constitutes living in general..( think TONY HANCOCK: The secrer of my worr is the knowiedge of what stammered gargle which Anthony Hancock died nine yoars ago Today he is a cult figure whose lowers, if they are not quite imerous as those ol Boes nake up for what they lack in numbers citsm. Altentnts are made 1o analysc his humour which vacil have had Hancock himselt rolling in the nistes But don't be put off by the cult. In some ways Hancock was a SwLI0Ial)
CENTIC. thát mentonship weh Sid aies at relationship with Sid James. nu was ucacE Sciious, BOu Ene structures and subjects of bis colody bonary in that they. you to doubt everything - even yoursell:
FAVOURITE MAXIM lt is Do accideut that maxim of another loved to laugh HancocI thar he doesn't describe it to you. He does it to sou.
Like Terry Liked failure. He organises a reunion perry. A nedi var hal an hour YESTS /10 101 destroys himself and his myrhs. He colleces plasie from porn flaker nackers.
an never get the sel. His ls s heatre of the absurd; of preten ЗЩШО IONAHI IMIN SCIE BECI and wit. Identifying with Hancock is an intellecrunt and emoDELLES OI and distancing. '3s 6d library fine? 1 don't want to buy 'em". Only the money has dated. So surprise yourself. Tune into Radio 4 every Tuesday at 10.30pm for the next few weeks and you'll hear the most distinctive theme tune ever, and a Hour'. CHRIS ROSEBLADE r-r-ruminates.
Aloysius St John self.
CHARACTER by their Imellectual AROUT BId and would doubtless - he was terrified the public al... I think".
SLUL COCIEURHIE serious analysis of the genuinely revolu, encourage Hancock druws back -certain senousiv. always serious doubt ie now the Tavourite Survives becauase l man wnD Karl Mark. And aicmo, aoom like Mark LEUR capitalism and difference is Collier of The Ladi. De socialises JB NISCIL.
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semences."
That JITSULAIL You are him, date, says: "H-H-Hancock's Half then you are laughing at him, ing. then with him and then at yourfutility or a So listen It doesn't do to get too serious - that in itsclf misses the point. Hancock did say this:
The characer I play inn't character I put an and off like a coat, It is a part of me and a part of everyone eise 1 see. The secre DEI WETK ISTE AEDUL:01 what conscicuces living in generAnd it all hangr on "I think".
verge of B "human condition' (call it what you will)
is uny- ven hia ho hou ele a socialist huniow is and sometimes cleariy so. His is the Britain many ways LIA DUMIRU condition, and about tragedy.
Too much going on in m Lind vou soe. Nuclear disam ament, the future of mankind China, Spurs, Oh, it's very hard to be an intelectual these dass.
Let's have a look ar old Bertie (Picks np the book soon found out my limit - three bandi speech is from Hancoch Alone For balt an hoor ne ma tage, parading around bis bed it. He buros his lip, tries co reu WDO SATES UE SOOU UCI Nothing eise happens — bis final and breaks his TV. woros as ne purs oown al Poor ure: "No I'll read it tomorrow"; The sereen fades on bim trying to DOW SAMOEC TIRM What should have been n recip for boredom has not been bor been a didactic harangue on humnan tragedy has bee TH CIOBOH Hancock. The -to shows, produced under pressure aTe meyrLn UncIa! He didn't know the words of The Biope Domor when it was recorded nod had to read chem from chalked up boards because be was behind with rehearsals. But all of them are a quarry for good things CAPITALISM Tc spas ca wud sapuans is. He remind you what the struggle for socialism is abour.
Above all be reminds us not to Hed probably bave ieriousl aughe hisell silly at beiog reviewed i newspaper using c sessions like 'the hucisa co dition". Sometimes you just can'1 TH-OTHER-CNEMA 25 Tottenham Street, London W1. Tel: 637 9308 THAT COLD DAY IN THE PARK The tinat-flim from Robert Altmar THE MAN FROM MAISINICU salutien aopm, Frt18 Sepi, Mer 19 to Thurs2 in the MUSIC FOR SOCIALISM paro Filme by he toh ny ioa at patis un e sah sapped two prominent public Sigures at the end of hn vear. I is well known that at the time the Spanish Goveriment was think uE orsтag p s pha gwn unit. Spanish jouroalists insis thai the twe events EMISUETEHS. LUCUEHE political use af Los Hombres di Harrelson has continued POWER STATIONS DL Ule major Issues in Spain this summer has DELI the plant to build four isclear nower stations along 51 of tbe Basque coastlint which has met ferce opposition from the local population. Sure enough RTVE sc retoed a Herrelepisode dealing that very question to coincide with cbe protests.
The protestors are portrayed a megalomaniac (the leaders) and misled (the rank and file) and all ol Liciare deunqucal: TDc story degenerates into murder, the knaw it. and soda. Toe methee deleace of civilisntion as is so unsubcle you might not think it dangerou But a survey of Spanish teer agers" reactions to the program me showed ner cent thought that SWAT was ncce sary in present societyslaber it has plans to seren ie declined to commeot serice here.
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Vital meetings take place this week to decide what officia/ union action will be taken to implement the decision of the TUC to intensify financial and practical aid" to the Grunwick strikers.
The strike committee contibue to call for the cutting off of all services 10.
Grunwick factory and these de AS WIL meetings of the TUC leaders.
Al the weekend the strike com mittee did not know if it would be invited to the moetings, but one of their members, Dromey of Brent Trades Coun cil, was sure what was needed. "A onfire has been pile (up', he the GRUNWICK STRIKE COMMITTEE THE Socialist Challenge Riser
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