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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, one episode is missing from the BBC archives: The TV Lark episode 9, "The Top Secret Rocket Trials".

Series overview[edit]

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedTimeslot
First airedLast airedNetwork
11629 March 1959 (1959-03-29)12 July 1959 (1959-07-12)Light ProgrammeSunday 7:00 pm
22616 October 1959 (1959-10-16)8 April 1960 (1960-04-08)Friday 7:30 pm
3202 November 1960 (1960-11-02)15 March 1961 (1961-03-15)Wednesday 7:31 pm
42615 September 1961 (1961-09-15)9 March 1962 (1962-03-09)Wednesday 7:31 pm
S125 December 1962 (1962-12-25)Overseas ServiceTBC
TV1025 January 1963 (1963-01-25)29 March 1963 (1963-03-29)Light ProgrammeFriday 8:00 pm
565 April 1963 (1963-04-05)10 May 1963 (1963-05-10)Friday 8:00 pm
61927 September 1963 (1963-09-27)31 January 1964 (1964-01-31)Friday 8:00 pm
71311 July 1965 (1965-07-11)3 October 1965 (1965-10-03)Sunday 2:00 pm
S125 December 1965 (1965-12-25)World ServiceTBC
8134 September 1966 (1966-09-04)27 November 1966 (1966-11-27)Light ProgrammeSunday 1:30 pm
9202 July 1967 (1967-07-02)12 November 1967 (1967-11-12)Light Programme (1–13)
Radio 2 (14–20)		Sunday 1:30 pm (1–13)
Sunday 2:00 pm (14–20)
101813 October 1968 (1968-10-13)9 February 1969 (1969-02-09)Radio 2Sunday 2:00 pm
111628 December 1969 (1969-12-28)12 April 1970 (1970-04-12)Sunday 2:00 pm (1–14)
Sunday 2:01 pm (15–16)
121016 May 1971 (1971-05-16)18 July 1971 (1971-07-18)Sunday 2:01 pm
131326 March 1972 (1972-03-26)18 June 1972 (1972-06-18)Sunday 2:02 pm
141329 July 1973 (1973-07-29)21 October 1973 (1973-10-21)Sunday 2:02 pm
15119 November 1975 (1975-11-09)18 January 1976 (1976-01-18)Sunday 2:02 pm
S116 July 1977 (1977-07-16)Sunday 2:02 pm
S114 November 1992 (1992-11-14)Saturday 7:30 pm

Episodes[edit]

Series 1 (1959)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [1]Recording date [1]
11"The Missing Jeep"29 March 1959 (1959-03-29)22 March 1959
22"Operation Fag End"5 April 1959 (1959-04-05)7 January 1959
This was the pilot episode.
33"Number One's Chair"12 April 1959 (1959-04-12)15 March 1959
44"The Fairground Lights"19 April 1959 (1959-04-19)29 March 1959
55"The Comfort Fund"26 April 1959 (1959-04-26)5 April 1959
66"Stuck up the Inlet"3 May 1959 (1959-05-03)12 April 1959
77"The Admiral's Party"10 May 1959 (1959-05-10)19 April 1959
88"The Hank of Heather"17 May 1959 (1959-05-17)26 April 1959
99"The Multiple Mine"24 May 1959 (1959-05-24)17 May 1959
1010"The Gun Mechanism Test"31 May 1959 (1959-05-31)24 May 1959
1111"The Whittlesea Bay Yacht Regatta"7 June 1959 (1959-06-07)31 May 1959
1212"The Psychology Test"14 June 1959 (1959-06-14)7 June 1959
1313"A Watch on the Initiative Test"21 June 1959 (1959-06-21)14 June 1959
1414"An Exercise in Filming"28 June 1959 (1959-06-28)21 June 1959
1515"The Smuggling Spy"5 July 1959 (1959-07-05)28 June 1959
1616"The Whittlesea Carnival and Fête"12 July 1959 (1959-07-12)28 June 1959

