Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC
Dad's Army
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 1974 - 1976
- 66 episodes (3 series)
Whilst the Walmington-On-Sea Home Guard are most famous for their exploits on television, they did also carry out their duty on the wireless. Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley and more.
- Series 3, Episode 23 repeated Friday at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
Some other productions also have this name.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1974 - 1976
- Channels
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 66 (3 series), plus 1 other episode
- Stars
- Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, James Beck, Graham Stark and more
- Writers
- Jimmy Perry, David Croft, Michael Knowles and Harold Snoad
- Producer
- John Dyas
- Companies
Adapted from the highly sccessful television series, the radio version of Dad's Army also looked in on the activities of the Walmington-On-Sea Home Guard. The troops are lead by the pompous Captain Mainwaring, with help from this upper-class subordinate Sergeant Wilson and old war-horse Lance Corporal Jones.
There was also the usual members of the platoon: mummy's boy Private Pike; pessimistic and miserly Scotsman Private Frazer; old and frail Private Godfrey; and black market 'spiv' Private Walker.
Additional details
- Part of
- Production
- Studio
Website links
- Dadsarmy.tv
An online guide to the entire radio series. - The Dad's Army Appreciation Society
A further online guide to the series. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 28th January 1974 at 6:15pm on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
-
- Series 3, Episode 23: Friday at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 3, Episode 23: Friday at 12pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 3, Episode 23: Friday at 7pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 3, Episode 24: Friday 3rd June at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 3, Episode 24: Friday 3rd June at 12pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 3, Episode 24: Friday 3rd June at 7pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
-
- Friday 20th May 2022 at 7:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 3, Episode 22
- Friday 20th May 2022 at 12:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 3, Episode 22
- Friday 20th May 2022 at 8:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 3, Episode 22
Recording details
- Playhouse Theatre
- Paris Studios