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 6 repeated tomorrow at 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra
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Series 2, Episode 17 - Fallen Idol
The platoon go on a course about the use of explosives. However, Mainwaring is lead astray by his fellow officers, in particular Captain Square.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 3rd June 1975
- Time
- 12:27pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 5th April 2010 | 7:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 29th March 2012 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 29th March 2012 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 29th March 2012 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 9th January 2014 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 9th January 2014 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 9th January 2014 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 11th January 2014 | 2:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 28th September 2015 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 28th September 2015 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 28th September 2015 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 3rd October 2015 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 7th August 2017 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 7th August 2017 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 7th August 2017 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 11th November 2019 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 11th November 2019 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 11th November 2019 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 19th November 2021 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 19th November 2021 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 19th November 2021 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 15th February 2024 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 15th February 2024 | 1:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 15th February 2024 | 6:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 16th February 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 |
| John Snagge | Announcer |
| Geoffrey Lumsden | Captain / Colonel Square |
| Jack Watson | Captain Reed |
| Michael Brennan | Sergeant-Major |
| Norman Ettlinger | Pritchard |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
| John Dyas | Producer |