This is a list of episodes of the BBC Radio comedy The Navy Lark. Also listed are episodes of The TV Lark which replaced The Navy Lark with the same cast of characters, before being replaced itself by the fifth series of The Navy Lark. All episodes were written by Laurie Wyman, except for series 12-15 which were written by Laurie Wyman and George Evans, and produced by Alastair Scott Johnston unless otherwise indicated.
These episodes originally did not have titles. Titles here are taken from the series box sets and the 60th Anniversary collection. Alternate titles from repeat listings are included when applicable.
As of 2023[update], one episode is missing from the BBC archives: The TV Lark episode 9, "The Top Secret Rocket Trials".
Series overview
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | Timeslot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | ||||
| 1 | 16 | 29 March 1959 | 12 July 1959 | Light Programme | Sunday 7:00 pm | |
| 2 | 26 | 16 October 1959 | 8 April 1960 | Friday 7:30 pm | ||
| 3 | 20 | 2 November 1960 | 15 March 1961 | Wednesday 7:31 pm | ||
| 4 | 26 | 15 September 1961 | 9 March 1962 | Wednesday 7:31 pm | ||
| S | 1 | 25 December 1962 | Overseas Service | TBC | ||
| TV | 10 | 25 January 1963 | 29 March 1963 | Light Programme | Friday 8:00 pm | |
| 5 | 6 | 5 April 1963 | 10 May 1963 | Friday 8:00 pm | ||
| 6 | 19 | 27 September 1963 | 31 January 1964 | Friday 8:00 pm | ||
| 7 | 13 | 11 July 1965 | 3 October 1965 | Sunday 2:00 pm | ||
| S | 1 | 25 December 1965 | World Service | TBC | ||
| 8 | 13 | 4 September 1966 | 27 November 1966 | Light Programme | Sunday 1:30 pm | |
| 9 | 20 | 2 July 1967 | 12 November 1967 | Light Programme (1–13) Radio 2 (14–20) | Sunday 1:30 pm (1–13) Sunday 2:00 pm (14–20) | |
| 10 | 18 | 13 October 1968 | 9 February 1969 | Radio 2 | Sunday 2:00 pm | |
| 11 | 16 | 28 December 1969 | 12 April 1970 | Sunday 2:00 pm (1–14) Sunday 2:01 pm (15–16) | ||
| 12 | 10 | 16 May 1971 | 18 July 1971 | Sunday 2:01 pm | ||
| 13 | 13 | 26 March 1972 | 18 June 1972 | Sunday 2:02 pm | ||
| 14 | 13 | 29 July 1973 | 21 October 1973 | Sunday 2:02 pm | ||
| 15 | 11 | 9 November 1975 | 18 January 1976 | Sunday 2:02 pm | ||
| S | 1 | 16 July 1977 | Sunday 2:02 pm | |||
| S | 1 | 14 November 1992 | Saturday 7:30 pm | |||
Episodes
editSeries 1 (1959)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [1] | Recording date [1] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Missing Jeep" | 29 March 1959 | 22 March 1959 | |
| 2 | 2 | "Operation Fag End" | 5 April 1959 | 7 January 1959 | |
|
This was the pilot episode. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Number One's Chair" | 12 April 1959 | 15 March 1959 | |
| 4 | 4 | "The Fairground Lights" | 19 April 1959 | 29 March 1959 | |
| 5 | 5 | "The Comfort Fund" | 26 April 1959 | 5 April 1959 | |
| 6 | 6 | "Stuck up the Inlet" | 3 May 1959 | 12 April 1959 | |
| 7 | 7 | "The Admiral's Party" | 10 May 1959 | 19 April 1959 | |
| 8 | 8 | "The Hank of Heather" | 17 May 1959 | 26 April 1959 | |
| 9 | 9 | "The Multiple Mine" | 24 May 1959 | 17 May 1959 | |
| 10 | 10 | "The Gun Mechanism Test" | 31 May 1959 | 24 May 1959 | |
| 11 | 11 | "The Whittlesea Bay Yacht Regatta" | 7 June 1959 | 31 May 1959 | |
| 12 | 12 | "The Psychology Test" | 14 June 1959 | 7 June 1959 | |
| 13 | 13 | "A Watch on the Initiative Test" | 21 June 1959 | 14 June 1959 | |
| 14 | 14 | "An Exercise in Filming" | 28 June 1959 | 21 June 1959 | |
| 15 | 15 | "The Smuggling Spy" | 5 July 1959 | 28 June 1959 | |
| 16 | 16 | "The Whittlesea Carnival and Fête" | 12 July 1959 | 28 June 1959 | |
