Dad’s Army – The Radio Series – Series One (1974) (2003 BBC Worldwide Ltd) - Jimmy Perry & David Croft Audiobook

Written by Jimmy Perry & David Croft
Read by Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier & Clive Dunn
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 256 Kbps

Dad’s Army – The Radio Series – Series One (1974) (2003 BBC Worldwide Ltd)

Twenty episodes from the first BBC Radio series plus an hour-long Christmas special, starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn.

In 1973, the BBC adapted its hit TV series for radio, featuring the original TV cast and characters. Three series were broadcast between 1974 and 1976, with episodes adapted from their TV counterparts by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles. Now you can enjoy once again these unique recordings, with a supporting cast including John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, and Ian Lavender.

Regular cast unless otherwise stated:

Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck (Episodes 1 - 8), Arnold Ridley & Ian Lavender.

Announcer: John Snagge.

Producer: John Dyas

Episodes broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 6:15pm

Episode 1: The Man and the Hour (Recorded 3 June 1973)
Recorded: 3rd June 1973
First Broadcast: 28th January 1974
Additional cast: Timothy Bateson

Episode 2: Museum Piece
Recorded: 7th June 1973
First Broadcast: 4th February 1974
(without Arnold Ridley)
Additional cast: Eric Woodburn

Episode 3: Command Decision
Recorded: 21st June 1973
First Broadcast: 11th February 1974
(without Arnold Ridley)
Addition cast: Geoffrey Lumsden & David Sinclair

Episode 4: The Enemy Within the Gates
Recorded: 21st June 1973
First Broadcast: 18th February 1974
Additional cast: Carl Jaffe & David Sinclair

Episode 5: The Battle of Godfrey’s Cottage
Recorded: 6th July 1973
First Broadcast: 25th February 1974
Addition cast: Bill Pertwee, Nan Braunton & Percy Edwards

Episode 6: The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones
Recorded: 6th July 1973
First Broadcast: 4th March 1974
(without Arnold Ridley and Ian Lavender)
Addition cast: Pearl Hackney, Richard Davies, Elizabeth Morgan & Diana Bishop

Episode 7: Sgt Wilson’s Little Secret
Recorded: 13th July 1973
First Broadcast: 11th March 1974
(without John Laurie)
Addition cast: Pearl Hackney & Bill Pertwee

Episode 8: A Stripe for Frazer
Recorded: 13th July 1973
First Broadcast: 18th March 1974
(without Arnold Ridley)
Addition cast: Michael Knowles & Geoffrey Lumsden

Episode 9: Operation Kilt
Recorded: 23rd July 1973
First Broadcast: 25th March 1974
Additional cast: Pearl Hackney & Jack Watson

Episode 10: Battle School
Recorded: 28th June 1973
First Broadcast: 1st April 1974
Additional cast: Jack Watson & Alan Tilvern

Episode 11: Under Fire
Recorded: 27th July 1973
First Broadcast: 8th April 1974
(without Ian Lavender)
Additional cast: Pearl Hackney, Geoffrey Lumsden, Avril Angers & David Gooderson

Episode 12: Something Nasty in the Vault
Recorded: 23rd July 1973
First Broadcast: 15th April 1974
(without Arnold Ridley)
Additional cast: Bill Pertwee, Frank Thornton, John Barron & Elizabeth Morgan

Episode 13: The Showing Up of Corporal Jones
Recorded: 20th July 73
First Broadcast: 22nd April 1974
(without Ian Lavender)
Additional cast: Graham Stark & Jack Watson

Episode 14: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker
Recorded: 20th July 1973
First Broadcast: 29th April 1974
(without Ian Lavender)
Additional cast: Graham Stark, Jack Watson, Judith Furse & Michael Knowles

Episode 15: Sorry Wrong Number
Recorded: 27th July 1973
First Broadcast: 6th May 1974
(without Arnold Ridley)
Addition cast: Graham Stark, Bill Pertwee, Pearl Hackney, Avril Angers & John Forrest

Episode 16: The Bullet Is Not For Firing
Recorded: 26th July 1973
First Broadcast: 13th May 1974
(without John Laurie & Ian Lavender)
Additional cast: Graham Stark, Frank Williams, Michael Knowles & Timothy Bateson

Episode 17: Room at the Bottom
Recorded: 23rd July 1973
First Broadcast: 20th May 1974
(without Ian Lavender)
Addition cast: John Ringham, Jack Watson & John Snagge

Episode 18: The Menace from the Deep
Recorded: 24th July 1973
First Broadcast: 27th May 1974
(without Arnold Ridley)
Additional cast: Bill Pertwee & David Sinclair

Episode 19: No Spring for Frazer
Recorded: 26th July 1973
First Broadcast: 3rd June 1974
(without Ian Lavender)
Additional cast: Edward Sinclair, Joan Cooper & Timothy Bateson

Episode 20: Sons of the Sea
Recorded: 25th July 1973
First Broadcast: 10th June 1974
Additional cast: Timothy Bateson

Christmas Special: Present Arms
Recorded: 18th July 1974
First Broadcast: 24th December 1974
Additional cast: Bill Pertwee, Pearl Hackney, Larry Martyn, Geoffrey Lumsden, Jack Watson & Norman Bird

Ripped from the original CD’s using Exact Audio Copy (secure mode) and converted to MP3 256kp’s using dBpoweramp (slow/high quality mode).