List of Dad's Army radio episodes

The following is a list of episodes for the radio series of the British sitcom Dad's Army. The radio series, which ran from 1974-76, was written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, based on the scripts of the television episodes written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft, and was produced by John Dyas. Dates shown are for the recording session followed by the original transmission on BBC Radio 4. Since 2007, the full run of radio episodes has been regularly repeated on digital archive station BBC Radio 4 Extra along with its radio-only sequel It Sticks Out Half a Mile.

Although most of the television episodes were adapted to radio, the following were not: "Gorilla Warfare", "Ring Dem Bells", "When You've Got to Go", "Come in, Your Time is Up", "The Face on the Poster", "My Brother and I", "The Love of Three Oranges", "Wake Up Walmington", "The Making of Private Pike", "Knights of Madness", "The Miser's Hoard", "Number Engaged" and "Never Too Old".

Series 1

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
001	The Man and the Hour	3 June 1973	28 January 1974
002	Museum Piece	7 June 1973	4 February 1974
003	Command Decision	21 June 1973	11 February 1974
004	The Enemy Within the Gates	21 June 1973	18 February 1974
005	The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage	6 July 1973	25 February 1974
006	The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones	6 July 1973	4 March 1974
007	Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret	13 July 1973	11 March 1974
008	A Stripe for Frazer	13 July 1973	18 March 1974	Was the only existing version of this episode. Remade for TV in 2019 using new cast.
009	Operation Kilt	23 July 1973	25 March 1974
010	Battle School	28 June 1973	1 April 1974
011	Under Fire	27 July 1973	8 April 1974	Was the only existing version of this episode. Remade for TV in 2019 using new cast.
012	Something Nasty in the Vault	23 July 1973	15 April 1974
013	The Showing Up of Corporal Jones	20 July 1973	22 April 1974
014	The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Walker	20 July 1973	29 April 1974	Was the only existing version of this episode. Remade for TV in 2019 using new cast.
015	Sorry, Wrong Number	27 July 1973	6 May 1974	The TV equivalent is The Lion Has Phones
016	The Bullet is Not for Firing	26 July 1973	13 May 1974
017	Room at the Bottom	23 July 1973	20 May 1974
018	The Menace from the Deep	24 July 1973	27 May 1974
019	No Spring for Frazer	26 July 1973	3 June 1974
020	Sons of the Sea	25 July 1973	10 June 1974

Christmas Special

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
021	Present Arms	18 July 1974	24 December 1974	The TV equivalent is combined episodes, Battle of the Giants! and Shooting Pains.

Series 2

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast
022	Don't Forget the Diver	16 July 1974	11 February 1975
023	If the Cap Fits...	17 April 1974	18 February 1975
024	Put That Light Out!	30 April 1974	25 February 1975
025	Boots Boots Boots	16 April 1974	4 March 1975
026	Sergeant - Save My Boy!	16 April 1974	11 March 1975
027	Branded	17 July 1974	18 March 1975
028	Uninvited Guests	18 April 1974	25 March 1975
029	A Brush with the Law	17 July 1974	1 April 1975
030	A Soldier's Farewell	15 May 1974	8 April 1975
031	Brain Versus Brawn	30 April 1974	15 April 1975
032	War Dance	12 May 1974	22 April 1975
033	Mum's Army	12 May 1974	29 April 1975
034	Getting the Bird	15 July 1974	6 May 1975
035	Don't Fence Me In	16 May 1974	13 May 1975
036	The King Was in His Counting House	15 May 1974	20 May 1975
037	When Did You Last See Your Money?	15 May 1974	27 May 1975
038	Fallen Idol	16 July 1974	3 June 1975
039	A. Wilson (Manager)?	17 April 1974	10 June 1975
040	All is Safely Gathered In	15 July 1974	17 June 1975
041	The Day the Balloon Went Up	18 April 1974	24 June 1975

