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 14 - Don't Fence Me In
The platoon replace the resident guards at Walmington's local prison-of-war camp. The fact that the camp is full of Italians instead of Germans makes the job less appealing, but for Walker the prisoners can be put to use.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 13th May 1975
- Time
- 12:27pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 15th March 2010 | 7:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 8th March 2012 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 8th March 2012 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 8th March 2012 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 19th December 2013 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 19th December 2013 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 19th December 2013 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 7th September 2015 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 7th September 2015 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 7th September 2015 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 17th July 2017 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 17th July 2017 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 17th July 2017 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 21st October 2019 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 21st October 2019 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 21st October 2019 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 26th October 2019 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 29th October 2021 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 29th October 2021 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 29th October 2021 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 25th January 2024 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 25th January 2024 | 1:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 25th January 2024 | 6:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 26th 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 |
| John Ringham | Captain Turner |
| Cyril Shaps | General Monteverdi |
| Sion Probert | The Prisoner of War |
| Sion Probert | The Sentry |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
| John Dyas | Producer |