A life in letters: Hancock, Tony (1924-1968)

Comedian and actor, who had a major success on BBC radio and television in the 1950s with Hancock’s Half Hour. I don’t recall watching Hancock as a child, although I was aware of his name. What I do recall was the mingled delight and shock of watching a boy in our Primary School playground chanting the syllables of the comedian’s name while pointing to the homonyminous parts of his anatomy.