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Getting the Bird

Episode 4 of 13

Classic wartime sitcom. Walker arranges for Jones to get some off-ration pigeons - but did they come from Trafalgar Square?

27 minutes

Last on

Sat 4 Nov 2023 20:00

Music Played

  • Bud Flanagan & The Band of the Coldstream Guards

    Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    Sing A Song Of London

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    In the Chapel in the Moonlight

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    Smile When You Say Goodbye

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Tree

Credits

Role Contributor
Captain Mainwaring Arthur Lowe
Sergeant Wilson John Le Mesurier
Corporal Jones Clive Dunn
Private Frazer John Laurie
Private Walker James Beck
Private Godfrey Arnold Ridley
Private Pike Ian Lavender
ARP Warden Bill Pertwee
Vicar Frank Williams
Verger Edward Sinclair
Mrs Fox Pamela Cundell
Mrs Yeatman Olive Mercer
Wren Serretta Wilson
Announcer Alvar Lidell
Producer David Croft
Writer Jimmy Perry
Writer David Croft

Broadcasts

  • Fri 27 Oct 1972 20:30
  • Sat 12 Mar 2011 18:30
  • Sat 6 Oct 2012 19:30
  • Sat 30 Aug 2014 19:45
  • Sat 5 Mar 2016 20:30
  • Sat 18 Nov 2017 20:30
  • Thu 23 Nov 2017 19:00
  • Sat 22 Jun 2019 19:25
  • Sat 4 Nov 2023 20:00

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