Didn't freddietheca mean H-H-Hancock's Half Hour?! But I don't recall it as the theme to anything. It was certainly requested on radio a lot. Most likely to have been used in comedy movies few times.
@freddietheca I think the truth is somewhere inbetween; the theme to the radio version of Hancock's Half Hour was written by Wally Stott (later Angela Morley), who was a good friend of Robert Farnon, so I assume the HHH theme was a little homage to this piece (the repetitive tri-tone certainly is almost certainly inspired by Jumping Bean).
She also wrote "A Canadian in Mayfair", which is a homage to Farnon's "Portrait of a Flirt" (Farnon was Canadian).
I heard this last week for the first time on Radio 3 of all places!
asahafuji 7 months ago
Didn't freddietheca mean H-H-Hancock's Half Hour?! But I don't recall it as the theme to anything. It was certainly requested on radio a lot. Most likely to have been used in comedy movies few times.
Bryt25 9 months ago
Dad says it's the theme to 'Top Of The Form' - a school quiz show.
lozzy073 1 year ago
No. I realise mow that it was not 'the men from the ministry'
wisehare 1 year ago
Was it the theme tune for the Men from the Ministry ?
wisehare 1 year ago
Great stuff and OH BOY does Farnon look like Peter Hain.
AcridPeter 1 year ago
My wife and I think it was the theme for Hancock's Half hour. 1950's TV and radio comedy.
freddietheca 2 years ago
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leeanneoneill 1 year ago
@leeanneoneill What was?
charade97 1 year ago
@freddietheca Sorry, no it wasn't!
charade97 1 year ago
@freddietheca I think the truth is somewhere inbetween; the theme to the radio version of Hancock's Half Hour was written by Wally Stott (later Angela Morley), who was a good friend of Robert Farnon, so I assume the HHH theme was a little homage to this piece (the repetitive tri-tone certainly is almost certainly inspired by Jumping Bean).
She also wrote "A Canadian in Mayfair", which is a homage to Farnon's "Portrait of a Flirt" (Farnon was Canadian).
ImageDissectors 9 months ago
I love Farnon....he is musically the equivalent of Leroy Anderson on an acid trip. GENIUS writing...not afraid to jump keys in one measure!
RonRizzy 2 years ago
@RonRizzy Well, Ron, it could well be. It definately wasn't the theme fro Hancock's Half Hour.
charade97 1 year ago
am i right in saying this is from just william ive been trying to here this for a verry long time thank you....
jayalexandra 2 years ago