Series 2 (1959–60)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [2][3]Recording date [2][3]
171"New at the Helm"16 October 1959 (1959-10-16)4 October 1959
182"Fatso's Box Brownie"23 October 1959 (1959-10-23)11 October 1959
193"Bring Back the Barge"30 October 1959 (1959-10-30)18 October 1959
204"The Mock Action"6 November 1959 (1959-11-06)25 October 1959
215"Going Dutch"13 November 1959 (1959-11-13)1 November 1959
226"The Figurehead"20 November 1959 (1959-11-20)8 November 1959
237"Gunboat to Gumba"27 November 1959 (1959-11-27)15 November 1959
Episode released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 12[4]
248"Johnson Finds Treasure"4 December 1959 (1959-12-04)22 November 1959
259"The Charter Trip to Antarctica"11 December 1959 (1959-12-11)29 November 1959
2610"Cementing Relations"18 December 1959 (1959-12-18)6 December 1959
2711"Strike up the Band"25 December 1959 (1959-12-25)13 December 1959
2812"The Route March"1 January 1960 (1960-01-01)20 December 1959
Episode released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 7.[5]
2913"A Trip up the Thames"15 January 1960 (1960-01-15)10 January 1960
3014"Radar Talk Down System"15 January 1960 (1960-01-15)10 January 1960
Episode released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 12.[4]
3115"A Crisp Romance"22 January 1960 (1960-01-22)17 January 1960
3216"The Lighthouse Lark"29 January 1960 (1960-01-29)24 January 1960
3317"Pertwee Posted to Portsmouth"5 February 1960 (1960-02-05)31 January 1960
3418"Johnson's Diet"12 February 1960 (1960-02-12)7 February 1960
3519"Tug of War"19 February 1960 (1960-02-19)14 February 1960
3620"Return to Portarneyland"26 February 1960 (1960-02-26)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]
3721"The Cross Country Run"4 March 1960 (1960-03-04)28 February 1960
3822"The Morning After"11 March 1960 (1960-03-11)6 March 1960
3923"The Admiral's Present"18 March 1960 (1960-03-18)13 March 1960
4024"Secret Mission to Calais"25 March 1960 (1960-03-25)20 March 1960
4125"Mr Murray Goes Sick"1 April 1960 (1960-04-01)27 March 1960
4226"The Portarneyland Fishing Limit"8 April 1960 (1960-04-08)27 March 1960

