Dad's Army podcast

Merry Christmas to all of our listeners - have a wonderful festive period and don't forget - Dad's Army is on BBC2 on Christmas Day and Boxing Day! This is just a little something from the Warden and the Vicar...enjoy! We'll be back with Episode 31 in January.

Welcome to another edition of the Dad’s Army podcast. This month, Paul Carpenter from the Dad’s Army Appreciation Society joins me for the whole episode and previews the premier event on the Society’s calendar, the 2009 Perry and Croft Day which is due to be held on Sunday 10 May at Bressingham Steam Museum. The museums's website is http://www.bressingham.co.uk/ Paul announces which of the stars will be appearing (subject to work commitments and good health) and provides an insight into what it takes to put on such an event. We then discuss the first episode of Dad’s Army I ever saw, Don’t forget the Diver – an absolute classic series 4 episode from 1970. Episode 35 of the podcast will feature a number of interviews and chats with the stars of Dad’s Army - I hope to be talking to several of the cast and crew at Bressingham next week. Take a listen to episodes 20 and 21 of the podcast to hear coverage of last years event. As per ususal, we’d love to hear from you, so please send in your feedback to us at [email protected]. The Barmy Army film club's website is http://www.barmyarmyfilmclub.com/ Enjoy the show.

Welcome to another episode of the Dad’s Army podcast. This time out, we take a look at A Man of Action, an episode broadcast in late 1974. With Mainwaring imposing martial law on Walmington after a bomb severs vital communications, the residents pull together and respond by acquiescing to a string of measures put in place to keep the community going. Looters are threatened with being shot! Join James and Oliver as they look at this episode in the light of the unrest seen across the UK a few weeks ago and compare how communities separated by fifty years respond differently to hardship. And how precisely did Pike get his head out of the park gate?! These, and other burning issue are discussed in this month’s episode! Send your feedback to [email protected] or [email protected] – follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or www.twitter.com/olivercrocker Enjoy the show.

Welcome to a special edition of the Dad’s Army podcast. This fortnight we make the biggest departure yet from our regular format. Join us as we tour around the locations used in the series in and around Thetford. We were lucky enough to be accompanied by Frank Williams and Harold Snoad who share many of their memories filming in this beautiful part of the country. This week’s cover-art is of Frank looking at the green used for the pageant in Knights of Madness. The tour was organised by the Dad’s Army Appreciation Society who kindly invited us at the podcast to come along. Check out their webpage at www.dadsarmy.co.uk Enjoy the show and please let us know what you think – our e-mail address is [email protected]

James and Tony discuss what's new in the world of Dad's Army and discuss The Battle for Godfrey's Cottage, a former 'lost' episode from Series 2. We also discuss our first piece of feedback! The link to the news item we discuss about Bill Pertwee's MBE is http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/6757731.stm Please get in contact with us at [email protected] - comments are always welcome. Enjoy!