Miss Pugh: Well, well, look who it is, the oldest Teddy Boy in Cheam! I do believe your clothes get more repulsive every time I see you Sid: Do you mind, let us in, there's a wind out here Miss Pugh: Well it couldn't get up those trouser legs! #TheNewRadioSeries

Nurse (June Whitfield): Have you ever given blood before? Tony: Given, no, spilt, yes! There's a good few drops on the battlefields of Europe! #TheBloodDonor

Lord Cheam (Kenneth): We don't want your sort in this club, you don't fit in. Do you play golf? Tony: No Cheam : Do you play squash? Tony: No Cheam: Do you shoot? Tony: No Cheam: Do you ride? Tony: Yes, when I've got the bus fare, otherwise I walk! #AroundTheWorldIn80Days

Bill: It's been warm hasn't it Tony: Oh yes, very warm, I should say so, yes. By jove, yes it's been warm alright. My word, yes indeedy, yes, yes Bill: I expect you'd notice it, laying there Tony: I have, I have, my goodness me I have, yes indeed, very warm its been!

Sid:  I want you to take some snaps Hilary: Snaps, Sidney? I don’t take snaps. I paint with light! Tony: Oh swipe me, he paints with light! In the latest official Hancock podcast, Very Nearly An Armful, we review the classic episode, The Publicity Photograph. Available now!

Kenneth (AA man): I got the cup last year Tony: Well done! Kenneth: Well, I mean, it speaks for itself, dunnit. 534 breakdowns in two weeks Tony: What, all on cars? Kenneth: No, me motorbike! #TheJewelRobbery

Tony: Sidney my dear friend I've been neglecting you! Another crumpet? Sid: No thanks mate. The butter keeps disappearing down the 'oles! You think there's none on it, take a bite, and whoosh, all over your tie!

One and ninepence ha'penny? I should have more than that on a Wednesday. Cigarettes, half a pint of bitter last night; dinner, sweet and a cup of tea today, 1/11d. This cost of living is getting ridiculous. Break into half a crown and there's nothing left! #TheBequest

Tony:  Have a look through the window and see who that is. Bill:  It’s Sid James. Tony:  Quick....operation James.  Scramble.  You hide the silver.  I’ll stick the ornaments down, and keep your hands in your pockets.  Right...open up! #SidJamesDad

Tony: No grub, no visitors, nothing to listen to, and my leg up. Oh well, that’s the way it goes. Oh dear, my leg itches. I’d give anything for a good scratch. It’s this plaster. It does irritate when it’s hot. I’d give my plate of mince tonight for a pencil to stick down it!

Tony: It's the scriptwriters, they're making me far too unsympathetic. Last week I kicked the dog three times! Producer: Well that was not in the script! Tony: Well no, but he asked for it, shoving in yelps! #TheBowmans

We are thrilled to be returning to @RiversideLondon for another Hancock triple bill plus Q&A on Saturday 27 June at 2pm. We'll introduce Succession Son and Heir from 1961, The Night Out from ATV in 1963, and The Emigrant from 1960. Join us for a great afternoon! Link in replies

Hullo, those blue tits have been at my milk bottle again. Me gold top, pecked to ribbons it is. Must have beaks like pneumatic drills, some of 'em. I will not have great feathered heads stuck in my milk bottles guzzling the cream! #FridayNightWasHancockNight

Tony: What my electricity bill's going to be for this quarter, I hesitate to think. Do you realise you didn't turn a single thing off? Not one single thing. The washing machine was still going. All the water has evaporated and what has happened to the shirts we shall never know!

Tony: Sidney, you'll entertain the vicar while we're corking the wine, won't you? Sid: Certainly, certainly, mate. Tell me vicar, as a man interested in church architecture how much lead do you think there is on that big gothic one round the corner! #TheUnexplodedBomb

Remembering #comedy legend Tony #Hancock, born #OTD 12 May 1924. For more on the collection, see this Top 10 blog: buff.ly/O5vzMAQ & our catalogue: buff.ly/euE4zc0 @arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social @tonyhancock.bsky.social

Remembering comedy legend Tony Hancock, born #OTD 12 May 1924. With writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Hancock's Half Hour changed British comedy and influenced all the best sitcoms since. Even now, mention Magna Carta and we are transported back to a TV courtroom 66 years ago!

