To the whinger, the spoils Nov 21, 2009
Dad's Army fighting funds war for who. text/html-documenthttp://www. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Richard Hinds John Coates is the Captain Mainwaring of Australian sport. Read more Nov 21, 2009
Time to retire Dad's Army - Sport - theage ... The Australian Olympic Committee boss has assembled a Dad's Army determined to keep the lion's share of the Federal Government's sports dollar in the right hands - their own ... As a petulant personal assault on Crawford's ''well-meaning'' panel revealed, Dad's Army is bereft of hard evidence to back its vague claims that Olympic glory treats what ails Australian society with anything more than a four-yearly placebo. (The Age, Australia)
Dad's Army fighting funds war for who? Nov 21, 2009
Dad's Army fighting funds war for who ... Dad's Army fighting funds war for who ... The Australian Olympic Committee boss has assembled a Dad's Army determined to keep the lion's share of the Federal Government's sports dollar in the right hands - their own. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Thousands still tune in to black and white televisions Nov 12, 2009
Comedy classic Dad's Army was among the first programmes to receive a colour makeover ... Ian Lavender, who played Private Pike in the series, recalled: "I remember we bought our first colour television set to watch the 3rd series of Dad's Army, which had been recorded in colour. "I was also the first actor to be killed by a colour TV set on colour TV in Z Cars when a robbery went wrong and the TV set was dropped on me from a great height by Nicholas Jones". Iain Logie Baird, curator of... (BBC News -- UK)
MPs' expenses back in the papers Oct 11, 2009
And the People reports on how fans of Dad's Army have formed a replica Home Guard unit of their own in the village of Ingleton, Lancashire. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- UK)
Halt Hutton inquisition, urges former BBC chief Sep 23, 2009
30 Jul 2008: To mark the 40th anniversary of the first Dad's Army broadcast the BBC has released a series of never-before-seen documents and pictures ahead of a Jonathan Ross-hosted tribute show on Sunday, August 3. 18 Aug 2003. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Queen Mother 'had colon cancer' Sep 17, 2009
Page last updated at 00:25 GMT, Thursday, 17 September 2009 01:25 UK. Queen Mother 'had colon cancer. (BBC News -- UK)
Top BBC resignations astonished Hutton Aug 12, 2009
Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Law lord believes his report's findings on David Kelly's death were misinterpreted by media and is dismayed at accusations of whitewash. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Hungry for more success Aug 10, 2009
Mary gave the thumbs-up to the new AJC purple uniforms with dark grey overcoats, a far cry from the green carried by the Dad's Army of the past. Racegoers can still get a cheerful greeting coming in the gate at Randwick but none more welcoming than Mary. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Tony Benn: 'I was trained as a terrorist' Jul 4, 2009
This week, the veteran former Labour MP Tony Benn talks to Matt about technology, socialism, meeting Gandhi and his time in Dad's Army. SEE ALSO. (BBC News)
Charge your glass Jul 1, 2009
Private Sponge, right, and friends in Dad's Army. Britain's roll call of great character actors also lost Colin Bean, best known as Private Sponge in the long-running comedy Dad's Army ... He was always grateful to Dad's Army co-creator Jimmy Perry for giving him the part. (BBC News -- UK)
Dad's Army veteran dies aged 82 Jun 23, 2009
Colin Bean's Private Sponge (centre) was a familiar face in Dad's Army. Actor Colin Bean, who played Private Sponge in Dad's Army for many years, has died aged 82 in Wigan Infirmary ... After many years in repertory, he was spotted in 1968 by his friend Jimmy Perry, one of the creators of Dad's Army, and given a part in the series. (BBC News -- UK)
This isn't how the west will be won May 2, 2009
But before I could say anything, a bloke who looked like Corporal Jones from Dad's Army jumped onto the porch, put Andrew in a choker-hold and skewered the Sherrin with a bayonet. "Don't panic!" he yelled. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Actress Wendy Richard dies Feb 27, 2009
She launched her television career as a regular in 1960s soap The Newcomers and later appeared in comedy Dad's Army and two Carry On films. Richard left EastEnders in 2006. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Actress Wendy Richard dies at 65 Feb 27, 2009
She would rush round finding doctors, and she was always giving you unexpected presents," she added. Veteran actress Mollie Sugden who appeared in Are You Being Served? with Richard described her as "a daughter I never had and I shall never stop missing her". 'Funny and witty' THE CAREER OF WENDY RICHARD 1965 Aged 22, joins the cast of soap The Newcomers 1970-73 Stars in four episodes of Dad's Army as Private Walker's girlfriend, Shirley 1972 Plays Miss Willing in Carry On Matron 1972-85 Stars... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
All-black EastEnders makes soap history - as in lesson Feb 25, 2009
12 Aug 2008: Following his death, we highlight some of the hit TV shows overseen by Bill Cotton, including Morecambe The Two Ronnies, Dad's Army and Monty Python. . (guardian.co.uk)
