I'd just like to wish my favourite sitcom of all time a very happy 40th birthday. As you probably know, it is Dad's Army night on BBC Two on Saturday to celebrate the 40th anniversery. This night includes: the film, Jimmy Perry's favourite episode, a Dad's Army documentary, David Croft's favourite episode and a documentary about Arthur Lowe. And on Sunday, Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army.
But today is the 40th anniversary of the first episode (The Man And The Hour) going out on air. To celebrate this, I am going to watch the first episode at 8:20 pm (the time it originally went out at). I have the DVD, so will settle down to do that at 8:20 tonight. I suggest you do the same. If you haven't got the DVD, there is always YouTube, which has the opening episode on the site.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx4Z3a118D8 Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O-GdNB1ux8 Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15z4XMoYi2Y Part 3
Remember though, don't watch it until 8:20pm!