10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAD'S ARMY»
Discover the use of
Dad's army in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Dad's army and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dad's
Army: The Making of a Television Legend
This book includes extensive features on the two creators of Dad's Army, Jimmy Perry and David Croft, along with biographies of the whole cast of actors who brought this British comedy classic to life, paying particular attention to such ...
2
Films and British National Identity: From Dickens to Dad's
Army
Jeffrey Richards is a regular radio and television commentator on popular culture. Covers the period from Ealing Studios to Dad's Army. A great read.
3
Dad’s
Army (The Best of British Comedy)
The best jokes, gags and scenes from a true British comedy classic. ‘They don't like it up 'em!’
4
The Real 'Dad's
Army': The War Diaries of Col. Rodney Foster
It is a wonderful story of one family's life on the front line as well as of the men who had so little yet were ready to give their all to beat the enemy. 'The extraordinary thing about this book is that it is the real thing.
5
Dad's
Army: The Home Guard 1940-44
This book offers an account of the Home Guard - from the early disorganised days of May 1940 until 'Stand Down' at the close of 1944, by which time they had become a force to be reckoned with.
6
Dad's
Army: The Story of a Classic Television Show
This is the story of a classic British sitcom and its enduring appeal.
7
Dad's
Army: The Complete Scripts
Dad's Army: The Complete Scripts brings together all eighty of these episodes as well as exclusive contributions by the actors, writers, and producers of the series. This is undoubtedly TV situation comedy's finest hour.
Jimmy Perry, David Croft, Richard Webber, 2003
8
Vicar to Dad's
Army: The Frank Williams Story
While drawing the programme to a satisfactory conclusion the writers did not
want to make this series of Dad's Army too final. They left it sufficiently open for
the series to be revived at a later date. None of us was killed off, nor was the
Home ...
Frank Williams, Chris Gidney, 2003
9
The Real Dad's
Army: The Story of the Home Guard
The Story of the Home Guard Norman Longmate. book'that are rememberedbest.
The 'Demonstration Squad' of the1st Berkshire Battalion, for example, were
delighted when their officers 'searched a wood where they were hidden“à la
Battle ...
10
In Search of the Real Dad's
Army: The Home Guard and the ...
And what can be said of their real role and significance once the popular myths have been stripped away? Despite the fame of the Home Guard – of Dad's Army – the true story of this wartime organization tends to be neglected.
Stephen Michael Cullen, 2011
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAD'S ARMY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Dad's army is used in the context of the following news items.
Ashes 2015: Australia's 'Dad's Army' ready to secure first series win …
UPDATE: THE players who have been part of 14 years of misery on English soil will be given the opportunity to exorcise their demons once ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
Miller's Guide: Time to bomb out Hird and his Dad's Army
Miller's Guide: Time to bomb out Hird and his Dad's Army. If anyone was still questioning whether Essendon were in disarray, Sunday offered ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
To sledge or not to sledge, that is the question
Those Aussies are Dad's Army, says Jason Gillespie. The trick is to keep them out in the field all day and get 'em all tuckered out. Fair dinkum ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
Army bomb disposal team called to Blacksole Bridge in Herne Bay
It was like a scene from Dad's Army when Army bomb disposal experts found wartime explosives made by the Home Guard in makeshift bottles. «Kent Online, Jul 15»
Frazer Hines talks Agatha Christie, Doctor Who and Emmerdale
I was told the BBC wouldn't put black and white stories on repeat but they have done it with old episodes of Dad's Army, why wouldn't they do it ... «Daventry Express, Jul 15»
The first Test: All you need to know
Australia have been labelled 'Dad's Army' due to the number of veterans in their side. Rogers, Watson, Shaun Marsh, Brad Haddin, Adam ... «cricket.com.au, Jul 15»
Museum teams up with Horrible Histories to show how Blitz spirit …
... bombed, a previously unseen target map showing locations the Nazis wanted to destroy and remarkable true stories of the real Dad's Army. «Lancashire Telegraph, Jul 15»
Manchester Blitz: Exhibition at Imperial War Museum North shows …
“Visitors to the museum will be able to experience what it was like to dodge bombs with the real Dad's Army or flee to the countryside as an ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
Ashes 2015: Australia's last Dad's Army beat England 5-0, says …
“Nah that's too short.” Pity poor Bradley Wheal, playing his first match at Lord's and sat in the Tavern Stand watching him is Glenn McGrath, the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
We're all going to be beheaded! says RICHARD LITTLEJOHN
The Government wants to recruit a Dad's Army squad of ex-military men to supplement overstretched police firearms and anti-terror officers. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