Series 3

No	Title	Recorded	First broadcast	Overview
042	A Man of Action	28 April 1975	16 March 1976
043	The Honourable Man	28 April 1975	23 March 1976
044	The Godiva Affair	5 May 1975	30 March 1976
045	Keep Young and Beautiful	12 May 1975	6 April 1976	Repeats on BBC radio now edit Pike's use of the N' Word
046	Absent Friends	6 May 1975	13 April 1976
047	Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel	7 May 1975	20 April 1976
048	The Great White Hunter	30 May 1975	27 April 1976	The TV equivalent is Man Hunt
049	The Deadly Attachment	30 April 1975	4 May 1976
050	Things That Go Bump in the Night	7 May 1975	11 May 1976
051	My British Buddy	6 May 1975	18 May 1976
052	Big Guns	5 May 1975	25 May 1976
053	The Big Parade	2 May 1975	1 June 1976
054	Asleep in the Deep	9 May 1975	8 June 1976
055	We Know Our Onions	8 May 1975	15 June 1976
056	The Royal Train	29 April 1975	22 June 1976
057	A Question of Reference	12 May 1975	29 June 1976	The TV equivalent is The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones
058	High Finance	27 June 1975	6 July 1976
059	The Recruit	1 May 1975	13 July 1976
060	A Jumbo-Sized Problem	18 June 1975	20 July 1976	The TV equivalent is Everybody's Trucking
061	The Cricket Match	1 May 1975	27 July 1976	The TV equivalent is The Test
062	Time on My Hands	29 April 1975	3 August 1976
063	Turkey Dinner	2 May 1975	10 August 1976
064	The Captain's Car	9 May 1975	17 August 1976
065	The Two and a Half Feathers	8 May 1975	24 August 1976
066	Is There Honey Still for Tea?	11 July 1975	31 August 1976
067	Ten Seconds From Now	18 June 1975	7 September 1976	The TV equivalent is Broadcast to the Empire

References

^ Pertwee, Bill (2009). Dad's Army: The Making of a Television Legend. London: Conway Publishing. p. 139. ISBN 9781844861057.
Dad's Army on BBC Radio 4 extra – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009v6h3/episodes/2010
It Sticks Out Half a Mile on BBC Radio 7 – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0072tn6
Croft, David; Perry, Jimmy; Webber, Richard (2000). The Complete A-Z of Dads Army. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-1838-4

External links

"The Dad's Army Appreciation Society – The Radio Episodes". Retrieved 12 September 2010.

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Episodes
Series 1	"The Man and the Hour" "Museum Piece" "Command Decision" "The Enemy Within the Gates" "The Showing Up of Corporal Jones" "Shooting Pains"
Series 2	"Operation Kilt" "The Battle of Godfrey's Cottage" "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Walker"†‡ "Sgt. Wilson's Little Secret" "A Stripe for Frazer"†‡ "Under Fire"†‡
Series 3	"The Armoured Might of Lance Corporal Jones" "Battle School" "The Lion Has 'Phones" "The Bullet Is Not for Firing" "Something Nasty in the Vault" "Room at the Bottom" "Big Guns" "The Day the Balloon Went Up" "War Dance" "Menace from the Deep" "Branded" "Man Hunt" "No Spring for Frazer" "Sons of the Sea"
Series 4	"The Big Parade" "Don't Forget the Diver" "Boots, Boots, Boots" "Sgt – Save My Boy!" "Don't Fence Me In" "Absent Friends" "Put That Light Out!" "The Two and a Half Feathers" "Mum's Army" "The Test" "A. Wilson (Manager)?" "Uninvited Guests" "Fallen Idol"
Series 5	"Asleep in the Deep" "Keep Young and Beautiful" "A Soldier's Farewell" "Getting the Bird" "The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones" "If the Cap Fits..." "The King Was in His Counting House" "All is Safely Gathered In" "When Did You Last See Your Money?" "Brain Versus Brawn" "A Brush with the Law" "Round and Round Went the Great Big Wheel" "Time on My Hands"
Series 6	"The Deadly Attachment" "My British Buddy" "The Royal Train" "We Know Our Onions" "The Honourable Man" "Things that Go Bump in the Night" "The Recruit"
Series 7	"Everybody's Trucking" "A Man of Action" "Gorilla Warfare" "The Godiva Affair" "The Captain's Car" "Turkey Dinner"
Series 8	"Ring Dem Bells" "When You've Got to Go" "Is There Honey Still for Tea?" "Come In, Your Time Is Up" "High Finance" "The Face on the Poster"
Series 9	"Wake Up Walmington" "The Making of Private Pike" "Knights of Madness" "The Miser's Hoard" "Number Engaged" "Never Too Old"
000!!Specials	"Santa on Patrol"† "Resisting the Aggressor Down the Ages" "Cornish Floral Dance"† "Battle of the Giants!" "Broadcast to the Empire" "My Brother and I" "The Love of Three Oranges"
† Missing episode has been reconstructed using animation. ‡ Missing episode has been recreated with new cast

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