Kenneth: It's awkward, you know, being in the first form. Cos they're all 10 year olds, they talk about things like cowboys and indians, cigarette cards, trains, I feel right out of it Tony: I can quite believe it Kenneth: So I just sit there with me bricks and ignore them!

Bill: Why didn’t we get on at the stop outside the pictures? Tony: Because it’s tenpence from there that’s why. It’s only eightpence from here. I’m not paying tuppence for a couple of hundred yards. That’s sixpence we’ve saved. Enough for two cups of tea in Fred’s Café!

Tony (lawyer) : Why did he lead eight blushing brides to the alter? The evidence is unshakable: he wanted to get his hands on their premium bonds! Our latest Very Nearly An Armful podcast reviews The Lawyer: The Crown vs James S. Available now on all the usual platforms!

Barrister: Hancock, I believe you're an even bigger cretin than I have given you credit for Tony (Lawyer): Thank you sir, I knew you had faith in me! The Lawyer, The Crown vs James S is the episode reviewed in our latest Hancock podcast, Very Nearly An Armful, out now!

I reckon in a couple of hundred years time we won't be able to move, we'll all be standing shoulder to shoulder, heads up, fighting for breath.The tallest bloke with the biggest 'ooter survives. That's the way it's going to be, we'll be a race of giants with big 'ooters! #TheLift

Radio: Here are the results of the East Cheam by-election: Arnold Biggs 29,348; Sir Worthington Grapes 28,903; Anthony Hancock 1 Tony: I demand a recount! This is ridiculous Miss Pugh: Well at least you got one Tony: That was me! #LocalElections

Kenneth: I understand you are a man who, for a reasonable price, is prepared to accept certain, er, jobs with no questions asked Sid: Oh no, not me, I do ask questions. I'm going to ask one now. How much are you paying? Kenneth: £20,000 Sid: A very good answer, I'll do it!

"Keep your spud grinder shut!" We're getting ready to send out The latest edition of The Missing Page, our full colour members newsletter, 50 years after we lost Sid James. Plus news, reviews and articles on all things Hancock. Join us in The Tony Hancock Appreciation Society!

Really looking forward to performing some long forgotten #GoonShow material in the 75th anniversary year. These #TPTV events are wonderful, so do grab a ticket if you can @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social @thegsps.bsky.social @goonshow.org @tonyhancock.bsky.social

H-H-Happy #StarWarsDay!

Sid: Clean Dicky Dirt, new Peckham, pair of luminous almond rocks, new whistle, crease in my strides, barnet well greased up and flashing me Hampsteads at all the bona palones! Tony: I didn't understand a word but it sounds fantastic! #SaturdayNight

We are thrilled to be returning to @RiversideLondon for another Hancock triple bill plus Q&A on Saturday 27 June at 2pm. We'll introduce Succession Son and Heir from 1961, The Night Out from ATV in 1963, and The Emigrant from 1960. Join us for a great afternoon! Link in replies

Tony: Oh, this is ridiculous.  Mabel the cigarette girl tells all. "I was one of Loverboy Hancock’s victims."   I mean, let’s face it, what girl in her right mind would fancy being one of my victims? Miss Pugh:  You never know,  some women prefer ugly men. #TheScandalMagazine

Andrèe: The problem with you is you're a stick in the mud, an old fuddy duddy Tony: Fuddy duddy? It's true that I'm serious minded but on the right occasions I can let me hair down with the best of 'em, as anyone who goes to the Potters Bar Croquet Club socials will tell you!

Sid: Somebody said they wanted a television set Tony: That's right, me, but they're so dear Sid: You mean you've been into a shop? Tony: Yes Sid: To buy one? Tony: Yes Sid: That's an expensive way of doing business innit?

