pferguson | April 29, 2024
Dad’s Army: CP1 of Walmington-on-Sea A weekend of what to watch was resolved as disc 1 from the original Dad’s Army (1968-1977) television series was launched over the weekend. The catchy theme, often mistaken for a wartime tune, was written by the show’s creator Jimmy Perry who together with Derek Taverner wrote the music. The […]
Category: Odds & Ends, Remember Them Well |
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Tags: Arnold Ridley, Bud Flanagan, Clive Dunn, CP1, Dad's Army, David Croft, Derek Taverner, Film History, Jimmy Perry, John Laurie, Theme Song, Walmington-on-Sea
pferguson | August 10, 2013
Dad’s Army: Part II After posting the last blog and sitting back and allowing the little grey cells to wander it occurred to me that Dad’s Army must have explored the bagpipes. Sure enough with a little bit of searching we have managed to find the clip from If the Cap Fits included here for your […]
Category: Odds & Ends, Pipers of War |
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Tags: Bagpipes, Colour, Dad's Army, Discovery, Imagination, Knowledge, Local Defence Volunteers, Piping, Research
pferguson | July 27, 2013
What Black and White Film Can Do! Dad’s Army the well-known British Home Guard sitcom played from 1968 – 1977 with the first two series, of nine, being filmed in black and white. Recently I sat down and watched Series 1 Episode 1, The Man and the Hour, and chuckled my way through the dialogue. I […]
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Tags: Arnold Ridley, Arthur Lowe, Blitz, Clive Dunn, Dad's Army, Film History, Great War, Hancocks, Home Guard, Ian Lavender, Imperial War Museum, James Beck, John Laurie, John Le Mesurier, LDV, Local Defence Volunteers, Look Duck and Vanish, Second World War, The Man and the Hour, Victoria Cross