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PODCAST - Very Nearly An Armful
PODCAST - Very Nearly An Armful
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Tony Hancock
@tonyhancock.bsky.social
· Dec 10
A pint? Have you gone raving mad? I mean, I came here in all good faith, to help my country. I don't mind giving a reasonable amount, but a pint? Why, that's very nearly an armful!
#TheBloodDonor
#TheBloodDonor
Jungle Jim (Kenneth): I do like your loincloth, you know. I wish you'd make me one
Tony: Haven't you got one?
Jungle Jim: No, I use leaves.
Tony: Very attractive too
Jungle Jim: Well, it's alright in the summer, but you don't 'alf feel daft when autumn comes!
#WildManOfTheWoods
Tony: Haven't you got one?
Jungle Jim: No, I use leaves.
Tony: Very attractive too
Jungle Jim: Well, it's alright in the summer, but you don't 'alf feel daft when autumn comes!
#WildManOfTheWoods
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Jungle Jim (Kenneth): I do like your loincloth, you know. I wish you'd make me one
Tony: Haven't you got one?
Jungle Jim: No, I use leaves.
Tony: Very attractive too
Jungle Jim: Well, it's alright in the summer, but you don't 'alf feel daft when autumn comes!
#WildManOfTheWoods
Tony: Haven't you got one?
Jungle Jim: No, I use leaves.
Tony: Very attractive too
Jungle Jim: Well, it's alright in the summer, but you don't 'alf feel daft when autumn comes!
#WildManOfTheWoods
Miss Pugh: You can have bread and dripping
Tony: Thank you very much indeed. The perfect Sunday dinner, roast bread and dripping. Most appetising, the height of luxury. Draw the curtains, I don't want the neighbours to see a man of my cal-i-bre eating bread and dripping!
Tony: Thank you very much indeed. The perfect Sunday dinner, roast bread and dripping. Most appetising, the height of luxury. Draw the curtains, I don't want the neighbours to see a man of my cal-i-bre eating bread and dripping!
November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Miss Pugh: You can have bread and dripping
Tony: Thank you very much indeed. The perfect Sunday dinner, roast bread and dripping. Most appetising, the height of luxury. Draw the curtains, I don't want the neighbours to see a man of my cal-i-bre eating bread and dripping!
Tony: Thank you very much indeed. The perfect Sunday dinner, roast bread and dripping. Most appetising, the height of luxury. Draw the curtains, I don't want the neighbours to see a man of my cal-i-bre eating bread and dripping!
Nurse: You'll be perfectly alright, Dr McTaggart is an excellent doctor.
Tony: Dr McTaggart? He's a Scotsman! Oh that's fine! They're all good doctors, Scotsmen. Yes, like engineers, you know. It's the porridge that does it!
#TheBloodDonor
Tony: Dr McTaggart? He's a Scotsman! Oh that's fine! They're all good doctors, Scotsmen. Yes, like engineers, you know. It's the porridge that does it!
#TheBloodDonor
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Nurse: You'll be perfectly alright, Dr McTaggart is an excellent doctor.
Tony: Dr McTaggart? He's a Scotsman! Oh that's fine! They're all good doctors, Scotsmen. Yes, like engineers, you know. It's the porridge that does it!
#TheBloodDonor
Tony: Dr McTaggart? He's a Scotsman! Oh that's fine! They're all good doctors, Scotsmen. Yes, like engineers, you know. It's the porridge that does it!
#TheBloodDonor
Tony: Ooh, these headphones don't half make your ears hot. Dear oh dear, like two braised chops under there they are!
We're back! The new series of the Tony Hancock podcast, Very Nearly An Armful gets underway with our review of The Radio Ham. Available on the usual platforms!
We're back! The new series of the Tony Hancock podcast, Very Nearly An Armful gets underway with our review of The Radio Ham. Available on the usual platforms!
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Tony: Ooh, these headphones don't half make your ears hot. Dear oh dear, like two braised chops under there they are!
We're back! The new series of the Tony Hancock podcast, Very Nearly An Armful gets underway with our review of The Radio Ham. Available on the usual platforms!
We're back! The new series of the Tony Hancock podcast, Very Nearly An Armful gets underway with our review of The Radio Ham. Available on the usual platforms!
