The Men From The Ministry
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4 / BBC Light Programme / BBC Radio 2
- 1962 - 1977
- 146 episodes (13 series)
Satrical sitcom about the bungling civil servants at the General Assistance Department. Stars Richard Murdoch, Deryck Guyler, Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, Wilfrid Hyde-White and more.
- Series 13, Episode 1 repeated Saturday 31st May at 9am on Radio 4 Extra
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1962 - 1977
- Channels
- BBC Radio 4, BBC Light Programme, BBC Radio 2
- Episodes
- 146 (13 series), plus 14 overseas specials
- Stars
- Richard Murdoch, Deryck Guyler, Norma Ronald, Ronald Baddiley, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Roy Dotrice, Diana Olsson, John Graham and David Graham
- Writers
- Edward Taylor, Johnnie Mortimer, Brian Cooke and John Graham
- Producer
- Edward Taylor
- Company
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Additional details
- Production setting
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 30th October 1962 at 8pm on BBC Light Programme
- Next repeats
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- Series 13, Episode 1: Saturday 31st May at 9am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 13, Episode 1: Saturday 31st May at 2pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 13, Episode 1: Saturday 31st May at 8pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 13, Episode 1: Sunday 1st June at 4am on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 23rd March 2025 at 4:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 12, Episode 8
- Saturday 22nd March 2025 at 8:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 12, Episode 8
- Saturday 22nd March 2025 at 2:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 12, Episode 8