{"product_id":"book-g2aj","title":"Galton \u0026 Simpson: The Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compendium of radio sitcoms and retrospectives celebrating the legendary duo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRay Galton and Alan Simpson were Britain's best-loved and most successful comedy writing partners. Together, they created two of the greatest sitcoms of all time, \u003ci\u003eHancock's Half Hour\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSteptoe and Son. \u003c\/i\u003eThis compilation brings together some of the finest programmes from their 60-year career, as well as interviews with them both.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGalton \u0026amp; Simpson's Half Hour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e comprises four comedy dramas: \u003ci\u003eYou'll Never Walk Alone\u003c\/i\u003e (starring \u003cb\u003eFrank Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003ci\u003eImpasse\u003c\/i\u003e (starring \u003cb\u003eDavid Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRobert Webb\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003ci\u003eI Tell You It's Burt Reynolds\u003c\/i\u003e (starring \u003cb\u003eRik Mayall\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJune Whitfield\u003c\/b\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eThe Blood Donor\u003c\/i\u003e (a remake of the famous \u003ci\u003eHancock's Half Hour\u003c\/i\u003e episode starring \u003cb\u003ePaul Merton\u003c\/b\u003e). Originally written for BBC TV, all are specially adapted for radio by Galton and Simpson and introduced by Paul Merton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Galton and Simpson \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadio \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlayhouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e features three more adaptations: \u003ci\u003eNaught for Thy Comfort\u003c\/i\u003e (starring \u003cb\u003eRobert Daws\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNina Wadia\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003ci\u003eA Clerical Error\u003c\/i\u003e (starring \u003cb\u003eKeith Barron\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJune Whitfield\u003c\/b\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eThe Offer\u003c\/i\u003e, a reworking of the TV script that inspired \u003ci\u003eSteptoe and Son\u003c\/i\u003e, starring \u003cb\u003eFreddie Jones\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJohn Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fourth drama from \u003ci\u003eRadio Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003ci\u003eClicquot et Fils\u003c\/i\u003e, starring \u003cb\u003eRichard Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eRoger Lloyd Pack\u003c\/b\u003e - can be heard in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Did It My Way: Galton and Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, in which the pair chat to Peter Reed and select some of their favourite work. Also included is \u003ci\u003eHancock's Half Hour: The Threatening Letters\u003c\/i\u003e; 'Up Je T'Aime', Frankie Howerd and June Whitfield's parody of Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg's hit song; the 1963 Royal Variety performance \u003ci\u003eSteptoe and Son at Buckingham Palace\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSteptoe and Son\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003ePorn Yesterday \u003c\/i\u003eand the classic \u003ci\u003eHancock's Half Hour \u003c\/i\u003eTV episode, \u003ci\u003eThe Radio Ham\u003c\/i\u003e, recreated before a live audience for an album release in 1961.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopping off our collection is \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVery Nearly an Armful: The Galton and Simpson Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. Talking to Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Stephen Merchant explores how their ground-breaking work brought social realism to British comedy, and helped lay the foundations for modern-day classics like \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e. Contributors include \u003cb\u003eDavid Mitchell, Ben Elton, Denis Norden\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDamaris Hayman\u003c\/b\u003e, and among the archive interviewees are \u003cb\u003eTony Hancock, Sid James\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHarry H Corbett\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCredits\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson\u003cbr\u003eThanks to Tessa Le Bars\u003cbr\u003eCollection compiled by Martin Gibbons\u003cbr\u003e With thanks to the Tony Hancock Appreciation Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eContents\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGalton \u0026amp; Simpson's Half Hour: You'll Never Walk Alone\u003cbr\u003eGalton \u0026amp; Simpson's Half Hour: Impasse\u003cbr\u003eGalton \u0026amp; Simpson's Half Hour: I Tell You It's Burt Reynolds\u003cbr\u003eGalton \u0026amp; Simpson's Half Hour: The Blood Donor\u003cbr\u003eThe Galton and Simpson Radio Playhouse: Naught for Thy Comfort \u003cbr\u003eThe Galton and Simpson Radio Playhouse: A Clerical Error\u003cbr\u003eThe Galton and Simpson Radio Playhouse: The Offer \u003cbr\u003eI Did It My Way: Galton \u0026amp; Simpson\u003cbr\u003eVery Nearly An Armful: The Galton and Simpson Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003cbr\u003e(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49360902979888,"sku":"BDg2aj","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/277544-g2aj-Square.jpg?v=1734488800","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g2aj","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}