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 20 - The Day The Balloon Went Up
The platoon discover a runaway barrage balloon and decided to release it safely themselves. This proves not to be wise, the balloon flies away with Captain Mainwaring and Lance Corporal Jones still hanging onto it.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 24th June 1975
- Time
- 12:27pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 26th April 2010 | 7:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Saturday 15th October 2011 | 10:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 19th April 2012 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 19th April 2012 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 19th April 2012 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 30th January 2014 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 30th January 2014 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 30th January 2014 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 17th January 2015 | 10:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 19th October 2015 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 19th October 2015 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 19th October 2015 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 6th February 2016 | 10:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 28th August 2017 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 28th August 2017 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 28th August 2017 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 2nd December 2019 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 2nd December 2019 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 2nd December 2019 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 7th December 2019 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 9th August 2020 | 2:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 10th August 2020 | 2:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 10th December 2021 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 10th December 2021 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 10th December 2021 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 11th December 2021 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 16th July 2022 | 10:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 16th July 2022 | 8:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 7th March 2024 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 7th March 2024 | 1:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 7th March 2024 | 6:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 8th March 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 |
| Bill Pertwee | ARP Warden Hodges |
| John Snagge | Announcer |
| Frank Williams | The Vicar |
| Edward Sinclair | The Verger |
| Michael Knowles | Squadron Leader Horsfall |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
| John Dyas | Producer |