Flying the Flag 

Last Edited: 06-May-2014 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

Four series on BBC Radio 4.

Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
BBC R4
20-Apr-1987
BBC R7
1-1
Favours
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Milton Johns,
Stuart Organ, Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
27:21, 25656, S
BBC R4
27-Apr-1987
BBC R7
1-2
Weather Problems
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Michael Bilton,
Jonathan Kydd, Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
27:28, 25759, S
BBC R4
04-May-1987
BBC R7
1-3
Notes From The Underground
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Michael Bilton,
Sue Broomfield, Stephen Greif
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
27:22, 25658, S
BBC R4
11-May-1987
BBC R7
1-4
Compromising Positions
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Milton Johns,
Margaret Ward, Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
27:15, 25557, S
BBC R4
18-May-1987
BBC R7
1-5
Here In The Western World
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Michael Bilton,
Jonathan Kydd, Stephen Greif, Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
27:26, 25724, S
BBC R4
25-May-1987
BBC R7
1-6
Spy Story
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Stephen Greif,
Susie Brann, Peter Howell
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
27:15, 25550, S
BBC R4
10-Mar-1988
BBC R7
2-1
The Bread And Butter
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Stephen Greif,
Stephen Rashbrook, Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
29:14, 27408, S
BBC R4
17-Mar-1988
BBC R7
2-2
The Space Race
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Stephen Greif,
David Goodland, Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
29:26, 27594, S
BBC R4
24-Mar-1988
BBC R7
2-3
A Tooth For A Tooth
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Stephen Greif,
Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
29:17, 27467, S
BBC R4
31-Mar-1988
BBC R7
2-4
The Opium Of The People
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, John Baddely,
Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
29:28, 27634, S
BBC R4
07-Apr-1988
BBC R7
2-5
No Sudden Moves
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Richard Pearce,
Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
28:47, 27000, S
BBC R4
14-Apr-1988
BBC R7
2-6
Political Flu
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Paul Gregory,
Peter Craze, Stephen Greif, Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
29:16, 27445, S
BBC R4
21-Apr-1988
BBC R7
2-7
A Taste Of Democracy
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Alan Dudley,
Richard Tate, Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
29:29, 27645, S
BBC R4
28-Apr-1988
BBC R7
2-8
Submarine Diplomacy
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, David Goodland,
Stephen Greif, Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Pete Atkin
29:27, 27620, S
BBC R4
20-Nov-1990
BBC R7
3-1
Whose Rubbish Is It Anyway?
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Stephen Greif
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:37, 27780, S
BBC R4
27-Nov-1990
BBC R7
3-2
Our Own Correspondent
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
John Grieve
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:42, 27850, S
BBC R4
04-Dec-1990
BBC R7
3-3
The Comrade Connection
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Stephen Greif
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:42, 27858, S
BBC R4
11-Dec-1990
BBC R7
3-4
A Loss Of Marbles
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:37, 27782, S
BBC R4
18-Dec-1990
BBC R7
3-5
Cool Heads
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Stephen Greif, Norman Bird
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:42, 27845, S
BBC R4
25-Dec-1990
BBC R7
3-6
Cultural Exchange
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Julian Dutton
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:49, 27967, S
BBC R4
16-Jun-1992
BBC R7
4-1
Spiritual Values
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Stephen Greif
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:57, 28090, S
BBC R4
23-Jun-1992
BBC R7
4-2
In Custody
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Stephen Greif
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:44, 27883, S
BBC R4
30-Jun-1992
BBC R7
4-3
As Unequal As Others
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Stephen Greif
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:19, 27486, S
BBC R4
07-Jul-1992
BBC R7
4-4
Little Extras
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Stephen Greif, Peter Whitman
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:36, 27751, S
BBC R4
14-Jul-1992
BBC R7
4-5
Endangered Species
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Stephen Greif
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:36, 27762, S
BBC R4
21-Jul-1992
BBC R7
4-6
No Special Treatment
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Stephen Greif
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:38, 27791, S
BBC R4
28-Jul-1992
BBC R7
4-7
The Pretenders
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Elaine Lorden, Simon Schatzberger
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:31, 27677, S
BBC R4
04-Aug-1992
BBC R7
4-8
End of Term
Dinsdale Landen, Peter Acre, Moir Leslie, Christopher Benjamin,
Stephen Greif
written by Alex Shearer
produced by Neil Cargill
29:48, 27949, S

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