Series 3 (1960–61)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [7]Recording date [7]
431"In Portsmouth for a Re-Fit"2 November 1960 (1960-11-02)9 October 1960
N/AN/A"The Wrens' Reunion"Unaired (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]
442"Refitting Ebeneezer Pertwee"9 November 1960 (1960-11-09)16 October 1960
453"Sea Trials of the Poppadom"16 November 1960 (1960-11-16)23 October 1960
464"Mutiny Aboard Troutbridge"23 November 1960 (1960-11-23)30 October 1960
475"The Exploding Biscuits"30 November 1960 (1960-11-30)6 November 1960
486"Sir Willoughby Takes Over the Island"7 December 1960 (1960-12-07)13 November 1960
497"Mount Rumpus Atoll"14 December 1960 (1960-12-14)20 November 1960
508"The 50th Show: Mr Murray's Houseboat"21 December 1960 (1960-12-21)27 November 1960
519"Johnson's Birthday"28 December 1960 (1960-12-28)4 December 1960
Crew of HMS Troubridge in audience.
5210"Povey's Unexpected Leave"4 January 1961 (1961-01-04)11 December 1960
5311"Families' Day"11 January 1961 (1961-01-11)18 December 1960
5412"Falmouth Ghost Ship"18 January 1961 (1961-01-18)1 January 1961
5513"Onabushkan Flu"25 January 1961 (1961-01-25)8 January 1961
5614"The Efficiency Expert"1 February 1961 (1961-02-01)15 January 1961
5715"The Floggle Grummit Missile"8 February 1961 (1961-02-08)29 January 1961
5816"The Hitch-Hiking Counterfeiter"15 February 1961 (1961-02-15)29 January 1961
5917"Commodore Goldstein"22 February 1961 (1961-02-22)19 February 1961
6018"Mr Phillips Has Navigation Tuition"1 March 1961 (1961-03-01)19 February 1961
6119"CPO Pertwee and the Laundry"8 March 1961 (1961-03-08)26 February 1961
6220"The Surprise Wedding"15 March 1961 (1961-03-15)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		TitleOriginal air date [9][10]Recording date [9][10]
631"Returning from Leave"15 September 1961 (1961-09-15)10 September 1961
642"Captain Povey's Spy"22 September 1961 (1961-09-22)10 September 1961
653"The Secret of Nessie's Youth"29 September 1961 (1961-09-29)17 September 1961
664"The Northampton Hunt Ball"6 October 1961 (1961-10-06)17 September 1961
675"Hijacked!"13 October 1961 (1961-10-13)24 September 1961
686"Admiral Troutbridge"20 October 1961 (1961-10-20)1 October 1961
697"Relatives and Reservations"27 October 1961 (1961-10-27)8 October 1961
708"Humgrummits on the High Seas"3 November 1961 (1961-11-03)15 October 1961
719"Are Captain and Mrs Povey Married?"10 November 1961 (1961-11-10)29 October 1961
7210"Cine Cameras at Sea"17 November 1961 (1961-11-17)5 November 1961
7311"The Citizen Adjustment Course"24 November 1961 (1961-11-24)12 November 1961
7412"A Hole Lieutenant"1 December 1961 (1961-12-01)19 November 1961
7513"Spy Catching in Casablanca"8 December 1961 (1961-12-08)26 November 1961
7614"Mount Pot Erupts"15 December 1961 (1961-12-15)5 November 1961
7715"Captain Povey's Shop"22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)3 December 1961
7816"Leading Seaman Goldstein's Party"29 December 1961 (1961-12-29)10 December 1961
7917"The Invitation"5 January 1962 (1962-01-05)17 December 1961
8018"The Cornish Exercise"12 January 1962 (1962-01-12)31 December 1961
Recording found by Radio Circle over Christmas 2022.[11] Aired on Radio 4 Extra Spring 2023.[12]
8119"A Strange Hobby"19 January 1962 (1962-01-19)7 January 1962
8220"Mr Phillips Get Engaged"26 January 1962 (1962-01-26)14 January 1962
8321"The Sinking of the Bubble Car"2 February 1962 (1962-02-02)21 January 1962
8422"Long Jonathan Pertwee"9 February 1962 (1962-02-09)28 January 1962
8523"The Admiral's Accident Report"16 February 1962 (1962-02-16)4 February 1962
8624"Over the Sea to Rosyth"23 February 1962 (1962-02-23)11 February 1962
8725"The Return of Sir Frederick Flatley"2 March 1962 (1962-03-02)18 February 1962
8826"The Ship's Concert"9 March 1962 (1962-03-09)25 February 1962

Christmas special (1962)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [9][10]Recording date [9][10]
N/AN/A"Calling The Antarctic"25 December 1962 (1962-12-25)4 December 1962
Not broadcast in the UK. Released on The Navy Lark Collection: Series 4, Vol 2.

The TV Lark (1963)[edit]

