City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Tommy Handley
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2026
1. Tommy Handley Marker
Tommy Handley
1892-1949
Radio Comedian
lived here
Erected 1980 by Greater London Council.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.
Location. 51° 30.828′ N, 0° 10.743′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. It is on Craven Road west of Gloucester Terrace, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34 Craven Road, City of Westminster, England W2 3HG, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Susan Lawrence (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); MacMillan House, Paddington Station (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Windrush Generation (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Paddington Bear (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Austrian Centre (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Alexander Herzen (approx. half a kilometer away); Physical Energy - George Frederick Watts (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Margery Allingham (approx. 0.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.
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1. Tommy Handley (Wikipedia). Overview:
Thomas Reginald Handley (17 January 1892(Submitted on May 2, 2026.) 9 January 1949) was an English comedian, best known for the BBC radio programme It's That Man Again ("ITMA") which ran between 1939 and 1949.
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Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Handley went on the stage in his teens and after military service in the First World War he established himself as a comedian and singer on the music hall circuit. He became nationally known as a pioneer broadcaster. From 1924 onwards he was frequently heard on BBC variety programmes as a solo entertainer and an actor in sketches. In the 1930s Handley frequently performed on air with the comedian Ronald Frankau in a popular comedy act as "Mr Murgatroyd and Mr Winterbottom".
Handley's greatest success came in 1939 with the BBC radio comedy show It's That Man Again, which, after an uncertain start, caught the British public's imagination and reached an unprecedentedly large audience. He starred as the good-natured, fast-talking anchor-man around whom a cast of eccentric comic characters revolved. The show was credited for its important part in keeping up morale in Britain during the Second World War.
2. Tommy Handley (1933) (Youtube, 4:20). Full title reads: "Now 'Pathe Pictorial' presents another famous Radio Star, Tommy Handley, who will tell us something of
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2026
2. Tommy Handley Marker - wide view
Additional keywords. blue plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