Sargeant: Well, someone doesn't like you. It would seem the person isn't very literate either Tony: Oh? Sargeant: Just here, for instance, "punch up the throat - F-R-O-A-T Sid: Oh yeah, he's left the "e" off the end! #ThePoisonPenLetters

Sid: This little bit of rubbish shouldn't take very long, then with a bit of luck we'll all get some kip....... Remembering Sid James whom we lost 50 years ago #OTD 26 April 1976. This clip from his brilliant performance in the episode of Hancock's Half Hour, The Missing Page

When Hancock loses his clothes he resorts to wearing a barrel! The latest Very Nearly An Armful podcast is now avaiable in which we review the brilliant episode of Hancock's Half Hour, The Idol. Podcast on all the usual platforms, HHH episode on BBC Sounds

Tony: You've overstepped yourself, sir, I shall be forced to ask you to step outside and give me satisfaction! #TheLift #Masterclass #FridayNightWasHancockNight

Miss Pugh: I've made a nice big bowl of cauliflower cheese Tony:Oh, I don't like cauliflower cheese Bill: Neither do I Sid: Neither do I Tony: You know we don't like cauliflower cheese! You've always known it! Miss Pugh: Oh well, what a shame, I'll have to eat it all myself!

Remembering Hugh Lloyd, born #OTD 22 April 1923. Becoming great friends with Hancock after they entertained troops in the Mediterranean, he appeared in The Rebel, The Punch and Judy Man, and in 25 TV episodes of Hancock/Hancock's Half Hour, including as a wine gums thief!

I'm not a snob, I just think if people expect to sit down at high class tables they can at least take the trouble to learn how to conduct themselves in a proper and mannerly fashion. ....If you're not having any more tea, vicar, can I pour my grouts in your cup? #NationalTeaDay

Tony: You dont like me do you Liz: No I dont Tony: Thank you very much, took you long enough to find out didnt it. You 'ad a dance, a fish supper and ride home, what more do you want? Liz: It wasn't much was it, I've 'ad better nights Tony: You've seen better days too, dear!

Kenneth: Napoleon is the most expensive brandy in the world. If you were a millionaire you couldn't find a better brandy, sir.There are only 12 bottles in the country Tony: Is that alright, Sid? Sid: Yeah, that'll do. Put some ginger beer in it mate, let's have a bit of taste!

Kenneth: What are you going to live on, Mr Hancock? Tony: Nature is bountiful, young man. I will eat the food she has provided, berries, herbs, grass......he's right you know, what am I going to live on? #WildManOfTheWoods

Tony: What did you just switch off? #TheEconomyDrive #FridayNightWasHancockNight

Mayday: Listen carefully, I cannot keep on the air much longer, my batteries are almost finished Tony: I understand, go ahead Mayday: Keep tuned to this wavelength, you are my only contact with the outside world Tony: At last, me bread pudding days are over! #TheRadioHam

Sellers: Question no 1 was, "What is an isosceles triangle". You answered "Yes" Hancock: That's it Sellers: That's not the right answer Hancock: All right then "No" Sellers: That's not the right answer either! Hancock: I get your little game, it's a trick question, innit!

Miss Pugh: You naughty boy Sidney, why didn’t you meet me last night?  I waited outside the front of the cinema for two hours and you didn’t turn up  Sid:  The front?  Oh well that’s it, I always get in the exit round the side! #MichelangeloHancock

Liz: There's a mince and beans here Tony: I don't want that! Liz: Did you 'andle it? Tony: Certainly not. The last thing I'd handle is mince and beans. Liz: What's wrong with it? Tony: I just don't like mince and beans that's all. I'm just not a mince and beans man!

Waiter: Have you considered a Moselle or a Hock? It's good with the jellied eels and wouldn't antagonize the saveloys either Tony: Under normal circumstances I would have agreed with you but the mere presence of the pease pudding puts a Moselle right up the spout, surely!

Tony: Hullo, what's this? "Free, free, free, free! Absolutely genuine offer, no obligations guaranteed bona fide! We're back for a new series of our podcast, Very Nearly An Armful, reviewing the classic episode, Sid's Mystery Tours! Available now on all the usual platforms.

Vicar (Kenneth): I'm glad you liked my sermon, you dont think I over emphasised my message on the evils of drink? Tony: No, no, most timely. In this borough we have many slaves of the grape Vicar: Tragic, tragic Tony: Another glass of port vicar? Vicar: Thank you very much!