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From 26/09/1941

Could Mayor Tommy Handley be about to lose his post in high office? With Maurice Denham and Jack Train. From September 1941.

Could Mayor Tommy Handley be about to lose his post in high office?

With Jack Train, Horace Percival, Sydney Keith, Dino Galvani, Fred Yule, Dorothy Summers, Kay Cavendish, Clarence Wright and Paula Green.

It's That Man Again - ITMA made a radio superstar of Tommy Handley (1894-1949) and had more than 20 million devoted listeners to the 大象传媒 Home Service each week - with millions more around the world. The show's title came from a newspaper headline used in stories about Adolf Hitler in the lead up to the Second World War.

Catchphrases like "TTFN - Ta-Ta for now" and "Can I Do You Now, Sir?" coupled with a frenetic, topical approach made it utterly distinctive.

From 1939 to 1949, over 310 episodes were broadcast, breaking away from existing comedy and music hall conventions with an anarchic and irreverent style - created by its writer Ted Kavanagh.

Producer: Francis Worsley.

First broadcast on the 大象传媒 Home Service in September 1941.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Feb 2017 12:30

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Aug 2014 08:00
  • Sun 3 Aug 2014 15:00
  • Sun 3 Aug 2014 20:00
  • Mon 4 Aug 2014 02:00
  • Sun 5 Feb 2017 08:30
  • Sun 5 Feb 2017 12:30