{"id":43137,"date":"2024-01-05T16:00:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T15:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1954819"},"modified":"2024-01-05T16:28:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T15:28:47","slug":"new-dads-army-audio-adaptations-to-be-released-this-month-pre-order-now","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/new-dads-army-audio-adaptations-to-be-released-this-month-pre-order-now\/","title":{"rendered":"New Dad\u2019s Army audio adaptations to be released this month \u2013 pre-order now"},"content":{"rendered":"

“We just want to give the audience as authentic and accurate a performance as we can.” <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 05 January 2024 at 15:00 PM<\/p>

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Dad\u2019s Army will march again with three new audio adaptations due to be released on Tuesday 16th January<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ever since David Benson and Jack Lane began touring their Dad\u2019s Army Radio Show<\/a>, the popularity for the comedy classic has continued to grow.<\/p>\n

In the tour, the pair perform live versions of the series\u2019 radio scripts on stage, and following its success Penny Croft, daughter of David Croft (co-creator of the TV series), invited them to make their own versions of three Dad\u2019s Army scripts, which had never before been adapted<\/span><\/p>\n

The three scripts were taken from the 13 episodes that were never adapted for the original radio series, which aired between 1974 and 1976.<\/p>\n

As the show toured at The Capitol Theatre in Horsham, Big Finish<\/a> captured the response of a modern audience to Dad\u2019s Army, and now the audio recording is due to be released on 16th January.<\/p>\n

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Dad\u2019s Army: The Radio Show is available to pre-order<\/a><\/strong> as a collector\u2019s edition double CD and download for \u00a315.99, or digital download only for \u00a312.99, at bigfinish.com<\/a>.<\/p> <\/div>\n

All editions include 30 minutes of behind-the-scenes interviews and extras, in addition to the three never-before-heard adaptations of classic Dad\u2019s Army episodes.<\/p>\n

The episodes that have been adapted are: When You\u2019ve Got to Go, My Brother and I, and Never Too Old.<\/p>\n

Big Finish chairman Jason Haigh-Ellery said: \u201cDad\u2019s Army is one of Britain\u2019s most-loved comedies, and we are absolutely delighted to bring these adaptations of television episodes to life on audio at Big Finish, with the superb David Benson and Jack Lane perfectly capturing each of the characters we all know and love.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Benson added: \u201cBoth Jack and I love Dad\u2019s Army every bit as much as the audiences who come to see us. We are not trying to send it up, to modernise it or to muck about with it in any way.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just want to give the audience as authentic and accurate a performance as we can \u2013 to be as true to the character and tone of the original as possible. For us, the greatest compliment of all was when Penny Croft and the Croft family gave us their firm approval after coming to see the show on tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe revere the work of their father so greatly, so when she said, \u2018Dad would have loved what you are doing with his and Jimmy\u2019s writing,\u2019 we were deeply moved and honoured.\u201d<\/p>\n

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