Navy Lark Appreciation Society

Navy Lark Broadcast Schedule

The episodes of The Navy Lark were not individually titled when originally broadcast. The episode titles listed below are those commonly used by collectors. They are unofficial and several variations exist. The BBC generally follows these names for their rebroadcasts and recording reissues, but occasionally assigns alternative titles.

Series 1

Broadcast on the Light Programme on Sundays at 7:00pm, with episodes 4-16 repeated on the following Tuesdays at 8:00pm. All episodes further repeated on the Home Service on Saturdays at 1:10pm 13 June - 26 Sept 1959.

Ep.	Date	Repeat 1	Repeat 2	Title
1/01	1959-03-29	-	1959-06-13	The Missing Jeep
1/02	1959-04-05	-	1959-06-20	Operation Fag End
1/03	1959-04-12	-	1959-06-27	Number One's Chair
1/04	1959-04-19	1959-04-21	1959-07-04	The Fairground Lights
1/05	1959-04-26	1959-04-28	1959-07-11	The Comfort Fund
1/06	1959-05-03	1959-05-05	1959-07-18	Stuck Up The Inlet
1/07	1959-05-10	1959-05-12	1959-07-25	The Admiral's Party
1/08	1959-05-17	1959-05-19	1959-08-01	The Hank of Heather
1/09	1959-05-24	1959-05-26	1959-08-08	The Multiple Mines
1/10	1959-05-31	1959-06-02	1959-08-15	The Gun Mechanism Test
1/11	1959-06-07	1959-06-09	1959-08-22	The Whittlesea Bay Yacht Regatta
1/12	1959-06-14	1959-06-16	1959-08-29	The Psychology Test
1/13	1959-06-21	1959-06-23	1959-09-05	A Watch On the Initiative Test
1/14	1959-06-28	1959-06-30	1959-09-12	An Exercise in Filming
1/15	1959-07-05	1959-07-07	1959-09-19	The Smuggling Spy
1/16	1959-07-12	1959-07-14	1959-09-26	The Whittlesea Carnival and Fete

 
Series 2

Broadcast on the Light Programme on Fridays at 7:30pm. Episodes 1-9 repeated on the Home Service on the following Tuesdays at 8:30pm. Episodes 13-26 repeated on the Light Programme the following Sundays at 6:30pm. 22 episodes further repeated on the Home Service on Saturdays at 1:10pm 23 April - 17 Sept 1960.

Ep.	Date	Repeat 1	Repeat 2	Title
2/01	1959-10-16	1959-10-20	1960-04-23	The New No.1
2/02	1959-10-23	1959-10-27	1960-04-30	Fatso's Box Brownie
2/03	1959-10-30	1959-11-03	1960-05-07	Bringing Back the Barge
2/04	1959-11-06	1959-11-10	1960-05-14	The Mock Action
2/05	1959-11-13	1959-11-17	1960-05-21	Going Dutch
2/06	1959-11-20	1959-11-24	1960-05-28	The Figurehead
2/07	1959-11-27	1959-12-01	1960-06-04	Gunboat to Goomba
2/08	1959-12-04	1959-12-08	1960-06-11	Johnson Finds Treasure
2/09	1959-12-11	1959-12-15	1960-06-18	The Charter Trip To Antarctica
2/10	1959-12-18	-	1960-06-25	Cementing Relations
2/11	1959-12-25	-	1960-07-02	The Comfort Fund Dance
2/12	1960-01-01	-	1960-07-09	The Route March
2/13	1960-01-08	1960-01-10	1960-07-16	Trip Up the Thames
2/14	1960-01-15	1960-01-17	1960-07-23	The Radar Talk-Down System
2/15	1960-01-22	1960-01-24	1960-07-30	A Crisp Romance
2/16	1960-01-29	1960-01-31	1960-08-06	Lighthouse Lark
2/17	1960-02-05	1960-02-07	1960-08-13	Pertwee Posted to Portsmouth
2/18	1960-02-12	1960-02-14	1960-08-20	Johnson's Diet
2/19	1960-02-19	1960-02-21	1960-08-27	Tug-of-War
2/20	1960-02-26	1960-02-28	1960-09-03	Return to Potarneyland
2/21	1960-03-04	1960-03-06	1960-09-10	The Cross Country Run
2/22	1960-03-11	1960-03-13	1960-09-17	The Morning After
2/23	1960-03-18	1960-03-20	-	The Admiral's Punch Bowl
2/24	1960-03-25	1960-03-27	-	Secret Mission to Calais
2/25	1960-04-01	1960-04-03	-	Mr Murray Goes Sick
2/26	1960-04-08	1960-04-10	-	The Potarneyland Fishing Limit

 
Series 3

Broadcast on the Light Programme on Wednesdays at 7:31pm and repeated on the following Sundays at 1:45pm. Episodes 1-19 further repeated on the Home Service on Wednesdays at 1:10pm 29 March - 2 August 1961.