Tony: Dreadnaughts for men. Get the girl of your choice with a Dreadnought. And only 1/9d for 20.............
Stand by! The new series of the Tony Hancock podcast, Very Nearly An Armful gets underway tomorrow 7 November with our review of The Radio Ham. On the usual platforms!
Stand by! The new series of the Tony Hancock podcast, Very Nearly An Armful gets underway tomorrow 7 November with our review of The Radio Ham. On the usual platforms!
November 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Tony: Dreadnaughts for men. Get the girl of your choice with a Dreadnought. And only 1/9d for 20.............
Stand by! The new series of the Tony Hancock podcast, Very Nearly An Armful gets underway tomorrow 7 November with our review of The Radio Ham. On the usual platforms!
Stand by! The new series of the Tony Hancock podcast, Very Nearly An Armful gets underway tomorrow 7 November with our review of The Radio Ham. On the usual platforms!
Bill: We thought you might be hungry, so we brought you something to eat
Tony: Oh, that's really nice of you. That really is
Bill: Here you are, a packet of crisps and a pint of winkles!
#HancockInHospital
Tony: Oh, that's really nice of you. That really is
Bill: Here you are, a packet of crisps and a pint of winkles!
#HancockInHospital
November 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Bill: We thought you might be hungry, so we brought you something to eat
Tony: Oh, that's really nice of you. That really is
Bill: Here you are, a packet of crisps and a pint of winkles!
#HancockInHospital
Tony: Oh, that's really nice of you. That really is
Bill: Here you are, a packet of crisps and a pint of winkles!
#HancockInHospital
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In which I write about the new Alan Partridge series & conclude all paths in British comedy lead back to Tony Hancock.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
In which I write about the new Alan Partridge series & conclude all paths in British comedy lead back to Tony Hancock.
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On that note, hats off to the @tonyhancock.bsky.social lads, they’re brilliant, really good fun, very active and can knock ‘em back at the bar, too
And on that subject - you know you’ve made it when…..
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
On that note, hats off to the @tonyhancock.bsky.social lads, they’re brilliant, really good fun, very active and can knock ‘em back at the bar, too
Tony: Penny for the guy, penny for the guy!
Bill: Tub...
Tony: What?
Bill: Let's go home
Tony: Go home? We've only been out a couple of hours
Bill: I know, but I'm getting fed up sitting in this pram!
#BonfireNight
Bill: Tub...
Tony: What?
Bill: Let's go home
Tony: Go home? We've only been out a couple of hours
Bill: I know, but I'm getting fed up sitting in this pram!
#BonfireNight
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Tony: Penny for the guy, penny for the guy!
Bill: Tub...
Tony: What?
Bill: Let's go home
Tony: Go home? We've only been out a couple of hours
Bill: I know, but I'm getting fed up sitting in this pram!
#BonfireNight
Bill: Tub...
Tony: What?
Bill: Let's go home
Tony: Go home? We've only been out a couple of hours
Bill: I know, but I'm getting fed up sitting in this pram!
#BonfireNight
Tony: I've got 4 aces, I've won!
Sid: Just a minute, you haven't won, I've got 3 two's
Tony: All right, go on surprise me
Sid: What's 4 ones?
Tony: Four
Sid: What's 3 two's?
Tony: Six
Sid: Six is better than four!
Tony: Yes, but...look...how can...he's right you know!
Sid: Just a minute, you haven't won, I've got 3 two's
Tony: All right, go on surprise me
Sid: What's 4 ones?
Tony: Four
Sid: What's 3 two's?
Tony: Six
Sid: Six is better than four!
Tony: Yes, but...look...how can...he's right you know!
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Tony: I've got 4 aces, I've won!
Sid: Just a minute, you haven't won, I've got 3 two's
Tony: All right, go on surprise me
Sid: What's 4 ones?
Tony: Four
Sid: What's 3 two's?
Tony: Six
Sid: Six is better than four!
Tony: Yes, but...look...how can...he's right you know!
Sid: Just a minute, you haven't won, I've got 3 two's
Tony: All right, go on surprise me
Sid: What's 4 ones?
Tony: Four
Sid: What's 3 two's?
Tony: Six
Sid: Six is better than four!
Tony: Yes, but...look...how can...he's right you know!
Bill: Are you musical?
