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E: 17/08 Win Dad's Army Goodies
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Radio Times
Three winners with the most correct answers, chosen at random, will each receive Dad’s Army: the Complete Collection box set (BBC); a copy of Dad’s Army at 50! (Radio Times) signed by Ian “Pike” Lavender; and a set of Royal Mail Dad’s Army commemorative stamps.
For your chance to win, simply answer our questions below and submit your details:
1. True or false? It was originally intended that the opening titles would feature actual wartime footage of troops and refugees.
A: True
2. In the theme song Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler? which line follows this one:
“Mr Brown goes off to town on the eight twenty-one…”
A: But he comes home each evening and he's ready with his gun.
3. Prior to stamping his mark as Walmington’s undertaker, Frazer kept quite a different type of shop, what was it?
A: Philatelist's shop
4. Which improvised creation does Walker demonstrate to the platoon?
A: All-purpose shoulder protector
5. Although a sergeant in the Home Guard, Wilson is a captain in which one of the following:
A: Cricket team
6. What is Private Sponge’s civilian occupation?
A: Sheep Farmer
7. What’s the name of the ice-cream shop that also serves as a warden’s post on Walmington’s sea front?
A: Jolly Roger Ice Cream Parlour
8. True or false? In his address to the men about the importance of fighting-fit feet, Mainwaring summarises it with the three “F”s – firm feet, functional feet and fit feet.
A: False (he says "fast feet")
9. To have some privacy, Mainwaring and his new lady friend Fiona Gray move their morning coffee dates from Ann’s Pantry to which other Walmington eatery?
A: Marigold Tea Room
10. As Captain Mainwaring and the men race against Captain Square and his platoon in an initiative test, Corporal Jones is suddenly stricken by what?
A: Malaria
11. What order does Sergeant Wilson disobey, which in turn saves Corporal Jones’s life when he is held hostage by a U-boat captain?
A: To put live detonators in the platoon's grenades
12. As a way of welcoming an American Colonel and his men to Walmington, the platoon decides to hold an evening at the pub - doing what?
A: A darts match
13. Having passed his call-up medical, Pike’s departure from the Home Guard becomes imminent. What does Godfrey suggest buying him as a leaving present?
A: A penknife
14. At the Church Hall bazaar, Mainwaring buys several tombola tickets in the hope of winning which prize?
A: Bottle of whisky
15. Before the invasion alert disrupted their plans, Mr and Mrs Jones were intending to spend their wedding night at the Esplanade Hotel in which town?
A: Eastgate
:A Thanks to One-Eye for the answers. :A
Three winners with the most correct answers, chosen at random, will each receive Dad’s Army: the Complete Collection box set (BBC); a copy of Dad’s Army at 50! (Radio Times) signed by Ian “Pike” Lavender; and a set of Royal Mail Dad’s Army commemorative stamps.
For your chance to win, simply answer our questions below and submit your details:
1. True or false? It was originally intended that the opening titles would feature actual wartime footage of troops and refugees.
A: True
2. In the theme song Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler? which line follows this one:
“Mr Brown goes off to town on the eight twenty-one…”
A: But he comes home each evening and he's ready with his gun.
3. Prior to stamping his mark as Walmington’s undertaker, Frazer kept quite a different type of shop, what was it?
A: Philatelist's shop
4. Which improvised creation does Walker demonstrate to the platoon?
A: All-purpose shoulder protector
5. Although a sergeant in the Home Guard, Wilson is a captain in which one of the following:
A: Cricket team
6. What is Private Sponge’s civilian occupation?
A: Sheep Farmer
7. What’s the name of the ice-cream shop that also serves as a warden’s post on Walmington’s sea front?
A: Jolly Roger Ice Cream Parlour
8. True or false? In his address to the men about the importance of fighting-fit feet, Mainwaring summarises it with the three “F”s – firm feet, functional feet and fit feet.
A: False (he says "fast feet")
9. To have some privacy, Mainwaring and his new lady friend Fiona Gray move their morning coffee dates from Ann’s Pantry to which other Walmington eatery?
A: Marigold Tea Room
10. As Captain Mainwaring and the men race against Captain Square and his platoon in an initiative test, Corporal Jones is suddenly stricken by what?
A: Malaria
11. What order does Sergeant Wilson disobey, which in turn saves Corporal Jones’s life when he is held hostage by a U-boat captain?
A: To put live detonators in the platoon's grenades
12. As a way of welcoming an American Colonel and his men to Walmington, the platoon decides to hold an evening at the pub - doing what?
A: A darts match
13. Having passed his call-up medical, Pike’s departure from the Home Guard becomes imminent. What does Godfrey suggest buying him as a leaving present?
A: A penknife
14. At the Church Hall bazaar, Mainwaring buys several tombola tickets in the hope of winning which prize?
A: Bottle of whisky
15. Before the invasion alert disrupted their plans, Mr and Mrs Jones were intending to spend their wedding night at the Esplanade Hotel in which town?
A: Eastgate
:A Thanks to One-Eye for the answers. :A
'...luck came to those who left a space for it.' Terry Pratchett
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1. True (from HERE)
2. But he comes home each evening and he's ready with his gun.
3. Philatelist's shop
4. All-purpose shoulder protector
5. Cricket Team
6. Sheep Farmer
7. Jolly Roger Ice Cream Parlour
8. False (he says "fast feet")
9. Marigold Tea Room
10. Malaria
11. To put live detonators in the platoon's grenades
12. A darts match
13. A penknife
14. Bottle of Whisky
15. Eastgate
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15. Eastgate
Edit: Oops too slow, posted this just as you edited! Thanks both!0 -
Anybody else having an error message when submitting
"Fastly error: unknown domain: origin.radiotimes.com. Please check that this domain has been added to a service.
Details: cache-lcy19232-LCY"
Had this before with Radio Times comp forms. Any ideas?0 -
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I think it's orange as well as he was determined to win his wife one.0
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was 14 not an orange ?
The oranges and bottle of whiskey are in the same episode, The Love of Three Oranges, but it's the bottle of whiskey that's a tombola prize.I think it's orange as well as he was determined to win his wife one.'...luck came to those who left a space for it.' Terry Pratchett0 -
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how do we get round it without having to fork out on a stamp to send in our answers by post? x0
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My Chrome browser blocked the Radio Times page from downloading unsafe scripts. I have no idea what that means but there was a little key symbol in the right hand corner of the address bar at the top of the page.
When I clicked on it and chose the option to let the page run the scripts, I could enter the comp without gettting that error message.
Hope that helps xShe came, she saw, she comped!0
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