Series 2 (1959–60)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [2][3] | Recording date [2][3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "New at the Helm" | 16 October 1959 | 4 October 1959 | |
| 18 | 2 | "Fatso's Box Brownie" | 23 October 1959 | 11 October 1959 | |
| 19 | 3 | "Bring Back the Barge" | 30 October 1959 | 18 October 1959 | |
| 20 | 4 | "The Mock Action" | 6 November 1959 | 25 October 1959 | |
| 21 | 5 | "Going Dutch" | 13 November 1959 | 1 November 1959 | |
| 22 | 6 | "The Figurehead" | 20 November 1959 | 8 November 1959 | |
| 23 | 7 | "Gunboat to Gumba" | 27 November 1959 | 15 November 1959 | |
|
Episode released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 12[4] | |||||
| 24 | 8 | "Johnson Finds Treasure" | 4 December 1959 | 22 November 1959 | |
| 25 | 9 | "The Charter Trip to Antarctica" | 11 December 1959 | 29 November 1959 | |
| 26 | 10 | "Cementing Relations" | 18 December 1959 | 6 December 1959 | |
| 27 | 11 | "Strike up the Band" | 25 December 1959 | 13 December 1959 | |
| 28 | 12 | "The Route March" | 1 January 1960 | 20 December 1959 | |
|
Episode released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 7.[5] | |||||
| 29 | 13 | "A Trip up the Thames" | 15 January 1960 | 10 January 1960 | |
| 30 | 14 | "Radar Talk Down System" | 15 January 1960 | 10 January 1960 | |
|
Episode released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 12.[4] | |||||
| 31 | 15 | "A Crisp Romance" | 22 January 1960 | 17 January 1960 | |
| 32 | 16 | "The Lighthouse Lark" | 29 January 1960 | 24 January 1960 | |
| 33 | 17 | "Pertwee Posted to Portsmouth" | 5 February 1960 | 31 January 1960 | |
| 34 | 18 | "Johnson's Diet" | 12 February 1960 | 7 February 1960 | |
| 35 | 19 | "Tug of War" | 19 February 1960 | 14 February 1960 | |
| 36 | 20 | "Return to Portarneyland" | 26 February 1960 | 21 February 1960 | |
|
Episode available as part of The Navy Lark: 60th Anniversary Special Edition release from Audible & ITunes as a bonus download with the download-only version (not included on the CD-version).[6] | |||||
| 37 | 21 | "The Cross Country Run" | 4 March 1960 | 28 February 1960 | |
| 38 | 22 | "The Morning After" | 11 March 1960 | 6 March 1960 | |
| 39 | 23 | "The Admiral's Present" | 18 March 1960 | 13 March 1960 | |
| 40 | 24 | "Secret Mission to Calais" | 25 March 1960 | 20 March 1960 | |
| 41 | 25 | "Mr Murray Goes Sick" | 1 April 1960 | 27 March 1960 | |
| 42 | 26 | "The Portarneyland Fishing Limit" | 8 April 1960 | 27 March 1960 | |
Series 3 (1960–61)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [7] | Recording date [7] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 1 | "In Portsmouth for a Re-Fit" | 2 November 1960 | 9 October 1960 | |
| N/A | N/A | "The Wrens' Reunion" | Unaired | 5 November 1960[3] | |
|
The team took part in a special appearance on stage at the Royal Festival Hall, in the presence of The Queen and The Queen Mother, in celebration of the WRNS 21st anniversary. The 20 minute performance was not broadcast, but a recording survives. Episode released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 2 Part 2.[3] | |||||
| 44 | 2 | "Refitting Ebeneezer Pertwee" | 9 November 1960 | 16 October 1960 | |
| 45 | 3 | "Sea Trials of the Poppadom" | 16 November 1960 | 23 October 1960 | |
| 46 | 4 | "Mutiny Aboard Troutbridge" | 23 November 1960 | 30 October 1960 | |
| 47 | 5 | "The Exploding Biscuits" | 30 November 1960 | 6 November 1960 | |
| 48 | 6 | "Sir Willoughby Takes Over the Island" | 7 December 1960 | 13 November 1960 | |
| 49 | 7 | "Mount Rumpus Atoll" | 14 December 1960 | 20 November 1960 | |
