"Hancock's Half Hour" Theme

in that recording
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"Hancock's Half Hour" Theme

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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
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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.
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