Radio and television

Introductions by the authors, b&w photo illustrations (this 2nd series was only filmed in b&w), 160 pp, black boards in d/w, slight damp marks to d/w and endpapers, but rest of book unaffected, otherwise in very good condition, Virgin Publishing 1998

23.3 x 18.3, 670g, ISBN 1 85227 757 2

See the description (below) from the dustwrapper flap and the rear of the dustwrapper.

It now seems unbelievable that a national treasure like the TV series Dad’s Army could have been so little thought of that the BBC would even consider recycling its videotapes to save money.  Six episodes were “wiped” in this way, though one was recovered as it had been recorded on 35mm film (and the BBC’s film department never throw anything away!).

After this book was published two further missing episodes were recovered, in 2001, but the remaining three episodes are still missing.  See  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad%27s_Army_missing_episodes.

The BBC DVD of the First Series includes the three recovered episodes from the Second Series, and a documentary on how the two episodes were recovered in 2001.

This book, however, is now out of print!