| 50 | 8 | "The 50th Show: Mr Murray's Houseboat" | 21 December 1960 | 27 November 1960 | |
| 51 | 9 | "Johnson's Birthday" | 28 December 1960 | 4 December 1960 | |
|
Crew of HMS Troubridge in audience. | |||||
| 52 | 10 | "Povey's Unexpected Leave" | 4 January 1961 | 11 December 1960 | |
| 53 | 11 | "Families' Day" | 11 January 1961 | 18 December 1960 | |
| 54 | 12 | "Falmouth Ghost Ship" | 18 January 1961 | 1 January 1961 | |
| 55 | 13 | "Onabushkan Flu" | 25 January 1961 | 8 January 1961 | |
| 56 | 14 | "The Efficiency Expert" | 1 February 1961 | 15 January 1961 | |
| 57 | 15 | "The Floggle Grummit Missile" | 8 February 1961 | 29 January 1961 | |
| 58 | 16 | "The Hitch-Hiking Counterfeiter" | 15 February 1961 | 29 January 1961 | |
| 59 | 17 | "Commodore Goldstein" | 22 February 1961 | 19 February 1961 | |
| 60 | 18 | "Mr Phillips Has Navigation Tuition" | 1 March 1961 | 19 February 1961 | |
| 61 | 19 | "CPO Pertwee and the Laundry" | 8 March 1961 | 26 February 1961 | |
| 62 | 20 | "The Surprise Wedding" | 15 March 1961 | 5 March 1961 | |
|
Episode released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 6 Part 2[8] | |||||
Series 4 (1961–62)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [9][10] | Recording date [9][10] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 1 | "Returning from Leave" | 15 September 1961 | 10 September 1961 | |
| 64 | 2 | "Captain Povey's Spy" | 22 September 1961 | 10 September 1961 | |
| 65 | 3 | "The Secret of Nessie's Youth" | 29 September 1961 | 17 September 1961 | |
| 66 | 4 | "The Northampton Hunt Ball" | 6 October 1961 | 17 September 1961 | |
| 67 | 5 | "Hijacked!" | 13 October 1961 | 24 September 1961 | |
| 68 | 6 | "Admiral Troutbridge" | 20 October 1961 | 1 October 1961 | |
| 69 | 7 | "Relatives and Reservations" | 27 October 1961 | 8 October 1961 | |
| 70 | 8 | "Humgrummits on the High Seas" | 3 November 1961 | 15 October 1961 | |
| 71 | 9 | "Are Captain and Mrs Povey Married?" | 10 November 1961 | 29 October 1961 | |
| 72 | 10 | "Cine Cameras at Sea" | 17 November 1961 | 5 November 1961 | |
| 73 | 11 | "The Citizen Adjustment Course" | 24 November 1961 | 12 November 1961 | |
| 74 | 12 | "A Hole Lieutenant" | 1 December 1961 | 19 November 1961 | |
| 75 | 13 | "Spy Catching in Casablanca" | 8 December 1961 | 26 November 1961 | |
| 76 | 14 | "Mount Pot Erupts" | 15 December 1961 | 5 November 1961 | |
| 77 | 15 | "Captain Povey's Shop" | 22 December 1961 | 3 December 1961 | |
| 78 | 16 | "Leading Seaman Goldstein's Party" | 29 December 1961 | 10 December 1961 | |
| 79 | 17 | "The Invitation" | 5 January 1962 | 17 December 1961 | |
| 80 | 18 | "The Cornish Exercise" | 12 January 1962 | 31 December 1961 | |
| 81 | 19 | "A Strange Hobby" | 19 January 1962 | 7 January 1962 | |
| 82 | 20 | "Mr Phillips Get Engaged" | 26 January 1962 | 14 January 1962 | |
| 83 | 21 | "The Sinking of the Bubble Car" | 2 February 1962 | 21 January 1962 | |
| 84 | 22 | "Long Jonathan Pertwee" | 9 February 1962 | 28 January 1962 | |
| 85 | 23 | "The Admiral's Accident Report" | 16 February 1962 | 4 February 1962 | |
| 86 | 24 | "Over the Sea to Rosyth" | 23 February 1962 | 11 February 1962 | |
| 87 | 25 | "The Return of Sir Frederick Flatley" | 2 March 1962 | 18 February 1962 | |
| 88 | 26 | "The Ship's Concert" | 9 March 1962 | 25 February 1962 | |
Christmas special (1962)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [9][10] | Recording date [9][10] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | "Calling The Antarctic" | 25 December 1962 | 4 December 1962 | |
|
Not broadcast in the UK. Released on The Navy Lark Collection: Series 4, Vol 2. | |||||
