"Navy Lark 18"

The Navy Lark, one of radio s longest running laughter-makers, kept the nation on the crest of a wave from 1959 to 1977. All at sea in the Senior Service were conniving Chief Petty Officer Jon Pertwee, silly-ass Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Phillips, and the constantly bemused Stephen Murray as Number One . Tenniel Evans made mischief as Leading Seaman Goldstein, and Ronnie Barker played Able Seaman Fatso Johnson and Engineer Queeg, a man permanently out of his depth. Jump on deck and join them once again in these classic capers, as the crew return towing a flotilla; the Fleet abandons Troutbridge; Pertwee borrows the ship s silver tea service; and Phillips reminisces about his youth. The episodes are: Back from the Antarctic (2 July 1967); The Naval Review (30 July 1967); Troutbridge s Silver Jubilee (10 September 1967) and Sub Lt. Phillips at Dartmouth (29 October 1967).

2 CDs. 2 hrs.