Featured Episode: We Know Our Onions
We Know Our Onions sees the redoubtable Walmington-on-Sea platoon in trouble as they attempt to take part in a Home Guard efficiency test. The day starts badly with … Continue reading
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Absent No Longer
The Dad’s Army episode Absent Friends was broadcast yesterday for the first time since its original screening in 1970. The episode, which features an IRA … Continue reading
Dad’s Army at the BBC Archive
If you are interested in the history of Dad’s Army you could do much worse than pay a visit to the Dad’s Army collection which is … Continue reading
Dad’s Army Special – the Coward Revue
The Dad’s Army excerpt from the 1969 Noel Coward Revue was for a long time a little-seen part of the series archive. For many years … Continue reading
Dad’s Army on Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs is a BBC radio institution that dates back to the days of the Home Guard – its first broadcast having taken place … Continue reading
Featured Episode: We Know Our Onions
We Know Our Onions sees the redoubtable Walmington-on-Sea platoon in trouble as they attempt to take part in a Home Guard efficiency test. The day starts badly with … Continue reading
Featured Episode: A Wilson (Manager?)
Tonight at 19:40 BBC2 will show the episode A. Wilson (Manager?). This episode was originally screened on 4th December 1970 as part of the … Continue reading
Featured Episode: Branded
BBC2 are hitting a rich seam of some of the finest Dad’s Army episodes as they work their way through the third series. Tonight at … Continue reading
Featured Episode: Menace From the Deep
Tomorrow night at 17:40 BBC 2 will show Menace From the Deep. Synopsis The Walmington-on-Sea platoon is due to relieve the regular soldiers who man … Continue reading
Featured episode: Put that Light Out
Yesterday BBC2 repeated the episode Put That Light Out, originally broadcast on the 6th November 1970. This episode was based on an idea by series … Continue reading
Featured Episode – The Day the Balloon Went Up
The Day the Balloon Went Up will be shown on BBC 2 at 18:00 tonight. Okay, I have to declare a bias here – this … Continue reading
Featured epsiode: Don’t Fence Me In
Tonight BBC2 will repeat the episode Don’t Fence Me In, originally broadcast on 23rd October 1970. This episodes revolves around the platoon being taken off-duty to … Continue reading
Hidden in the Ranks
Dad’s Army is rightly regarded as one of the most important sitcoms ever made or broadcast in the UK. The series ran for almost a … Continue reading
How to Make the Perfect Sitcom
Since there are rumours circulating about the making of a new Dad’s Army film we feel it is time to offer some advice to the … Continue reading
Featured Episode: War Dance
Tonight BBC2 will repeat the episode War Dance. Synopsis: Mainwaring is planning a dance to bring the platoon and the town together. Walker and Jones are … Continue reading
Walmington Joins the 21st Century
Ever wondered how Walmington-on-Sea would look now? A while ago we imagined how the town might be in the immediate post-war years and brought those … Continue reading
Why Dad’s Army Still Matters
Here is a super article in The Telegraph on the seemingly everlasting legacy of Dad’s Army.
A new Dad’s Army film? Only a stupid boy would try
Rumours of a new Dad’s Army film have been circulating for some time now. Back in 2012 I offered some advice for anyone daft enough to … Continue reading
Dad’s Army on Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs is a BBC radio institution that dates back to the days of the Home Guard – its first broadcast having taken place … Continue reading
Dads Army Christmas Specials
Well Christmas is upon us so it is time to take a look at a few Dads Army Christmas specials. Along with other popular comedy … Continue reading
Dad’s Army Special – the Coward Revue
The Dad’s Army excerpt from the 1969 Noel Coward Revue was for a long time a little-seen part of the series archive. For many years … Continue reading
RIP Bill Pertwee
The BBC has reported the sad death of Bill Pertwee at the age of 86. This follows the deaths of Clive Dunn and David Croft … Continue reading
Keep on Trucking
We reported last year that the 1935 Ford Box Van which appeared in so many episodes of Dad’s Army had been purchased at auction by … Continue reading
Mixed News from Walmington-on-Sea
There has recently been mixed news from Thetford, familiar to many as the as the real-world Walmington-on-Sea. The good news is that, following its recent … Continue reading
News of Dad’s Army Van on Radio Two
Following the recent sale of Coporal Jones’ van to the Thetford Dad’s Army museum, the story was picked-up on the Chris Evans show on Radio … Continue reading
Jonesy’s Van Sells for £63,000
We reported in the autumn that the Ford Box Van that appeared as Lance Corporal Jones’ van in Dad’s Army was to be sold by … Continue reading