The TV Lark (1963)
editReleased in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 5.[13]
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [13] | Recording date [13] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 1 | "Opening Night" | 25 January 1963 | 20 January 1963 | |
| N/A | 2 | "The Prestige Show" | 1 February 1963 | 27 January 1963 | |
| N/A | 3 | "Z Ambulances" | 8 February 1963 | 3 February 1963 | |
| N/A | 4 | "House of Commons" | 15 February 1963 | 10 February 1963 | |
| N/A | 5 | "Back to Portsmouth" | 22 February 1963 | 17 February 1963 | |
| N/A | 6 | "On Safari" | 1 March 1963 | 24 February 1963 | |
| N/A | 7 | "Ship Ahoy!" | 8 March 1963 | 3 March 1963 | |
| N/A | 8 | "The Portarneyland Election" | 15 March 1963 | 10 March 1963 | |
| N/A | 9 | "The Top Secret Rocket Trials" | 22 March 1963 | 17 March 1963 | |
|
Recording missing. | |||||
| N/A | 10 | "Back in the Navy" | 29 March 1963 | 24 March 1963 | |
|
The crew travel to Portsmouth to film a documentary only to find out they've never left the navy owing to a mistake by Johnson. NB: This is the only episode to have different opening and closing theme music. | |||||
Series 5 (1963)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [13] | Recording date [13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 1 | "First Day out of Dock" | 5 April 1963 | 31 March 1963 |
| 90 | 2 | "The New Barmaid" | 12 April 1963 | 7 April 1963 |
| 91 | 3 | "A Deliberate Bashing" | 19 April 1963 | 14 April 1963 |
| 92 | 4 | "Whittlesea Regatta" | 26 April 1963 | 21 April 1963 |
| 93 | 5 | "HMS Troutbridge Gets a Rocket" | 3 May 1963 | 28 April 1963 |
| 94 | 6 | "The Ghost Ship" | 10 May 1963 | 5 May 1963 |
Series 6 (1963–64)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [14][8] | Recording date [14][8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 1 | "Wren Chasen Returns" | 27 September 1963 | 22 September 1963 |
| 96 | 2 | "On the Carpet" | 4 October 1963 | 29 September 1963 |
| 97 | 3 | "The Bungalese Spies" | 11 October 1963 | 6 October 1963 |
| 98 | 4 | "Troutbridge's Party" | 18 October 1963 | 13 October 1963 |
| 99 | 5 | "Rescuing Admirals" | 25 October 1963 | 20 October 1963 |
| 100 | 6 | "Demise of the Depth Charges" | 1 November 1963 | 27 October 1963 |
| 101 | 7 | "The Struggle for Promotion" | 8 November 1963 | 3 November 1963 |
| 102 | 8 | "Navigation by Computer" | 15 November 1963 | 10 November 1963 |
| 103 | 9 | "Stormy Weather" | 22 November 1963 | 17 November 1963 |
| 104 | 10 | "Chasing the Kepeac" | 29 November 1963 | 24 November 1963 |
| 105 | 11 | "The Submerged Island" | 6 December 1963 | 1 December 1963 |
| 106 | 12 | "The Sicilian Secret Agent" | 13 December 1963 | 8 December 1963 |
| 107 | 13 | "Germany's Troutbridge" | 20 December 1963 | 15 December 1963 |
| 108 | 14 | "Confirming Povey's Rank" | 27 December 1963 | 22 December 1963 |
| 109 | 15 | "The Calais Dock Strike" | 3 January 1964 | 29 December 1963 |
| 110 | 16 | "Johnson's Memoirs" | 10 January 1964 | 5 January 1964 |
| 111 | 17 | "The Emperor of Tratvia" | 17 January 1964 | 12 January 1964 |
| 112 | 18 | "Open Day" | 24 January 1964 | 19 January 1964 |
| 113 | 19 | "Stuck on a Sandbank" | 31 January 1964 | 26 January 1964 |
Series 7 (1965)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [5] | Recording date [5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 1 | "Taking Some Liberties" | 11 July 1965 | 22 November 1964 |
| 115 | 2 | "Smugglers in the Solent" | 18 July 1965 | 29 November 1964 |
| 116 | 3 | "Mr Murray is Victimised" | 25 July 1965 | 6 December 1964 |
