PODCAST
It Sticks Out Half A Mile
by Fourble
Dad's Army is considered to be one of the greatest sitcoms ever made. The series had a sequel; It Sticks Out Half A Mile which was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in the 1980s.The series was written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, the team who were responsible for the radio adaptations of the Dad's Army television series. When Dad's Army finished in 1977, Snoad felt it was a pity that such wonderful characters would be lost. He suggested to Knowles that they should, with the agreement from original writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft, develop It Sticks Out Half A Mile. The original idea for the spin-off, set in 1948, was that it would feature Mainwaring and Wilson meeting up after the war had ended. The premise was that Wilson had moved out of Walmington-on-Sea and become the manager of his own branch of Swallow's Bank in Frambourne, another fictional town on the south coast. Meanwhile Mainwaring had moved to Switzerland, where he worked as the supervisor at a firm making cuckoo cl
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: Hidden Treasure
"Hidden Treasure" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 14 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: The Pin-Up Girl
"The Pin-Up Girl" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 13 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: War Damage
"War Damage" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 12 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: The Builder
"The Builder" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 11 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: The Fancy Dress Parade
"The Fancy Dress Parade" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 10 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: Marooned
"Marooned" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 9 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: The First Meeting
"The First Meeting" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 8 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: The Friends of Frambourne Pier
"The Friends of Frambourne Pier" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 7 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: Pike in Love
"Pike in Love" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 6 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: Inspecting the Piles
"Inspecting the Piles" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 5 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: Who Owned the Pier
"Who Owned the Pier" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 4 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: The Bank Loan
"The Bank Loan" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 3 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: The Business Proposition
"The Business Proposition" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 2 of 14.
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It Sticks Out Half A Mile: Loyal Support
"Loyal Support" from archive.org was assembled into the "It Sticks Out Half A Mile" podcast by Fourble. Episode 1 of 14.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Dad's Army is considered to be one of the greatest sitcoms ever made. The series had a sequel; It Sticks Out Half A Mile which was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in the 1980s.The series was written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, the team who were responsible for the radio adaptations of the Dad's Army television series. When Dad's Army finished in 1977, Snoad felt it was a pity that such wonderful characters would be lost. He suggested to Knowles that they should, with the agreement from original writers Jimmy Perry and David Croft, develop It Sticks Out Half A Mile. The original idea for the spin-off, set in 1948, was that it would feature Mainwaring and Wilson meeting up after the war had ended. The premise was that Wilson had moved out of Walmington-on-Sea and become the manager of his own branch of Swallow's Bank in Frambourne, another fictional town on the south coast. Meanwhile Mainwaring had moved to Switzerland, where he worked as the supervisor at a firm making cuckoo cl
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Dad's Army is considered to be one of the greatest sitcoms ever made. The series had a sequel; It Sticks Out Half A Mile which was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in the 1980s.The series was written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, the team who were responsible for the radio adaptations of the Dad's...
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