Oh, and *what* convinced the BBC to replace the original Hancock titles and slightly re-edit the programmes? This particular episode is "The Poison Pen Letters" (original tx 6th May 1960), and it's probably just about the last time black and white material went out on peaktime BBC1.
Tuesday 20th January 1987, nine days before what some (myself included) consider to be just about the bleakest day in the BBC's history. Announcer is David Miles, for the record.
Did you intend to answer him, Ollie, or were you simply repeating the question?
29th January 1987 was the date Alasdair Milne was sacked as Director-General, arguably the most important day in British culture in my lifetime (I was born in August 1980). Greg Dyke was also sacked on 29th January, 17 years later - and, as in 1987, it was a Thursday.
It looked like owlathome1975 posted the comment but didn't reply directly to you so I just wanted to make sure you could see it. I was interested in your reply too. Interesting coincidence with the dates!
So many stairs!
olliedann 1 year ago
And the late Ray Moore voiced the trail.
InkSprite 3 years ago
I'm being slightly ignorant here. What was so bleak about January 29 1987?
owlathome1975 3 years ago
The sacking of Alasdair Milne as Director-General, perhaps the most important day in British culture in my lifetime (I was born in August 1980).
RobinCarmody 3 years ago
Actually, that's the last ever "Hancock's Half Hour" - the remaining BBC episodes from 1961 are just "Hancock".
RobinCarmody 4 years ago
Oh, and *what* convinced the BBC to replace the original Hancock titles and slightly re-edit the programmes? This particular episode is "The Poison Pen Letters" (original tx 6th May 1960), and it's probably just about the last time black and white material went out on peaktime BBC1.
RobinCarmody 4 years ago
Tuesday 20th January 1987, nine days before what some (myself included) consider to be just about the bleakest day in the BBC's history. Announcer is David Miles, for the record.
RobinCarmody 4 years ago
owlathome1975 wrote:
I'm being slightly ignorant here. What was so bleak about January 29 1987?
olliedann 3 years ago
Did you intend to answer him, Ollie, or were you simply repeating the question?
29th January 1987 was the date Alasdair Milne was sacked as Director-General, arguably the most important day in British culture in my lifetime (I was born in August 1980). Greg Dyke was also sacked on 29th January, 17 years later - and, as in 1987, it was a Thursday.
RobinCarmody 3 years ago
Sorry Robin,
It looked like owlathome1975 posted the comment but didn't reply directly to you so I just wanted to make sure you could see it. I was interested in your reply too. Interesting coincidence with the dates!
olliedann 3 years ago