{"product_id":"9781529138511-missing-hancocks-series-4","title":"The Missing Hancocks: Series 4","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEight new recordings of classic 'lost' scripts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEight brand new recordings of original \u003ci\u003eHancock's Half Hour \u003c\/i\u003escripts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHancock's Half Hour\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the most popular radio comedies of the 1950s, and the first modern sitcom. Over 100 episodes of the show were broadcast between 1954 and 1959, but 22 went missing from the BBC archives. Lovingly recreated by Radio 4 in front of a live audience at the BBC Radio Theatre, they can now be heard for the first time since their initial transmission. Collected here are the final eight episodes from the fourth series - including a special premiere of \u003ci\u003eThe Counterfeiter,\u003c\/i\u003e which was never recorded by the original team.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe episodes are: \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Holiday, Department Store Santa, The Diamond Ring, Prime Minister Hancock, Christmas at Aldershot, The Counterfeiter, The Christmas Eve Party\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Year Resolutions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Neil Pearson, Paul Sheehan and Hayley Sterling\u003cbr\u003eMusic composed by Wally Stott, and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Levon Parikian\u003cbr\u003eThanks to Tessa Le Bars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 6 December 2018-31 December 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by \u003cb\u003eRay Galton\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAlan Simpson\u003c\/b\u003e, and with the classic score re-recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra, these hilarious episodes star \u003cb\u003eKevin McNally\u003c\/b\u003e as The Lad Himself, with \u003cb\u003eKevin Eldon, Simon Greenall, Robin Sebastian, Susy Kane\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMargaret Cabourn-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944607428705,"sku":"9781529138511","price":14.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31635264.jpg?v=1744888592","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529138511-missing-hancocks-series-4","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}