Ray Galton
- English
- Actor and writer
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Radio 2 is saluting the best of British talent in their approach to the forthcoming London Olympics. Tonight's fanfare is for the great comedy writing duo of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, from Hancock's Half Hour to Steptoe and Son, their work on radio and TV broke away from the accepted broadcast comedy conventions (sketches, jokes, musical interludes) by developing characters and situations. Here's how they met, who they influenced, with tributes galore not least from presenter Stephen Merchant.
Gillian Reynolds, The Telegraph, 3rd July 2012How Galton and Simpson revived their lost movie
They made TV history together and were planning their next film - until Tony Hancock rejected their script. Ray Galton and Alan Simpson reveal why "The Day Off" is now back on.
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, The Guardian, 22nd January 2012"Steptoe & Son": A British comedy classic
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, the comic geniuses behind one of Britain's greatest situation comedies, talk to Suite 101 about how the show came about.
Adrian Peel, Suite 101, 29th October 2011Comedy legends Galton & Simpson to visit Milton Keynes
Comedy writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson are to visit Milton Keynes to see a stage version of one of their classic shows, Steptoe & Son.
They will be at the opening night at the Chrysalis Theatre in Willen Park after working on the adaptation with David Pibworth from the Milton Keynes Theatre of Comedy.
BBC News, 24th October 2011Tony Hancock: The tragic downfall of a genuine one-off
Celebrated writers, Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, talk to Suite 101 about the late actor and discuss why their 10-year association with him came to an end.
Adrian Peel, Suite 101, 15th October 2011Hancock's Half Hour: Galton & Simpson reflect
Suite 101 gets the lowdown on the situation comedy that started it all from Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, the men responsible for it.
Adrian Peel, Suite 101, 10th October 2011Ray Galton and Alan Simpson interview
The writing team behind some of Britain's best-known comedy shows, give Suite 101 their opinions on the state of the genre today.
Adrian Peel, Suite 101, 23rd September 2011Revealed: Tony Hancock screenplay that he turned down
The Day Off, by writing team Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, was unearthed during research for a new biography of the duo
Lizzy Davies, The Guardian, 28th August 2011Forget class, it's the laughs that count in comedy
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, the creators of Steptoe And Son, say that Danny Cohen, the new controller of BBC1, is wrong to be on the look-out for new comedy shows featuring working-class characters.
Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, Daily Mail, 26th January 2011Ray Galton: 'I punched a writer in the face'
Veteran comedy writer Ray Galton has revealed that he punched a writer in the face for suggesting that he took pleasure in Tony Hancock's decline.
Chortle, 11th November 2010