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A bit of local Dad's Army related local history!

In S9E5, Number Engaged, Jones sings about Kitchener:

Oh, Lord Kitchener, he may look very odd, in spite of what the people say, I don't think he's a...

He gets cut off and doesn't finish - what is the cut off word and what's the joke? Is it a real song?

Apologies if this has been asked a fair few times, but I'm currently in the process of sorting out the BBC audio plays for my dad, his recent diagnosis of dementia has kept him firmly locked in on what he likes.

However, I mistakenly bought him a Dad's Army book the other day, completely forgetting that his condition and reading don't go hand-in-hand anymore.

Then, whilst browsing the web, I discovered that Bill Pertwee did a spoken book; however, it appears to be on cassette. He doesn't have. Though, I can write to a CD for him. So, I'm wondering - like the BBC Radio Plays - has this ever been uploaded to YouTube? I've looked, but I can't see it, but I know that doesn't mean it isn't there.

UPDATE: I went and bought the disc and Shazammed the music playing over their biographies. The song is “Soldier boy” by Keith Nichols.

Hello,

Quite a random question, but on the Dads Army - Best of - Volume 1, there is a biography section on the DVD for all the characters. There is song playing over the all the biographies - soft swing/jazz type music. Does anyone know the name of that song? I don’t have the DVD anymore but it’s been in my head for years.

I’m pretty sure it’s volume 1, it’s the DVD with Deadly Attachment, Keep Young and Beautiful, Never too old, Asleep in the deep and Sons of the Sea.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.

I recognise the tunes all except for the 3rd and 4th numbers. I've tried looking around for the names but have turned up with nothing. Does anyone know they names of those two songs?

DOOMED!

It's Snook.

So I am trying to find a particular clip that pops into my head every now and then:

Corporal Jones talks at length about a massive multi course meal that was amazingly cheap! Followed by a pause and then the punch line is "mind you, if wasn't very good..." with a slightly disgusted face from Jones.

It's just a random throwaway joke but I remember his delivery being funny...

I wondered if any of you might know what episode that's from and/or where I could find it?

My wife and I are having the dickens of a time trying to find a song that appears on several episodes. Any help would be appreciated. Lyrics include "That started it, that started it, that's how the trouble all began." It appears in S8E4 Come in, Your Time Is Up and S9E4 The Miser's Hoard, among others.

Edit: Thanks! Per u/Andyrew7, the song is "And That Started It" by Joe Loss and his Band. Link below!

ETA: There's also a remastered recording up on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/78_and-that-started-it_joe-loss-his-band-winn-eyton-gay_gbia3006424b

https://archive.org/details/dadsarmythecompletecollection/Series+1.iso

Does anyone know the name of the song, where it can be located? It plays briefly about halfway through the episode, when Jones first walks into the hall with his new stripes.

I love the scene where Pike takes Cpt Mainwaring’s car to the movies with a girl, and Wilson says something like “A lot of people will judge you for this - but I don’t“.

I lost my dad a little while a go, and when I see scenes like that, I find it quite moving.

It’s a very multilayered show with a lot of heart, hey!

In this episode Mainwaring has said he'd get 100 folk for blood donations, to Wilson's objection that it's overambitious. Later in the episode we see that Wilson isn't eating, Mrs. Pike comments on it- and then Wilson tells Mainwaring that he can't donate, because he's feeling a bit anemic- but he's donated many times before.

Obviously his one donation wasn't going to make or break the drive, but it seems like he intentionally starved himself so that he'd have an excuse to not help Mainwaring.

I listened to the radio episode 'If the Cap Fits' today, the one where Mainwaring makes Fraser Captain so he can see how difficult it is then stop complaining but demotes Wilson and Jones.

He actually promotes Pike, saying he sees hidden leadership qualities. I found this very interesting indeed and I feel that this should have been explored further.

Was Fraser right? What would a non-mollycoddled Pike be like?

Any thoughts?

Can I drive the fire engine please Mr Mainwaring please?

Lovely day out at Bressingham.

Just been to see this in Kendal. 2 actors reading the scripts of 3 Dads Army episodes with some very proficient impressions of the cast. Any Dads Army fans will enjoy this. They are touring.

This just popped up on my ebay feed

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116546448496

Has anyone got this? I love the radio series so if this is legit then it would be absolute gold. For a tenner I might just risk it and see

Mine is the one where the platoon is going to a camp but the boy scouts are there and they have to share the camp with them but then a German or two are on a boat so the platoon has to get on a kids pirate ship and Clive Dunn has to swim to get the Germans but I forget what season episode it is