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Salutes You, Sir! Forces Fun from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

Ian Lavender's homage to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV sitcom Dad's Army (1968-77) and also appears in the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ radio adaptations still regularly broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra.

Producer: Mik Wilkojc

Made for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 7 and first broadcast in November 2006.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 12 Nov 2022 19:00
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