Dad's Army Podcast

Well here it is. As threatened. For one night only. Yes, this will be offline by tomorrow. No, not really! Oliver and James report for duty after three years to talk about the return of Dad’s Army to the big screen! So put the kettle on, make sure your rations of hundreds and thousands are within reach and listen the boys as they try hard not to talk about Doctor Who. Get in touch with us by tweeting us @ijamesrox and @OliverCrocker.

Just a little teaser for you to show that we were serious about bringing back the show. And to help this old bank clerk remember how to actually get an episode online after three years. Hopefully I won't need the help of that butcher from across the road......Stand by, Episode 68 is just around the corner....

Welcome to another edition of the podcast and Merry Christmas to all our listeners! This time around we have a special episode to share with you – a commentary with the director of the highly regarded series 3 episode, Branded. Harold Snoad joins Oliver to talk about what might just be the most dramatic Dad’s Army episode ever made.As always, send us your feedback to james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com or follow us on twitter at twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or twitter.com/oliver.crocker.Have a great festive period and we’ll be back with a regular episode in the new year.

Join James and Oliver in this edition of the Dad’s Army podcast as we talk about the classic episode, ‘Keep Young and Beautiful’ which of course Oliver and I do as a matter of course. Ahem. We also have a chat about what Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee and Frank Williams have been getting up over the last month or so. All that, and of course the usual silliness.As always we’d love to hear from you, and you can get in touch with us by emailing james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com or you can follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or www.twitter.com/olivercrocker.Enjoy the show.

Its another episode of the Dad’s Army podcast! This time we shine the spotlight on Don’t Forget the Diver, one of eight episodes directed by Mr Harold Snoad. Oliver was able to catch up with Harold recently and talked about the exciting times Harold spent on the show. In addition, Paul makes a welcome return to the show and shares some of his memories with James about David Croft.As always, you can contact us by sending an email to us at james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or twitter.com/olivercrocker. Enjoy the show.

As most of you will know by now, David Croft, co-writer, co-creator and producer of Dad's Army, has died at the age of 89. He died at his holiday home in Portugal on the 27th September. His family called him a "truly great man" in a statement.A statement on Croft's website read: 'The family of comedy legend David Croft OBE are sad to report that David died peacefully in his sleep at his house in Portugal earlier today. He was a truly great man, who will be missed by all who had the great fortune of knowing and loving him'.This is our brief tribute to David.You can get in touch with us at james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com.

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 james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com – follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or www.twitter.com/olivercrockerEnjoy the show.

Join James and Oliver and they take a nostalgic look back at one of the most highly regarded episodes of Dad’s Army - the season 4 epic, Mum's Army. Was Mrs Grey a warm, kind hearted lady who fell in love with our beloved Captain, or a manipulative harlot who acted in a way responsible for Mainwaring taking his eye off the ball?! Join us as we find out!We also read through a couple of messages you kind listeners have sent us, and review some suggestions made as to what Oliver should entitle his new documentary about our favourite Vicar, Mr Frank Williams. You’ll be surprised by some of the titles pitched to us.....As alsways, enjoy the show and send your feedback to us at james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com. Follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or www.twitter.com/olivercrocker.

Welcome to Episode 62 of the Dad’s Army podcast. Join Oliver, James and....Tony as he makes his long-awaited return to the show! Oliver goes through the news and some fantastic emails that we’ve received before handing over to James and Tony for a commentary on the series 3 episode, Menace from the Deep. As always, send your feedback to us at james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or www.twitter.com/olivercrocker.Enjoy the show.

Welcome to another episode of the Dad’s Army podcast. This time out it’s a commentary on series 3’s Sons of the Sea. We’re joined by the director, Mr Mervyn Cumming who in his time has directed episodes of EastEnders, Coronation Street, Brookside, Byker Grove to name just a few. Mervyn is in the middle of directing a new documentary about Dad’s Army, and he takes time out from his busy schedule to record a commentary with Oliver and I. Mervyn is able to provide an insight into what it’s like to make TV programmes and helps in creating a slightly different commentary podcast to usual. Stay tuned at the end of the commentary to hear a brief interview Oliver recorded during the filming of Dad’s Army and Beyond: The Frank Williams Story about what it’s like to work with Frank.As always, please send your feedback to james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com or follow us on twitter www.twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or www.twitter.com/olivercrocker. Enjoy the episode and we’ll be back in around a m

Join Oliver and James as they sift through the bulging mailbag that is full of telegrams about the now infamous, Trial of Lance Corporal Jones! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to send in thoughts and opinions, it’s really very heart-warming to receive message after message from the GPO!We also take some time to discuss the 2011 Dad's Army weekend, and talk about a new version of a Dad's Army documentary in the works, being produced by our very own Oliver Crocker.As always, please let us know what you think by emailing us at james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com. Follow us on twitter - www.twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or www.twitter.com/olivercrockerEnjoy the show!

Well, this is it. It's finally here! A thorough (non-medical!) examination of Lance Corporal Jones.This episode is the much anticipated (and very delayed) Trial of Lance Corporal Jones. Yes, Jack Jones is in the dock and charged with extreme silliness. We also have a couple of expert witnesses in the form of a couple of actors who have worked alongside Clive Dunn and are only too keen to make their voices heard on the subject!Tune in and let us know what you think! Pass verdict on our favourite butcher by emailing us at james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com.Hope you enjoy this slightly different episode of the Dad’s Army podcast.

