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Salutes You, Sir! Forces Fun from the ´óÏó´«Ã½

Ian Lavender's homage to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio's comedies about the Armed Forces: Merry-Go-Round - Army, ITMA, Merry-Go-Round - Navy, The Navy Lark, Merry-Go-Round - RAF and Dad's Army.

Dad's Army's very own Private Pike aka Ian Lavender presents an homage to the humour generated for and by the British Armed Forces. Featuring:

* Merry-Go-Round - Army edition: 'Stand Easy' With Charlie Chester and Arthur Haynes (14/09/1945)

* The Victory edition of ITMA - It's That Man Again,Starring Tommy Handley. (10/05/1945)

* Merry-Go-Round: Naval edition: 'HMS Waterlogged' With Eric Barker and Jon Pertwee (08/08/1945)

* The Navy Lark 'Mysterious Radio Signals' Starring Leslie Phillips, Stephen Murray and Jon Pertwee. (06/06/1971)

* Merry-Go-Round – RAF edition: 'Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh' Starring Richard Murdoch, Kenneth Horne and Sam Costa (11/04/1945)

* Dad's Army - 'Sergeant, Save My Boy' Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Ian Lavender (11/03/1975)

Ian Lavender played Private Frank Pike in the much-loved ´óÏó´«Ã½ TV sitcom Dad's Army (1968-77) and also appears in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ radio adaptations still regularly broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra.

Producer: Mik Wilkojc

Made for ´óÏó´«Ã½ 7 and first broadcast in November 2006.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 12 Nov 2022 19:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 10 Nov 2007 09:00
  • Sat 10 Nov 2007 20:00
  • Sun 11 Nov 2007 03:00
  • Sat 5 Sep 2009 10:00
  • Sat 5 Sep 2009 20:00
  • Sat 5 Jun 2010 10:00
  • Sat 5 Jun 2010 20:00
  • Sat 12 Nov 2011 09:00
  • Sat 12 Nov 2011 19:00
  • Sat 9 Nov 2013 09:00
  • Sat 9 Nov 2013 19:00
  • Sat 9 May 2015 09:00
  • Sat 9 May 2015 19:00
  • Sat 10 Nov 2018 09:00
  • Sat 10 Nov 2018 19:00
  • Sun 8 Nov 2020 13:00
  • Mon 9 Nov 2020 01:00
  • Sat 12 Nov 2022 09:00
  • Sat 12 Nov 2022 19:00