Dad's Army. Copyright: BBC
Dad's Army
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 1974 - 1976
- 67 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 7 repeated Thursday at 7:30am on Radio 4 Extra
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Series 2, Episode 1 - Don't Forget The Diver
Captain Mainwaring tackles a difficult exercise, using a bird warbler, a fake log on a raft, and Frazer in a diving suit.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 11th February 1975
- Time
- 12:27pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 7th December 2009 | 7:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Sunday 13th December 2009 | 4:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Saturday 15th October 2011 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 8th December 2011 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 8th December 2011 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 19th September 2013 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 19th September 2013 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 19th September 2013 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 17th January 2015 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 8th June 2015 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 8th June 2015 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 8th June 2015 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 13th June 2015 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 6th February 2016 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 17th April 2017 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 17th April 2017 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 17th April 2017 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 22nd July 2019 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 22nd July 2019 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 22nd July 2019 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 9th August 2020 | 1:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 10th August 2020 | 1:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 30th July 2021 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 30th July 2021 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 30th July 2021 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 16th July 2022 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 16th July 2022 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 26th October 2023 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 26th October 2023 | 1:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 26th October 2023 | 6:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 27th October 2023 | 3:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Arthur Lowe | Captain Mainwaring |
| John Le Mesurier | Sergeant Wilson |
| Clive Dunn | Lance Corporal Jones |
| John Laurie | Private Frazer |
| Arnold Ridley | Private Godfrey |
| Ian Lavender | Private Pike |
| John Snagge | Announcer |
| Edward Sinclair | The Verger |
| Geoffrey Lumsden | Captain / Colonel Square |
| Norman Ettlinger | The Sergeant |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
| John Dyas | Producer |