By RAY GALTON and ALAN SIMPSON - STEPTOE & SON 3 - IS THAT YOUR HORSE OUTSIDE?
BBC RADIO COLLECTION
Four more vintage episodes with the world's most famous rag and bone men
(WITHOUT PREJUDICE / ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE / IS THAT YOUR HORSE OUTSIDE? / AND AFTERWARDS AT...)
Steptoe and Son: two junk men and a junk-cart, bonded by blood, yoked by emotional blackmail and tied by the reins of Hercules the horse. Albert, a conniving old father clinging to an awesome jumble of useless bric-a-brac and to an exasperated son. Harold, a shackled son full of indistinct ambition for an out-of-reach life, and forever on the fringe of a flirt with a passing 'bird'. Peddling really authentic entertainment, they spark laughs off each other like flint off old iron.
The rare comic genius of two true comedy actors - which drew over 20 million television viewers each week - now brings four more priceless episodes to the Radio Collection. Shining gems among the rags and bones.
In 1962 Ray Galton and Alan Simpson created Steptoe & Son after they had parted from Tony Hancock, whose rise to fame had been fuelled by their tailormade scripts. By casting talented actors like Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett, rather than comedians, Galton and Simpson would seem to have changed direction but they claimed that - in many ways - the Steptoes were an extension of the characters Tony Hancock and Sid James had played in Hancock's Half Hour. The big difference, however, was that the Steptoe series allowed its writers to explore their characters in more depth. Each episode was really a one-act play and the relationship between Albert and Harold, portrayed so well by Brambell and Corbett, contained elements of tragedy as well as comedy. Their enduring appeal is as strong today as when they first appeared in the 60s. Here are four vintage episodes specially adapted for radio. The rag and bone men are at their funniest. Michael Pointon.
SIDE 1: 'Without Prejudice'
SIDE 2: 'Robbery With Violence'
SIDE 3: 'Is That Your Horse Outside?'
SIDE 4: 'And Afterwards At..'
(Written and adapted by: Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. CAST AND CREDITS: Starring Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett with Yootha Joyce, Dudley Foster, Sheila Grant, Garard Green, Edward Kelsey, Jo Manning Wilson, Trevor Martin, Katharine Parr, John Sampson. Produced by Bobby Jaye).
1993 (Cassette Release - Vintage Original Radio Recordings). English Language - Dolby System. Running Time: 2 Hours - Approx. (unspecified).
Comprising of two clear audio cassette tapes with white printing in a double jewel-case with full colour roll-fold cover (see photographs 10 & 11) as shown.
Owned from new (in 1993) and never played or displayed, has been in storage ever since so is in brand new (see below) condition - from my private collection, impossible to find!
At the time of listing I cannot see any more new / unplayed copies of this volume 'Steptoe & Son 3' radio collection cassette box set available for sale worldwide, and only four used copies (1 part of a lot, 3 heavily used & tatty including 1 on auction) - grab a very rare new & unplayed (see below) bargain.
Perfect for all Steptoe & Son, Galton & Simpson or classic 1960s / 1970s BBC TV & radio comedy fans and collectors.
BBC RADIO COLLECTION - COMEDY. CONTAINS 2 CASSETTES. MCPS / fpa. WARNING: All rights of the Manufacturer and the Owner of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorised Public Performance, Broadcasting and Copying of these tapes prohibited. Publishing & copyright 1993 BBC Enterprises Ltd. BBC Radio Collection, Room A2136, BBC Enterprises Ltd., 80 Wood Lane, London, W12 0TT. Dolby System - Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. MPN: ZBBC 1468. ISBN: 0563 401 508. Barcode (EAN): 5 011755146849. Standard 2 x audio cassettes in a double jewel case sizes are approximately:- Width 4.1" (10.5cm) x Height 5.35" (13.65cm) x Depth 0.65" (1.65cm) and Weight 113g - given as a guide only, not individually weighed & measured for each double audio book listed.