Radio
Episode 10: Battle School
 Based
on the TV episode Battle School
(1969)
Studio Recording: Thursday 28th
June 1973
Original
Broadcast: Monday 1st April 1974, BBC Radio 4,
6.15pm
Adapted for Radio by Michael Knowles & Harold Snoad,
Based on the Television Scripts by Jimmy Perry & David
Croft.
Produced By John Dyas.
Captain
Mainwaring and his men are training in Guerilla Warfare for a
weekend battle school.
Unfortunately,
they get lost on their way to the school and this doesn't get
the platoon off to a good start. Captain Rodrigues, is not impressed
with the platoon and decides to give Mainwaring and his men a
hard time when it comes to handling live ammunition, but this
circumstance leads to a victory for both Captain Mainwaring and
his platoon.
Cast:
Arthur Lowe
(Captain Mainwaring) , John Le Mesurier (Sergeant Wilson),
Clive Dunn (Lance Corporal Jones), John Laurie (Private
Frazer), Arnold Ridley (Private Godfrey), Ian Lavender
(Private Pike), Jack Watson (Major Smith), Alan
Tilvern (Captain Rodrigues), John Snagge (BBC Announcer)
Available
on BBC Radio Collection Cassette: Dad's
Army 4 - Sergeant Wilson's Little Secret
Dad's
Army Radio Episode Guide
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