The Navy Lark: 60 Anniversary Special Edition
A 60th anniversary celebration of the much-loved nautical comedy, featuring six classic episodes plus bonus material
On 29 March 1959, The Navy Lark sailed the airwaves for the very first time. Starring Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee and Stephen Murray, with regular appearances from Ronnie Barker and Heather Chasen, it soon became a radio favourite and ran for 18 years – one of the longest-running BBC sitcoms.
This anniversary collection comprises six of the best episodes from the iconic series – Operation Fag End (5 April 1959), The Hank of Heather (17 May 1959), The Lighthouse Lark (29 January 1960), A Deliberate Bashing (19 April 1963), When Sub Lt Phillips Was at Dartmouth (29 October 1967) and The Jubilee Navy Lark (16 July…
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June 25, 2019The Navy Lark is the second longest-running comedy in British radio history (the topical Friday night show, Week Ending, which ran from 1970 to 1998, is currently the longest). In 1958, writer Laurie Wyman announced that he wanted to build a series around talented comic actor Jon Pertwee. Having secured Pertwee as the lead, he looked for other main characters and is quoted in the Radio Times as saying 'I felt we needed an idiot, and there was no one better at playing idiots than Leslie Phillips - so we got him.' The first episode of the series went out on 29 March 1959 and, from the start, the light-hearted and affectionate spoof on the Senior…
The Navy Lark: 60 Anniversary Special Edition
Lawrie Wyman; Read by Leslie Phillips, Jon Pertwee, Stephen Murray, Ronnie Barker, Full Cast
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Lawrie Wyman
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Lawrie Wyman
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Laurie Wyman; Read by Jon Pertwee, Leslie Phillips, Stephen Murray
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Lawrie Wyman