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 at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
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Series 2, Episode 11 - War Dance
Captain Mainwaring organises a dance event in order to improve relations between members of the platoon. However, the event is likely to be spoilt with Pike's plan to announce a surprise engagement.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 22nd April 1975
- Time
- 12:27pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 22nd February 2010 | 7:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 16th February 2012 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 16th February 2012 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 28th November 2013 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 28th November 2013 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 28th November 2013 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 17th August 2015 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 17th August 2015 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 17th August 2015 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 26th June 2017 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 26th June 2017 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 26th June 2017 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 30th September 2019 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 30th September 2019 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 30th September 2019 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 8th October 2021 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 8th October 2021 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 8th October 2021 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 4th January 2024 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 4th January 2024 | 1:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 4th January 2024 | 6:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 5th January 2024 | 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 |
| Larry Martyn | Private Walker |
| John Snagge | Announcer |
| Pearl Hackney | Mrs Pike |
| Wendy Richard | Violet Gibbons |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
| John Dyas | Producer |