BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 9th August 2020
They don't like it up 'em!
After winning their frontline TV offensive, how did the Home Guard win the war of the ears with a rear-guard action for radio?
Legendary comedy producer Harold Snoad and actor Michael Knowles reveal how they went about adapting the classic BBC TV hit series for radio – as the writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft were too busy to do it themselves.
Over three hours, enjoy six Dad's Army episodes made for radio:
* The Enemy Within the Gates: Captain Mainwaring's platoon try to capture Germans for a reward. From February 1974.
* Don't Forget the Diver: The platoon don crazy camouflage in a drill to attack Captain Square's HQ. From February 1975.
* The Day the Balloon Went Up: Captain Mainwaring gets carried away with the platoon's war effort. From June 1975.
* When Did You Last See Your Money?: Corporal Jones panics when he misplaces £500 collected for the servicemen's canteen. From May 1975.
* If the Cap Fits: Captain Mainwaring promotes fractious Private Frazer, with unexpected results. February 1975.
* Put That Light Out: Captain Mainwaring's platoon causes havoc in Walmington-on-Sea during an air-raid. From February 1975.
Snoad and Knowles reflect on how the cast took to re-recording the shows without cameras and discuss the changes that had to be made to make the TV scripts work.
The duo's association with Dad's Army continued with their spin off radio comedy series, It Sticks Out Half A Mile.
Producer: Martin Dempsey
Made for BBC 7 and first brodcast in November 2005.
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