| 117 | 4 | "The Poveys Move House" | 1 August 1965 | 20 December 1964 |
| 118 | 5 | "Captain Povey Reports Sick" | 8 August 1965 | 20 December 1964 |
| 119 | 6 | "Admiral Pertwee's Fleet" | 15 August 1965 | 3 January 1965 |
| 120 | 7 | "Let Loose with a Chopper" | 22 August 1965 | 10 January 1965 |
| 121 | 8 | "Making a Right Pig's Breakfast" | 29 August 1965 | 17 January 1965 |
| 122 | 9 | "The Mysterious Pudding Mine" | 5 September 1965 | 24 January 1965 |
| 123 | 10 | "The Hovercraft Training Course" | 12 September 1965 | 31 January 1965 |
| 124 | 11 | "Sabotaged Floggle-Toggle Box" | 19 September 1965 | 7 February 1965 |
| 125 | 12 | "The Portarneyland Training Exercise" | 26 September 1965 | 21 February 1965 |
| 126 | 13 | "Going on Leave to Croydon" | 3 October 1965 | 21 February 1965 |
Christmas special (1965)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [5] | Recording date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | "Hitting the Ice Floe" | 25 December 1965 | TBA | |
|
Not broadcast in the UK. Released on The Navy Lark Collection: Series 7. | |||||
Series 8 (1966)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [15] | Recording date [15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 1 | "Where is Troutbridge?" "Searching for Their Ship"[16] | 4 September 1966 | 1 May 1966 |
| 128 | 2 | "The Float a Peddle Fiddle?" "Float-a-Peddling Their Way Through""[17] | 11 September 1966 | 8 May 1966 |
| 129 | 3 | "A Sticky Business" "Gumming Up The Works"[18] | 18 September 1966 | 15 May 1966 |
| 130 | 4 | "Buoys Will Be Buoys" "Buoying Up"[19] | 25 September 1966 | 22 May 1966 |
| 131 | 5 | "Steamship Day" | 2 October 1966 | 29 May 1966 |
| 132 | 6 | "Farewell to HMS Varsity" | 9 October 1966 | 5 June 1966 |
| 133 | 7 | "The Army Lark" | 16 October 1966 | 12 June 1966 |
| 134 | 8 | "Just the Ticket" | 23 October 1966 | 10 July 1966 |
| 135 | 9 | "Mr Phillips' Promotion" | 30 October 1966 | 10 July 1966 |
| 136 | 10 | "Pertwee and the Tratvian Beer" | 6 November 1966 | 19 June 1966 |
| 137 | 11 | "The PM Papa" | 13 November 1966 | 26 June 1966 |
| 138 | 12 | "Getting Rid of Pertwee" | 20 November 1966 | 24 July 1966 |
| 139 | 13 | "Off to Sea at Last" | 27 November 1966 | 24 July 1966 |
Series 9 (1967)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [20] | Recording date [20] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 1 | "Back from the Antarctic" "Having Been Towing" | 2 July 1967 | 5 March 1967 |
| 141 | 2 | "Fishing off the Faroes" | 9 July 1967 | 5 March 1967 |
| 142 | 3 | "A Filthy Ferryboat" "Cleaning Up" | 16 July 1967 | 12 March 1967 |
| 143 | 4 | "Jigsaws and Jemmies" "Doing a Disastrical"[21] | 23 July 1967 | 12 March 1967 |
| 144 | 5 | "The Naval Review" "Deliberately Abandoned"[22] | 30 July 1967 | 19 March 1967 |
| 145 | 6 | "The Curious Caravan Case" | 6 August 1967 | 19 March 1967 |
| 146 | 7 | "Frenchmen in J.41" | 13 August 1967 | 2 April 1967 |
| 147 | 8 | "The Police Drop In" | 20 August 1967 | 2 April 1967 |
| 148 | 9 | "Mr Murray's Endurance Course" | 27 August 1967 | 9 April 1967 |
| 149 | 10 | "Women in the Wardroom" "Have Been Redecorating"[23] | 3 September 1967 | 9 April 1967 |
| 150 | 11 | "Troutbridge's Silver Jubilee" "Celebrating Their Important Anniversary"[24] | 10 September 1967 | 7 May 1967 |
| 151 | 12 | "CECIL the Navigation Computer" "Computerising"[25] | 17 September 1967 | 16 April 1967 |
| 152 | 13 | "A Russian Rendezvous" "Seeing Red"[26] | 24 September 1967 | 16 April 1967 |
| 153 | 14 | "The Bugged and Burgled Beer" | 1 October 1967 | 23 April 1967 |
| 154 | 15 | "Picking up the Poppadom" | 8 October 1967 | 23 April 1967 |