Greta: I can only tolerate Bartok and Weber
Bill: That's all right, sing a couple of their songs, the lads won't mind!
#ThePoetrySociety
Greta: I can only tolerate Bartok and Weber
Bill: That's all right, sing a couple of their songs, the lads won't mind!
#ThePoetrySociety
November 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Bill: Are you musical?
Greta: I can only tolerate Bartok and Weber
Bill: That's all right, sing a couple of their songs, the lads won't mind!
#ThePoetrySociety
Greta: I can only tolerate Bartok and Weber
Bill: That's all right, sing a couple of their songs, the lads won't mind!
#ThePoetrySociety
Tony: How'd you like to step out with Cary Grant here?
Clippie: You must be kidding, I'd want a government grant to go out with 'im!
#SidInLove
Clippie: You must be kidding, I'd want a government grant to go out with 'im!
#SidInLove
November 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Tony: How'd you like to step out with Cary Grant here?
Clippie: You must be kidding, I'd want a government grant to go out with 'im!
#SidInLove
Clippie: You must be kidding, I'd want a government grant to go out with 'im!
#SidInLove
Married?
No
Engaged?
No
Regular girlfriends?
No
Casual girlfriends?
No
Do you like women?
Yes!
Do they like you?
No
Do they laugh at you?
Yes
In what way?
In the worst possible way!
Are you sought out at parties?
No. Sorted out sometimes, then slung out!
No
Engaged?
No
Regular girlfriends?
No
Casual girlfriends?
No
Do you like women?
Yes!
Do they like you?
No
Do they laugh at you?
Yes
In what way?
In the worst possible way!
Are you sought out at parties?
No. Sorted out sometimes, then slung out!
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Married?
No
Engaged?
No
Regular girlfriends?
No
Casual girlfriends?
No
Do you like women?
Yes!
Do they like you?
No
Do they laugh at you?
Yes
In what way?
In the worst possible way!
Are you sought out at parties?
No. Sorted out sometimes, then slung out!
No
Engaged?
No
Regular girlfriends?
No
Casual girlfriends?
No
Do you like women?
Yes!
Do they like you?
No
Do they laugh at you?
Yes
In what way?
In the worst possible way!
Are you sought out at parties?
No. Sorted out sometimes, then slung out!
Sid: Champagne on cornflakes? I've never known anything like it in my life. Brown ale, yes, but Champagne!
#SaturdayMorning
#TheNewRadioSeries
#SaturdayMorning
#TheNewRadioSeries
November 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Sid: Champagne on cornflakes? I've never known anything like it in my life. Brown ale, yes, but Champagne!
#SaturdayMorning
#TheNewRadioSeries
#SaturdayMorning
#TheNewRadioSeries
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The guys from @tonyhancock.bsky.social discuss their favourite bits of The Punch and Judy Man with @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social on this week's episode.
Check out the whole thing wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out the whole thing wherever you get your podcasts.
November 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The guys from @tonyhancock.bsky.social discuss their favourite bits of The Punch and Judy Man with @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social on this week's episode.
Check out the whole thing wherever you get your podcasts.
Check out the whole thing wherever you get your podcasts.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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To catch up with our latest episode with @tonyhancock.bsky.social on The Punch and Judy Man, you can find it here or wherever you get your podcasts
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Britcom Goes To The Movies: S05 E03 - The Punch & Judy Man (w/ Very Nearly an Armful)
Who fancies a Piltdown Glory?Guy and Rob return to Tony Hancock territory for a second time, and this time they’re joined by some proper experts. Tim Elms, Martin Gibbons, and Jon Street from the...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
A second visit to Hancock. @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by Tim, Jon and Martin from @tonyhancock.bsky.social to discuss The Punch and Judy Man.
Find it below!
Amazon: shorturl.fm/4ohrg
Apple: shorturl.fm/hr3Fn
Spotify: shorturl.fm/UJy6X
A second visit to Hancock. @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by Tim, Jon and Martin from @tonyhancock.bsky.social to discuss The Punch and Judy Man.
Find it below!
Amazon: shorturl.fm/4ohrg
Apple: shorturl.fm/hr3Fn
Spotify: shorturl.fm/UJy6X
October 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
A second visit to Hancock. @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by Tim, Jon and Martin from @tonyhancock.bsky.social to discuss The Punch and Judy Man.