Welcome to episode 58 of the Dad’s Army podcast. For those of you expecting the Jones special – apologies! It’s taking us far longer to plan this episode than we thought it would. So, it its place, we feature a discussion about Command Decision – only the third ever episode of Dad’s Army.We’ll be back towards the end of March with the much overdue trial of Corporal Jones.Keep your feedback coming in – james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com or follow us on twitter www.twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or www.twitter.com/olivercrockerEnjoy the show.

Hello and welcome to the second Dad’s Army podcast this month – this time it’s a commentary on the series 4 episode ‘The Test’. With England battling away against Australia it seemed like an appropriate episode to select! Just a shame that neither Oliver or I follow cricket....!We’ll be back towards the end of February with our ‘trial of Corporal Jones’ episode – comic genius or a bit of a ninny?! You can help decide the verdict by emailing us – james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com. As always, your feedback on all things Dad’s Army is very welcome.Follow us on Twitter – www.twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or www.twitter.com/olivercrocker Enjoy the show.

Welcome to Episode 56 of the Dad’s Army podcast, and a very Happy New Year to you! Join James and Oliver as they plough through the mammoth mailbag containing telegrams all you wonderful listeners have sent in over the past few months, as we discuss a svelte Mrs Mainwaring, Captain Mainwaring’s apparent rudeness and listening to the podcast in the Vatican and at 39,000 feet! Not at the same time though.All that and a new competition to kick off the New Year!As always, please send in your feedback to james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com, follow us on twitter at twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or twitter.com/oliver.crocker and feel free your comments on the webpage.Enjoy the show.

Welcome to our second Christmas Special podcast of 2010 – and what a treat Oliver, James and Paul have for you this time around. Recorded not more than four weeks ago, Bill Pertwee MBE, our loveable Air Raid Warden, sat down and spent 40 minutes talking to us about his life, career, and of course, Dad’s Army.Grab a mug of cocoa and pull up a comfy chair in front of the fire and listen to Bill give one of the most frank and comprehensive interviews of his career. Enjoy.Let us know what you think of the interview - james@dadsarmypodcast.com, oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com are the email addresses you need – and we’ll be going through the feedback we receive in our next episode scheduled for the end of January 2011.Have a great Christmas and New Year and a big thank you to all our listeners the world over – we wouldn’t be able to do this without you.James and Oliver

Hello and welcome to the first of our two Christmas podcasts this year. This time, Oliver and I are joined by Paul Carpenter of the Dad's Army Appreciation Society to commentate on The Love of Three Oranges. Whilst this episode is not particularly christmassy in itself, it was the 1976 Christmas Special and marked the return of Dad's Army to BBC1 after almost a year of being off air. Our second Christmas podcast will be out in a couple of weeks and will be a rather special interview episode. There's a teeny-weeny hint as to who we'll be interviewing in Episode 54!Enjoy the podcast and keep the feedback coming in - we'll be going through the mailbag once again in January 2011. The email addresses you need are james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com.TTFN!

Hello and welcome to episode 53 of the Dad’s Army podcast. We have a special edition of the show for you this time out - Frank Williams has been in the news again over the last month and we bring you coverage of both his BBC television appearance and the conversation he inspired on Alan Titchmarsh’s radio show.All that, and a commentary of My British Buddy too – what more could you ask for?!Make sure your tune in next month for not one, but two podcasts – one of which is very, very special indeed, and is a rather special early Christmas present for you all! The other will also be very special it its own way – and will be our commentary on The Love of Three Oranges.As per usual, send you feedback into us at james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com and follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/dadsarmypodcast or www.twitter.com/olivercrocker

Hello and welcome to Episode 52 of the Dad’s Army podcast. This time out we begin to go through the bulging mailbag that's full of the feedback you've all been sending in. Yes, you’ve been busy at the keyboard again and Oliver and I had a fantastic time reading your comments, your opinions and observations about all things Dad’s Army. For the first time, we've had to hold over a few emails as we've just been overwhelmed with the volume of feedback - but don't worry if you don't hear your message read out this time, we will get to it in a future show. We also announce the winner of the clip-montage competition! At last! All those of you who have sent in entries over the last six month or so finally get to find out whether or not you’ve won a complete set of Dad’s Army DVDs! Oh, and a rather special guest joins us to make the announcement! Please keep your feedback coming in – james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com are the email addresses you need, and you can follow us on Twitter at www.twit

Welcome to a very special episode of the Dad’s Army podcast. This episode James and Oliver bring you coverage of the 2010 Dad’s Army weekend held back in June this year. We listen in on the unveiling of the Captain Mainwaring statue and hear from both David Croft and Bill Pertwee at the ceremony. But that’s not all! At the Dad’s Army appreciation society member’s meal, I had the honour of interviewing Jimmy Perry, Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles – live on stage in front of over 200 people! I also spoke to Frank Williams and Pamela Cundell at the event who were both as charming as ever. Last but not least, I spoke to Stuart Wright, the Thetford Town Councillor and driving force behind the statue initiative – and he talks about the next project which is a re-creation of the Marigold Team Rooms! Thetford really is the place to be for all Dad’s Army fans these days!Enjoy the show and as always, send in your feedback to us at james@dadsarmypodcast.com or oliver@dadsarmypodcast.com. We’ll be back in late Sept