| 155 | 16 | "Cuthbert Joins the Navy" | 15 October 1967 | 30 April 1967 |
| 156 | 17 | "The Flying Machine" "Frustrating the Spark of Invention"[27] | 22 October 1967 | 30 April 1967 |
| 157 | 18 | "When Sub-Lieutenant Phillips was at Dartmouth" | 29 October 1967 | 7 May 1967 |
| 158 | 19 | "A Fishy Business" "Frying Up"[28] | 5 November 1967 | 14 May 1967 |
| 159 | 20 | "Troutbridge in Quarantine" "Have Been Painting Pink Spots"[29] | 12 November 1967 | 14 May 1967 |
Series 10 (1968–69)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [30] | Recording date [30] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | 1 | "Troutbridge Electrifies Portsmouth" "Lighting Up"[31] | 13 October 1968 | 6 October 1968 |
| 161 | 2 | "The Redundancy Drive" | 20 October 1968 | 13 October 1968 |
| 162 | 3 | "The Smugglers Return" | 27 October 1968 | 20 October 1968 |
| 163 | 4 | "Commander Trotter Takes Charge" | 3 November 1968 | 20 October 1968 |
| 164 | 5 | "The Anti-Submarine Missile" | 10 November 1968 | 3 November 1968 |
| 165 | 6 | "Sub-Conductor Phillips" "Accredited"[32] | 17 November 1968 | 10 November 1968 |
| 166 | 7 | "The South Kawowan Summit" | 24 November 1968 | 10 November 1968 |
| 167 | 8 | "Pertwee's Enlistment Expires" "Avoiding Redundancy"[33] | 1 December 1968 | 17 November 1968 |
| 168 | 9 | "Captain Povey Takes Over" | 8 December 1968 | 24 November 1968 |
| 169 | 10 | "Sir Willoughby Goes to Kawowa" | 15 December 1968 | 8 December 1968 |
| 170 | 11 | "The Padre's Birthday" | 22 December 1968 | 8 December 1968 |
| 171 | 12 | "The Portsmouth Kiosk" | 29 December 1968 | 15 December 1968 |
| 172 | 13 | "The Radio Beacon" | 5 January 1969 | 22 December 1968 |
| 173 | 14 | "Mr Phillips' Wrong Uniform" | 12 January 1969 | 5 January 1969 |
| 174 | 15 | "Harold Wilson Reviews the Fleet" | 19 January 1969 | 12 January 1969 |
| 175 | 16 | "Bunging Up" [34] | 26 January 1969 | 12 January 1969 |
| 176 | 17 | "The Relief of the Weather Ship" [35] | 2 February 1969 | 19 January 1969 |
| 177 | 18 | "The Brick Smugglers" | 9 February 1969 | 26 January 1969 |
Series 11 (1969–70)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [36] | Recording date [36] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | 1 | "Commander Murray and The Squatters" | 28 December 1969 | 19 October 1969 |
| 179 | 2 | "What is the SSE?" | 4 January 1970 | 26 October 1969 |
| 180 | 3 | "Pertwee Climbs Up The Promotion Ladder" | 11 January 1970 | 2 November 1969 |
| 181 | 4 | "Stranded" | 18 January 1970 | 9 November 1969 |
| 182 | 5 | "Sir Willoughby's Party" | 25 January 1970 | 16 November 1969 |
| 183 | 6 | "The Fleet Initiative Test" | 1 February 1970 | 30 November 1969 |
| 184 | 7 | "CPO Pertwee's Long Service Medal" | 8 February 1970 | 30 November 1969 |
| 185 | 8 | "The Phenomenal Pertwee Tug" | 15 February 1970 | 7 December 1969 |
| 186 | 9 | "The Security Clampdown" | 22 February 1970 | 14 December 1969 |
| 187 | 10 | "The Anniversary and the Washing" | 1 March 1970 | 21 December 1969 |
| 188 | 11 | "The Forbodians Hijack Troutbridge" | 8 March 1970 | 15 February 1970 |
| 189 | 12 | "Number One Gets Married" | 15 March 1970 | 15 February 1970 |
| 190 | 13 | "The Honeymooners Return" | 22 March 1970 | 22 February 1970 |
| 191 | 14 | "CPO Pertwee and the Lead Half Crowns" | 29 March 1970 | 22 February 1970 |
| 192 | 15 | "Sub-Lt Phillips to Leave for Dartmouth" | 5 April 1970 | 1 March 1970 |
| 193 | 16 | "The Mark 31 Radar" | 12 April 1970 | 1 March 1970 |
- Frank Thornton guest starred as Nathaniel Pertwee in episode 11 in place of Jon Pertwee who was ill.