Released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 5.[13]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [13]Recording date [13]
N/A1"Opening Night"25 January 1963 (1963-01-25)20 January 1963
N/A2"The Prestige Show"1 February 1963 (1963-02-01)27 January 1963
N/A3"Z Ambulances"8 February 1963 (1963-02-08)3 February 1963
N/A4"House of Commons"15 February 1963 (1963-02-15)10 February 1963
N/A5"Back to Portsmouth"22 February 1963 (1963-02-22)17 February 1963
N/A6"On Safari"1 March 1963 (1963-03-01)24 February 1963
N/A7"Ship Ahoy!"8 March 1963 (1963-03-08)3 March 1963
N/A8"The Portarneyland Election"15 March 1963 (1963-03-15)10 March 1963
N/A9"The Top Secret Rocket Trials"22 March 1963 (1963-03-22)17 March 1963
Recording missing.
N/A10"Back in the Navy"29 March 1963 (1963-03-29)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		TitleOriginal air date [13]Recording date [13]
891"First Day out of Dock"5 April 1963 (1963-04-05)31 March 1963
902"The New Barmaid"12 April 1963 (1963-04-12)7 April 1963
913"A Deliberate Bashing"19 April 1963 (1963-04-19)14 April 1963
924"Whittlesea Regatta"26 April 1963 (1963-04-26)21 April 1963
935"HMS Troutbridge Gets a Rocket"3 May 1963 (1963-05-03)28 April 1963
946"The Ghost Ship"10 May 1963 (1963-05-10)5 May 1963

Series 6 (1963–64)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [14][8]Recording date [14][8]
951"Wren Chasen Returns"27 September 1963 (1963-09-27)22 September 1963
962"On the Carpet"4 October 1963 (1963-10-04)29 September 1963
973"The Bungalese Spies"11 October 1963 (1963-10-11)6 October 1963
984"Troutbridge's Party"18 October 1963 (1963-10-18)13 October 1963
995"Rescuing Admirals"25 October 1963 (1963-10-25)20 October 1963
1006"Demise of the Depth Charges"1 November 1963 (1963-11-01)27 October 1963
1017"The Struggle for Promotion"8 November 1963 (1963-11-08)3 November 1963
1028"Navigation by Computer"15 November 1963 (1963-11-15)10 November 1963
1039"Stormy Weather"22 November 1963 (1963-11-22)17 November 1963
10410"Chasing the Kepeac"29 November 1963 (1963-11-29)24 November 1963
10511"The Submerged Island"6 December 1963 (1963-12-06)1 December 1963
10612"The Sicilian Secret Agent"13 December 1963 (1963-12-13)8 December 1963
10713"Germany's Troutbridge"20 December 1963 (1963-12-20)15 December 1963
10814"Confirming Povey's Rank"27 December 1963 (1963-12-27)22 December 1963
10915"The Calais Dock Strike"3 January 1964 (1964-01-03)29 December 1963
11016"Johnson's Memoirs"10 January 1964 (1964-01-10)5 January 1964
11117"The Emperor of Tratvia"17 January 1964 (1964-01-17)12 January 1964
11218"Open Day"24 January 1964 (1964-01-24)19 January 1964
11319"Stuck on a Sandbank"31 January 1964 (1964-01-31)26 January 1964

Series 7 (1965)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [5]Recording date [5]
1141"Taking Some Liberties"11 July 1965 (1965-07-11)22 November 1964
1152"Smugglers in the Solent"18 July 1965 (1965-07-18)29 November 1964
1163"Mr Murray is Victimised"25 July 1965 (1965-07-25)6 December 1964
1174"The Poveys Move House"1 August 1965 (1965-08-01)20 December 1964
1185"Captain Povey Reports Sick"8 August 1965 (1965-08-08)20 December 1964
1196"Admiral Pertwee's Fleet"15 August 1965 (1965-08-15)3 January 1965
1207"Let Loose with a Chopper"22 August 1965 (1965-08-22)10 January 1965
1218"Making a Right Pig's Breakfast"29 August 1965 (1965-08-29)17 January 1965
1229"The Mysterious Pudding Mine"5 September 1965 (1965-09-05)24 January 1965
12310"The Hovercraft Training Course"12 September 1965 (1965-09-12)31 January 1965
12411"Sabotaged Floggle-Toggle Box"19 September 1965 (1965-09-19)7 February 1965
12512"The Portarneyland Training Exercise"26 September 1965 (1965-09-26)21 February 1965
12613"Going on Leave to Croydon"3 October 1965 (1965-10-03)21 February 1965

Christmas special (1965)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [5]Recording date
N/AN/A"Hitting the Ice Floe"25 December 1965 (1965-12-25)TBA
Not broadcast in the UK. Released on The Navy Lark Collection: Series 7.

