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 3, Episode 15 - The Royal Train
The platoon go to the railway station in order to honour the King who is travelling through. When another train blocks the line, Mainwaring decides to move the train himself, but then there is the small matter of stopping it.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 22nd June 1976
- Time
- 12:27pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Monday 9th August 2010 | 7:00pm | Radio 7 |
Thursday 2nd August 2012 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 2nd August 2012 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 2nd August 2012 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Saturday 4th August 2012 | 2:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 15th May 2014 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 15th May 2014 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 15th May 2014 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 1st February 2016 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 1st February 2016 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 1st February 2016 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 11th December 2017 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 11th December 2017 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 11th December 2017 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 16th March 2020 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 16th March 2020 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 16th March 2020 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 1st April 2022 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 1st April 2022 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 1st April 2022 | 7:00pm | 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 |
Bill Pertwee | ARP Warden Hodges |
John Snagge | Announcer |
Frank Williams | The Vicar |
Stuart Sherwin | The Station Master |
Fraser Kerr | The Train Driver |
Michael Middleton | The Driver's Mate |
Jimmy Perry | Writer |
David Croft | Writer |
Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
John Dyas | Producer |