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 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra
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Series 3, Episode 6 - Round And Round Went The Great Big Wheel
The platoon are called upon to help work at a camp that is testing a new weapon - a huge wheel. While at first their work is not so glamorous, they soon find themselves trying to stop the weapon when it goes haywire.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 20th April 1976
- Time
- 12:27pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 7th June 2010 | 7:00pm | Radio 7 |
| Thursday 31st May 2012 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 31st May 2012 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 13th March 2014 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 13th March 2014 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 13th March 2014 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 15th March 2014 | 2:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 30th November 2015 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 30th November 2015 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 30th November 2015 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 5th December 2015 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 9th October 2017 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 9th October 2017 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 9th October 2017 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 13th January 2020 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 13th January 2020 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 13th January 2020 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 28th January 2022 | 8:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 28th January 2022 | 12:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 28th January 2022 | 7:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 18th April 2024 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 18th April 2024 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 18th April 2024 | 6:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 19th April 2024 | 2:30am | 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 |
| John Barron | Colonel Pierce |
| Michael Knowles | Captain Stewart |
| Jimmy Perry | Writer |
| David Croft | Writer |
| Michael Knowles | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Harold Snoad | Writer (Adapted By) |
| John Dyas | Producer |