Series 12 (1971)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [4] | Recording date [4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194 | 1 | "The Put-a-Horse-out-to-Graze Fund" | 16 May 1971 | 18 April 1971 |
| 195 | 2 | "Impressions for Survival" | 23 May 1971 | 18 April 1971 |
| 196 | 3 | "The Beard-Growing Race" | 30 May 1971 | 2 May 1971 |
| 197 | 4 | "The Mysterious Radio Signals" | 6 June 1971 | 2 May 1971 |
| 198 | 5 | "Operation Recovery" | 13 June 1971 | 9 May 1971 |
| 199 | 6 | "The Slogan Contest" | 20 June 1971 | 9 May 1971 |
| 200 | 7 | "Sir Willoughby at Shanghai" | 27 June 1971 | 16 May 1971 |
| 201 | 8 | "Operation Cowes Barge" | 4 July 1971 | 16 May 1971 |
| 202 | 9 | "Number One's Anniversary" | 11 July 1971 | 23 May 1971 |
| 203 | 10 | "The Loch Ness Monster" | 18 July 1971 | 23 May 1971 |
Series 13 (1972)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [37] | Recording date [37] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | 1 | "The TV Documentary" | 26 March 1972 | 9 January 1972 |
| 205 | 2 | "The POW Escape Exercise" | 2 April 1972 | 2 January 1972 |
| 206 | 3 | "Number One's Married Quarters" | 9 April 1972 | 16 January 1972 |
| 207 | 4 | "The Newhaven-Dieppe Smuggling Run" | 16 April 1972 | 23 January 1972 |
| 208 | 5 | "The Bumble Spit Lighthouse Affair" | 23 April 1972 | 30 January 1972 |
| 209 | 6 | "The Tongipouhaha Treasure" | 30 April 1972 | 6 February 1972 |
| 210 | 7 | "The USA Navigator Swap" | 7 May 1972 | 13 February 1972 |
| 211 | 8 | "Son of a Sea Lord" | 14 May 1972 | 20 February 1972 |
| 212 | 9 | "Hypnotising Ramona" | 21 May 1972 | 27 February 1972 |
| 213 | 10 | "The Master of Sardinia" | 28 May 1972 | 5 March 1972 |
| 214 | 11 | "Opportunity Knockers" | 4 June 1972 | 5 March 1972 |
| 215 | 12 | "Friday the 13th" | 11 June 1972 | 19 March 1972 |
| 216 | 13 | "The New NAAFI" | 18 June 1972 | 19 March 1972 |
Series 14 (1973)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [38] | Recording date [38] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 | 1 | "The Montezuela Revolution" | 29 July 1973 | 21 January 1973 |
| 218 | 2 | "The Island Swordfish" | 5 August 1973 | 14 January 1973 |
| 219 | 3 | "Bunged in the Rattle" | 12 August 1973 | 28 January 1973 |
| 220 | 4 | "Kangaroo Polka" | 19 August 1973 | 18 February 1973 |
| 221 | 5 | "The Digital Isles Go Unstable" | 26 August 1973 | 18 February 1973 |
| 222 | 6 | "Egbert Hitches a Ride" | 2 September 1973 | 11 March 1973 |
| 223 | 7 | "Povey — An Admiral at Last" | 9 September 1973 | 11 March 1973 |
| 224 | 8 | "The Bergan Horse Trials" | 16 September 1973 | 18 March 1973 |
| 225 | 9 | "Captain Povey's Wig" | 23 September 1973 | 18 March 1973 |
| 226 | 10 | "The Brain Pill" | 30 September 1973 | 25 March 1973 |
| 227 | 11 | "Operation Showcase" | 7 October 1973 | 25 March 1973 |
| 228 | 12 | "CPO Pertwee — Yachtmonger" | 14 October 1973 | 1 April 1973 |
| 229 | 13 | "The Talpinium Shell" | 21 October 1973 | 8 April 1973 |
Series 15 (1975–76)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [39] | Recording date [39] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | 1 | "Sequel to the Talpinium Shell" | 9 November 1975 | 17 August 1975 |
| 231 | 2 | "NANA" | 16 November 1975 | 17 August 1975 |
| 232 | 3 | "Helen, the New Wren" | 23 November 1975 | 31 August 1975 |
| 233 | 4 | "Relief for Station 150" | 30 November 1975 | 31 August 1975 |
| 234 | 5 | "Black is Beautiful" | 7 December 1975 | 14 September 1975 |
| 235 | 6 | "Sidney and the Stamp" | 14 December 1975 | 14 September 1975 |
| 236 | 7 | "Commander Murray Becomes a Showjumper" | 21 December 1975 | 21 September 1975 |
| 237 | 8 | "Horrible Horace" | 28 December 1975 | 28 September 1975 |
| 238 | 9 | "Officers and Gent's Lib" | 4 January 1976 | 28 September 1975 |
| 239 | 10 | "The Case of the HGM Mark 5" | 11 January 1976 | 5 August 1975 |
| 240 | 11 | "Uncle Wilberforce Pertwee" | 18 January 1976 | 5 August 1975 |
Silver Jubilee special (1977)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [39] | Recording date [39] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | 1 | "The Jubilee Navy Lark" "The BBC Are Sending the Bill to Buckingham Palace" | 16 July 1977 | 26 June 1977 | |
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Released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 15.[39] | |||||
Reunion special (1992)
edit| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date [39] | Recording date [39] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | "The Troutbridge Reunion" sketch in The Light Entertainment Show | 16 November 1992 | 18 October 1992 | |
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Written by George Evans. Produced by Richard Willcox and Dirk Maggs. Released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 15.[39] | |||||
Retrospective specials
editLeft Hand Down a Bit
editBroadcast 13 May 2006 on BBC Radio 7.