Series 8 (1966)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [15]Recording date [15]
1271"Where is Troutbridge?"
"Searching for Their Ship"[16]		4 September 1966 (1966-09-04)1 May 1966
1282"The Float a Peddle Fiddle?"
"Float-a-Peddling Their Way Through""[17]		11 September 1966 (1966-09-11)8 May 1966
1293"A Sticky Business"
"Gumming Up The Works"[18]		18 September 1966 (1966-09-18)15 May 1966
1304"Buoys Will Be Buoys"
"Buoying Up"[19]		25 September 1966 (1966-09-25)22 May 1966
1315"Steamship Day"2 October 1966 (1966-10-02)29 May 1966
1326"Farewell to HMS Varsity"9 October 1966 (1966-10-09)5 June 1966
1337"The Army Lark"16 October 1966 (1966-10-16)12 June 1966
1348"Just the Ticket"23 October 1966 (1966-10-23)10 July 1966
1359"Mr Phillips' Promotion"30 October 1966 (1966-10-30)10 July 1966
13610"Pertwee and the Tratvian Beer"6 November 1966 (1966-11-06)19 June 1966
13711"The PM Papa"13 November 1966 (1966-11-13)26 June 1966
13812"Getting Rid of Pertwee"20 November 1966 (1966-11-20)24 July 1966
13913"Off to Sea at Last"27 November 1966 (1966-11-27)24 July 1966

Series 9 (1967)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [20]Recording date [20]
1401"Back from the Antarctic"
"Having Been Towing"		2 July 1967 (1967-07-02)5 March 1967
1412"Fishing off the Faroes"9 July 1967 (1967-07-09)5 March 1967
1423"A Filthy Ferryboat"
"Cleaning Up"		16 July 1967 (1967-07-16)12 March 1967
1434"Jigsaws and Jemmies"
"Doing a Disastrical"[21]		23 July 1967 (1967-07-23)12 March 1967
1445"The Naval Review"
"Deliberately Abandoned"[22]		30 July 1967 (1967-07-30)19 March 1967
1456"The Curious Caravan Case"6 August 1967 (1967-08-06)19 March 1967
1467"Frenchmen in J.41"13 August 1967 (1967-08-13)2 April 1967
1478"The Police Drop In"20 August 1967 (1967-08-20)2 April 1967
1489"Mr Murray's Endurance Course"27 August 1967 (1967-08-27)9 April 1967
14910"Women in the Wardroom"
"Have Been Redecorating"[23]		3 September 1967 (1967-09-03)9 April 1967
15011"Troutbridge's Silver Jubilee"
"Celebrating Their Important Anniversary"[24]		10 September 1967 (1967-09-10)7 May 1967
15112"CECIL the Navigation Computer"
"Computerising"[25]		17 September 1967 (1967-09-17)16 April 1967
15213"A Russian Rendezvous"
"Seeing Red"[26]		24 September 1967 (1967-09-24)16 April 1967
15314"The Bugged and Burgled Beer"1 October 1967 (1967-10-01)23 April 1967
15415"Picking up the Poppadom"8 October 1967 (1967-10-08)23 April 1967
15516"Cuthbert Joins the Navy"15 October 1967 (1967-10-15)30 April 1967
15617"The Flying Machine"
"Frustrating the Spark of Invention"[27]		22 October 1967 (1967-10-22)30 April 1967
15718"When Sub-Lieutenant Phillips was at Dartmouth"29 October 1967 (1967-10-29)7 May 1967
15819"A Fishy Business"
"Frying Up"[28]		5 November 1967 (1967-11-05)14 May 1967
15920"Troutbridge in Quarantine"
"Have Been Painting Pink Spots"[29]		12 November 1967 (1967-11-12)14 May 1967