Find it below!
Amazon: shorturl.fm/4ohrg
Apple: shorturl.fm/hr3Fn
Spotify: shorturl.fm/UJy6X
A second visit to Hancock. @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social are joined by Tim, Jon and Martin from @tonyhancock.bsky.social to discuss The Punch and Judy Man.
Find it below!
Amazon: shorturl.fm/4ohrg
Apple: shorturl.fm/hr3Fn
Spotify: shorturl.fm/UJy6X
We are delighted to have been invited to join Rob and Guy on the Britcom Goes to the Movies podcast to talk about Hancock's second major film,The Punch and Judy Man and his ATV series, Hancock.
Brand new episode out tomorrow. @robertcheath.bsky.social and @guy-e-walker.bsky.social are joined by Tim, Jon and Martin from @tonyhancock.bsky.social appreciation society to discuss the Hancock ATV series and The Punch and Judy Man.
October 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We are delighted to have been invited to join Rob and Guy on the Britcom Goes to the Movies podcast to talk about Hancock's second major film,The Punch and Judy Man and his ATV series, Hancock.
It's time to send out The Missing Page, our full colour magazine, to Tony Hancock Appreciation Society members on four continents! Packed with news, reviews an articles on all things Hancock. Find us on line and join us!
October 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's time to send out The Missing Page, our full colour magazine, to Tony Hancock Appreciation Society members on four continents! Packed with news, reviews an articles on all things Hancock. Find us on line and join us!
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We're revisiting #TonyHancock of Wednesday with our brand new episode. @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social will be joined by Tim, Martin and John from @tonyhancock.bsky.social appreciation society and Very Nearly an Armful Podcast to discuss 1963's Punch and Judy Man.
October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We're revisiting #TonyHancock of Wednesday with our brand new episode. @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social will be joined by Tim, Martin and John from @tonyhancock.bsky.social appreciation society and Very Nearly an Armful Podcast to discuss 1963's Punch and Judy Man.
Tony: Where are we?
Captain: We're travelling at 22 and a half knots, latitude 43 by 7 and longitude 4 by 8. We're 33 and a half miles from France and 3 miles off the North Med lightship, in 2 and a half hours we'll be docking in Marseille at 19.07 hrs
Tony: A bit vague, innit?
Captain: We're travelling at 22 and a half knots, latitude 43 by 7 and longitude 4 by 8. We're 33 and a half miles from France and 3 miles off the North Med lightship, in 2 and a half hours we'll be docking in Marseille at 19.07 hrs
Tony: A bit vague, innit?
October 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Tony: Where are we?
Captain: We're travelling at 22 and a half knots, latitude 43 by 7 and longitude 4 by 8. We're 33 and a half miles from France and 3 miles off the North Med lightship, in 2 and a half hours we'll be docking in Marseille at 19.07 hrs
Tony: A bit vague, innit?
Captain: We're travelling at 22 and a half knots, latitude 43 by 7 and longitude 4 by 8. We're 33 and a half miles from France and 3 miles off the North Med lightship, in 2 and a half hours we'll be docking in Marseille at 19.07 hrs
Tony: A bit vague, innit?
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Sunday Afternoon at Home seems appropriate given the day will be 25 hours long. And The Wild Man of the Woods.
October 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Sunday Afternoon at Home seems appropriate given the day will be 25 hours long. And The Wild Man of the Woods.
Clocks go back tonight so spend the extra hour listening to two episodes of Hancock's Half Hour! I will listen to The Jewel Robbery and Fred's Pie Stall - which are your two?
October 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Clocks go back tonight so spend the extra hour listening to two episodes of Hancock's Half Hour! I will listen to The Jewel Robbery and Fred's Pie Stall - which are your two?
I don't know what he's talking about. No, no, I should know, it's in English, I should know what he's talking about. He's a human being the same as me, using words, English words, available to us all. Now concentrate. No it's 'im. It's 'im that's at fault, he's a rotten writer!
October 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I don't know what he's talking about. No, no, I should know, it's in English, I should know what he's talking about. He's a human being the same as me, using words, English words, available to us all. Now concentrate. No it's 'im. It's 'im that's at fault, he's a rotten writer!