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"Hancock's Half Hour" Theme

Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:21 pm
by Chuck(G)
This was a 50's BBC comedy with a very distinctive solo tuba opening. Who played it?

Here's a clip of a show:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/t ... s/0800.ram

Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 11:27 am
by The Deep End
I think that was Jim Powell who was the tubist for the Royal Philharmonic in London during the late fifties & sixties. He also features on many of the old Ealing films.