Series 10 (1968–69)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [30]Recording date [30]
1601"Troutbridge Electrifies Portsmouth"
"Lighting Up"[31]		13 October 1968 (1968-10-13)6 October 1968
1612"The Redundancy Drive"20 October 1968 (1968-10-20)13 October 1968
1623"The Smugglers Return"27 October 1968 (1968-10-27)20 October 1968
1634"Commander Trotter Takes Charge"3 November 1968 (1968-11-03)20 October 1968
1645"The Anti-Submarine Missile"10 November 1968 (1968-11-10)3 November 1968
1656"Sub-Conductor Phillips"
"Accredited"[32]		17 November 1968 (1968-11-17)10 November 1968
1667"The South Kawowan Summit"24 November 1968 (1968-11-24)10 November 1968
1678"Pertwee's Enlistment Expires"
"Avoiding Redundancy"[33]		1 December 1968 (1968-12-01)17 November 1968
1689"Captain Povey Takes Over"8 December 1968 (1968-12-08)24 November 1968
16910"Sir Willoughby Goes to Kawowa"15 December 1968 (1968-12-15)8 December 1968
17011"The Padre's Birthday"22 December 1968 (1968-12-22)8 December 1968
17112"The Portsmouth Kiosk"29 December 1968 (1968-12-29)15 December 1968
17213"The Radio Beacon"5 January 1969 (1969-01-05)22 December 1968
17314"Mr Phillips' Wrong Uniform"12 January 1969 (1969-01-12)5 January 1969
17415"Harold Wilson Reviews the Fleet"19 January 1969 (1969-01-19)12 January 1969
17516"Bunging Up"
[34]		26 January 1969 (1969-01-26)12 January 1969
17617"The Relief of the Weather Ship"
[35]		2 February 1969 (1969-02-02)19 January 1969
17718"The Brick Smugglers"9 February 1969 (1969-02-09)26 January 1969

Series 11 (1969–70)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [36]Recording date [36]
1781"Commander Murray and The Squatters"28 December 1969 (1969-12-28)19 October 1969
1792"What is the SSE?"4 January 1970 (1970-01-04)26 October 1969
1803"Pertwee Climbs Up The Promotion Ladder"11 January 1970 (1970-01-11)2 November 1969
1814"Stranded"18 January 1970 (1970-01-18)9 November 1969
1825"Sir Willoughby's Party"25 January 1970 (1970-01-25)16 November 1969
1836"The Fleet Initiative Test"1 February 1970 (1970-02-01)30 November 1969
1847"CPO Pertwee's Long Service Medal"8 February 1970 (1970-02-08)30 November 1969
1858"The Phenomenal Pertwee Tug"15 February 1970 (1970-02-15)7 December 1969
1869"The Security Clampdown"22 February 1970 (1970-02-22)14 December 1969
18710"The Anniversary and the Washing"1 March 1970 (1970-03-01)21 December 1969
18811"The Forbodians Hijack Troutbridge"8 March 1970 (1970-03-08)15 February 1970
18912"Number One Gets Married"15 March 1970 (1970-03-15)15 February 1970
19013"The Honeymooners Return"22 March 1970 (1970-03-22)22 February 1970
19114"CPO Pertwee and the Lead Half Crowns"29 March 1970 (1970-03-29)22 February 1970
19215"Sub-Lt Phillips to Leave for Dartmouth"5 April 1970 (1970-04-05)1 March 1970
19316"The Mark 31 Radar"12 April 1970 (1970-04-12)1 March 1970