A selection of episodes over 3 hours presented by Leslie Phillips.
Episodes Featured:[40]
- "Operation Fag End" (January 1959)
- "The Hank of Heather" (April 1959)
- "The Lighthouse Lark" (January 1960)
- "A Deliberate Bashing" (April 1963)
- "Mr. Phillips at Dartmouth" (October 1967)
- "The Jubilee Navy Lark" (July 1977)
The Leslie Philips links were released on The Navy Lark Collection: Series 10.[30]
The Reunion
editBroadcast 31 August 2008 10:15 am on BBC Radio 4.
Sue MacGregor presents the series which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history. She brings together some of the original team behind The Navy Lark. Participants included June Whitfield, Leslie Phillips, George Evans, Heather Chasen and Tenniel Evans.
References
edit- ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2003). The Navy Lark: Series One 1 (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
- ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2004). The Navy Lark: Series Two, Volume 1 (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
- ^ a b c d Pixley, Andrew (2005). The Navy Lark: Series Two, Volume 2 (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
- ^ a b c d Pixley, Andrew (2016). The Navy Lark: Series Twelve (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
- ^ a b c d Pixley, Andrew (2011). The Navy Lark: Series Seven (booklet). London: AudioGo.
- ^ Byers, Stephen (2019-02-03). "The Navy Lark 60th Anniversary release". www.missing-episodes.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2006). The Navy Lark: Series Three (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
- ^ a b c Pixley, Andrew (2010). The Navy Lark: Series Six, Volume 2 (booklet). London: AudioGo.
- ^ a b c d Pixley, Andrew (2007). The Navy Lark: Series Four, Volume One (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
- ^ a b c d Pixley, Andrew (2008). The Navy Lark: Series Four, Volume Two (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
- ^ @RadioCircleUK (January 16, 2023). "Great news- we've found a lost "Navy Lark" - and it looks like it's the only one that was entirely missing from the BBC Archives!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001l39b
- ^ a b c d e Pixley, Andrew (2009). The Navy Lark featuring the TV Lark: Series Five (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
- ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2010). The Navy Lark: Series Six, Volume 1 (booklet). London: AudioGo.
- ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2012). The Navy Lark: Series Eight (booklet). London: AudioGo.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – The Navy Lark, Series 8, Searching for Their Ship". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – The Navy Lark, Series 8, Float-a-Peddling Their Way Through". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – The Navy Lark, Series 8, Gumming Up The Works". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – The Navy Lark, Series 8, Buoying Up". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2014). The Navy Lark: Series Nine (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Series 9, Doing a Disastrical".
- ^ "The Navy Lark - Deliberately Abandoned - BBC Sounds". Archived from the original on 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Series 9, Have Been Redecorating".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Series 9, Celebrating Their Important Anniversary".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Series 9, Computerising".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Series 9, Seeing Red".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Frustrating the Spark of Invention".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Frying up".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Have Been Painting Pink Spots".
- ^ a b c Pixley, Andrew (2015). The Navy Lark: Series Ten (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Lighting up".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Accredited".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Avoiding Redundancy".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Weathering".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Bunging up".
- ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2015). The Navy Lark: Series Eleven (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
- ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2016). The Navy Lark: Series Thirteen (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
- ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2016). The Navy Lark: Series Fourteen (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Pixley, Andrew (2017). The Navy Lark: Series Fifteen (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
- ^ "The Navy Lark: Left Hand Down A Bit! - BBC Radio 4 Extra". BBC.