Diehard Dad's Army fan Phill Jupitus has selected four of his favorite episodes from the evergreen radio series, starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, and Clive Dunn. "The Man and the Hour", 28 January 1974; "My British Buddy", 18 May 1976; "Time On My Hands", 3 August 1976; and "A Soldier's Farewell", 8 April 1975.
As he says, "There are episodes here you will be familiar with and some you may never have heard, but what I can promise is that they are all achingly funny."
"The Man and the Hour" is the first ever episode of the radio series, in which Mainwaring sets up a troop of Local Defence Volunteers ("Come on Adolf, we're ready for you!").
"My British Buddy" finds Mollie Sugden guest starring as a Walmington inhabitant besotted with the new GIs in town; while "Time On My Hands" finds a German airman snagged by his parachute on the town hall clock.
In "A Soldier's Farewell", Mainwaring dreams he is Napoleon at Waterloo, with Wilson an elegant Duke of Wellington. Providing stalwart support to the stars are John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender and Bill Pertwee.
Gary Owens of LaughIn fame and master impressionist Rich Little guide Jonathan and his wacky brain through one crazy character after another....
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The An Audience with... series will bring you a succession of live performances by some of Britain's bestloved comedians, opening with Barry Cryer, one of the stalwarts of Radio 4....
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Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden star as Hamish and Dougal, the two Scotsmen made internationally quite well known from their appearances on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue....
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Rudy Moreno, Latino Comedian Par Excellence, will make you howl with his perspective on growing up, getting married, and raising kids....
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As first heard on BBC Radio 2, there's topnotch standup, madcap sketches, plus special guest DJ Ivan Brackenbury. Jason Byrne is quick and clever. This is a comic genius at work....
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The Greatest Hits is Billy at his pure unadulterated best, almost two hours of the greatest moments from the greatest show, the absolute ultimate in Billy Connolly Live....
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Final Approach is comedic legend Jonathan Winters' first new release in years. This is a VERY funny audio, featuring an allnew Maude Frickett....
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The An Audience with... series will bring you a succession of live performances by some of Britain's bestloved comedians, opening with Barry Cryer, one of the stalwarts of Radio 4....
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Satan's got the health inspector in and it seems that the lighting in hell isn't up to scratch but that's the least of his worries...not even Helen of Troy can perk up his day....
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Recorded two months prior to his death, this album contains nearly 40 minutes of previously unreleased standup material....
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Satan may rule the roost, but he's beset by the poor unfortunates condemned to sit out Eternity with him. Amongst them is the Professor, who is convinced that societies evolve and mature....
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Marcus Brigstocke, Catherine Tate, Miranda Hart, Jessica Stevenson, James Fleet
Publisher
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BBC WW
Normal Retail Price
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$ 12.61
Audible Price
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$ 8.89
Giles has been grounded! Budleigh Salterton's most famous citizen has been forced to stay at home by the Home Office and his father....
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Why I Recommend
Audible by Alan Twigg
Audible (an Amazon.com company) is the world's leading online
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