Series 12 (1971)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [4]Recording date [4]
1941"The Put-a-Horse-out-to-Graze Fund"16 May 1971 (1971-05-16)18 April 1971
1952"Impressions for Survival"23 May 1971 (1971-05-23)18 April 1971
1963"The Beard-Growing Race"30 May 1971 (1971-05-30)2 May 1971
1974"The Mysterious Radio Signals"6 June 1971 (1971-06-06)2 May 1971
1985"Operation Recovery"13 June 1971 (1971-06-13)9 May 1971
1996"The Slogan Contest"20 June 1971 (1971-06-20)9 May 1971
2007"Sir Willoughby at Shanghai"27 June 1971 (1971-06-27)16 May 1971
2018"Operation Cowes Barge"4 July 1971 (1971-07-04)16 May 1971
2029"Number One's Anniversary"11 July 1971 (1971-07-11)23 May 1971
20310"The Loch Ness Monster"18 July 1971 (1971-07-18)23 May 1971

Series 13 (1972)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [37]Recording date [37]
2041"The TV Documentary"26 March 1972 (1972-03-26)9 January 1972
2052"The POW Escape Exercise"2 April 1972 (1972-04-02)2 January 1972
2063"Number One's Married Quarters"9 April 1972 (1972-04-09)16 January 1972
2074"The Newhaven-Dieppe Smuggling Run"16 April 1972 (1972-04-16)23 January 1972
2085"The Bumble Spit Lighthouse Affair"23 April 1972 (1972-04-23)30 January 1972
2096"The Tongipouhaha Treasure"30 April 1972 (1972-04-30)6 February 1972
2107"The USA Navigator Swap"7 May 1972 (1972-05-07)13 February 1972
2118"Son of a Sea Lord"14 May 1972 (1972-05-14)20 February 1972
2129"Hypnotising Ramona"21 May 1972 (1972-05-21)27 February 1972
21310"The Master of Sardinia"28 May 1972 (1972-05-28)5 March 1972
21411"Opportunity Knockers"4 June 1972 (1972-06-04)5 March 1972
21512"Friday the 13th"11 June 1972 (1972-06-11)19 March 1972
21613"The New NAAFI"18 June 1972 (1972-06-18)19 March 1972

Series 14 (1973)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [38]Recording date [38]
2171"The Montezuela Revolution"29 July 1973 (1973-07-29)21 January 1973
2182"The Island Swordfish"5 August 1973 (1973-08-05)14 January 1973
2193"Bunged in the Rattle"12 August 1973 (1973-08-12)28 January 1973
2204"Kangaroo Polka"19 August 1973 (1973-08-19)18 February 1973
2215"The Digital Isles Go Unstable"26 August 1973 (1973-08-26)18 February 1973
2226"Egbert Hitches a Ride"2 September 1973 (1973-09-02)11 March 1973
2237"Povey — An Admiral at Last"9 September 1973 (1973-09-09)11 March 1973
2248"The Bergan Horse Trials"16 September 1973 (1973-09-16)18 March 1973
2259"Captain Povey's Wig"23 September 1973 (1973-09-23)18 March 1973
22610"The Brain Pill"30 September 1973 (1973-09-30)25 March 1973
22711"Operation Showcase"7 October 1973 (1973-10-07)25 March 1973
22812"CPO Pertwee — Yachtmonger"14 October 1973 (1973-10-14)1 April 1973
22913"The Talpinium Shell"21 October 1973 (1973-10-21)8 April 1973

Series 15 (1975–76)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [39]Recording date [39]
2301"Sequel to the Talpinium Shell"9 November 1975 (1975-11-09)17 August 1975
2312"NANA"16 November 1975 (1975-11-16)17 August 1975
2323"Helen, the New Wren"23 November 1975 (1975-11-23)31 August 1975
2334"Relief for Station 150"30 November 1975 (1975-11-30)31 August 1975
2345"Black is Beautiful"7 December 1975 (1975-12-07)14 September 1975
2356"Sidney and the Stamp"14 December 1975 (1975-12-14)14 September 1975
2367"Commander Murray Becomes a Showjumper"21 December 1975 (1975-12-21)21 September 1975
2378"Horrible Horace"28 December 1975 (1975-12-28)28 September 1975
2389"Officers and Gent's Lib"4 January 1976 (1976-01-04)28 September 1975
23910"The Case of the HGM Mark 5"11 January 1976 (1976-01-11)5 August 1975
24011"Uncle Wilberforce Pertwee"18 January 1976 (1976-01-18)5 August 1975

