Island Discs is an actor who rose to fame on the nation's television screens as the landlord in the BBC television series Eastenders - the volatile and villainous Dirty Den. He's Leslie Grantham, and he'll be talking to Sue Lawley about life after Dirty Den now that he has left the series, and also his time in prison when he served an 11-year sentence for a crime he committed as a teenage soldier. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Test Pilot Sketch (from Hancock's Half Hour) by Galton & Simpson Book: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Luxury: Metal detector

The castaway this week is Kenneth Williams who, for 40 years, has occupied a unique place on stage, screen and radio. In conversation with Michael Parkinson, he recalls his long career which has ranged from working on radio classics like Hancock's Half Hour and Round the Horne to being a regular member of the cast in the Carry On films. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: 1st Movement from Spring Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven Book: The Golden Treasury by Francis Palgrave Luxury: Crate of Cologne