Silver Jubilee special (1977)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [39]Recording date [39]
2411"The Jubilee Navy Lark"
"The BBC Are Sending the Bill to Buckingham Palace"		16 July 1977 (1977-07-16)26 June 1977
Released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 15.[39]

Reunion special (1992)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date [39]Recording date [39]
N/AN/A"The Troutbridge Reunion" sketch in The Light Entertainment Show16 November 1992 (1992-11-16)18 October 1992
Written by George Evans. Produced by Richard Willcox and Dirk Maggs. Released in The Navy Lark Collection: Series 15.[39]

Retrospective specials[edit]

Left Hand Down a Bit[edit]

Broadcast 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[edit]

Broadcast 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]

  1. ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2003). The Navy Lark: Series One 1 (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
  2. ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2004). The Navy Lark: Series Two, Volume 1 (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
  3. ^ a b c d Pixley, Andrew (2005). The Navy Lark: Series Two, Volume 2 (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
  4. ^ a b c d Pixley, Andrew (2016). The Navy Lark: Series Twelve (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
  5. ^ a b c d Pixley, Andrew (2011). The Navy Lark: Series Seven (booklet). London: AudioGo.
  6. ^ Byers, Stephen (2019-02-03). "The Navy Lark 60th Anniversary release". www.missing-episodes.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  7. ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2006). The Navy Lark: Series Three (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
  8. ^ a b c Pixley, Andrew (2010). The Navy Lark: Series Six, Volume 2 (booklet). London: AudioGo.
  9. ^ a b c d Pixley, Andrew (2007). The Navy Lark: Series Four, Volume One (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
  10. ^ a b c d Pixley, Andrew (2008). The Navy Lark: Series Four, Volume Two (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
  11. ^ @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.
  12. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001l39b
  13. ^ a b c d e Pixley, Andrew (2009). The Navy Lark featuring the TV Lark: Series Five (booklet). London: BBC Audiobooks.
  14. ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2010). The Navy Lark: Series Six, Volume 1 (booklet). London: AudioGo.
  15. ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2012). The Navy Lark: Series Eight (booklet). London: AudioGo.
  16. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – The Navy Lark, Series 8, Searching for Their Ship". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  17. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – The Navy Lark, Series 8, Float-a-Peddling Their Way Through". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  18. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – The Navy Lark, Series 8, Gumming Up The Works". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  19. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – The Navy Lark, Series 8, Buoying Up". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  20. ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2014). The Navy Lark: Series Nine (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
  21. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Series 9, Doing a Disastrical".
  22. ^ "The Navy Lark - Deliberately Abandoned - BBC Sounds". Archived from the original on 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  23. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Series 9, Have Been Redecorating".
  24. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Series 9, Celebrating Their Important Anniversary".
  25. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Series 9, Computerising".
  26. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Series 9, Seeing Red".
  27. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Frustrating the Spark of Invention".
  28. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Frying up".
  29. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Have Been Painting Pink Spots".
  30. ^ a b c Pixley, Andrew (2015). The Navy Lark: Series Ten (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
  31. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Lighting up".
  32. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Accredited".
  33. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Avoiding Redundancy".
  34. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Weathering".
  35. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - the Navy Lark, Bunging up".
  36. ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2015). The Navy Lark: Series Eleven (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
  37. ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2016). The Navy Lark: Series Thirteen (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
  38. ^ a b Pixley, Andrew (2016). The Navy Lark: Series Fourteen (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
  39. ^ a b c d e f g h Pixley, Andrew (2017). The Navy Lark: Series Fifteen (booklet). London: BBC Physical Audio.
  40. ^ "The Navy Lark: Left Hand Down A Bit! - BBC Radio 4 Extra". BBC.
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