Ep.	Date	Repeat 1	Repeat 2	Title
3/01	1960-11-02	1960-11-06	1961-03-29	In Portmouth for a Refit
3/02	1960-11-09	1960-11-13	1961-04-05	Refitting Ebeneezer Pertwee's Tug
3/03	1960-11-16	1960-11-20	1961-04-12	Sea Trials and the Poppadom
3/04	1960-11-23	1960-11-27	1961-04-19	Mutiny Aboard Troutbridge ?
3/05	1960-11-30	1960-12-04	1961-04-26	The Explosive Biscuits
3/06	1960-12-07	1960-12-11	1961-05-03	Sir Willoughby Takes Over the Island
3/07	1960-12-14	1960-12-18	1961-05-10	Mount Rumpus Atoll
3/08	1960-12-21	1960-12-25	1961-05-17	Mr Murray's Houseboat (50th ed)
3/09	1960-12-28	1961-01-01	1961-05-24	Johnson's Birthday
3/10	1961-01-04	1961-01-08	1961-05-31	Enforced leave for Captain Povey
3/11	1961-01-11	1961-01-15	1961-06-07	Families' Day on HMS Troutbridge
3/12	1961-01-18	1961-01-22	1961-06-14	The Falmouth Ghost Ship
3/13	1961-01-25	1961-01-29	1961-06-21	Onabushkan Flu
3/14	1961-02-01	1961-02-05	1961-06-28	Efficiency Drive/Expert
3/15	1961-02-08	1961-02-12	1961-07-05	The Floggle Grommit Missile
3/16	1961-02-15	1961-02-19	1961-07-12	The Hitch Hiking Counterfeiter
3/17	1961-02-22	1961-02-26	1961-07-19	Commadore Goldstein
3/18	1961-03-01	1961-03-05	1961-07-26	Mr. Philips' Navigation Test
3/19	1961-03-08	1961-03-12	1961-08-02	CPO Pertwee and the Laundry
3/20	1961-03-15	1961-03-19	-	Captain Stanton's Wedding

 
Series 4

Broadcast on the Light Programme on Fridays at 7:31pm and repeated on the following Sundays at 2:30pm. Seven episodes further repeated on the Home Service 3 July - 14 August at 1:10pm.

Ep.	Date	Repeat 1	Repeat 2	Title
4/01	1961-09-15	1961-09-17	-	Returning from Leave
4/02	1961-09-22	1961-09-24	1963-07-03	Captain Povey's a Spy
4/03	1961-09-29	1961-10-01	-	Catching the Big Fella
4/04	1961-10-06	1961-10-08	-	The Northampton Hunt Ball
4/05	1961-10-13	1961-10-15	-	Hijacked
4/06	1961-10-20	1961-10-22	1963-07-10	Admiral Troutbridge
4/07	1961-10-27	1961-10-29	-	Relatives and Reservations
4/08	1961-11-03	1961-11-05	-	Humgrummits On the High Seas
4/09	1961-11-10	1961-11-12	-	Are Captain and Mrs. Povey Married?
4/10	1961-11-17	1961-11-19	-	Cine Cameras at Sea
4/11	1961-11-24	1961-11-26	1963-07-17	The Citizen Adjustment Course
4/12	1961-12-01	1961-12-03	1963-07-24	A Hole Lieutenant
4/13	1961-12-08	1961-12-10	-	Spy Catching in Casablanca
4/14	1961-12-15	1961-12-17	-	Mount Pot Erupts
4/15	1961-12-22	1961-12-24	-	Captain Povey's Shop
4/16	1961-12-29	1961-12-31	-	Leading Seaman Goldstein's Party
4/17	1962-01-05	1962-01-07	-	The Invitation
4/18	1962-01-12	1962-01-14	-	The Cornish Exercise
4/19	1962-01-19	1962-01-21	-	A Strange Hobby
4/20	1962-01-26	1962-01-28	-	Mr. Phillips Gets Engaged
4/21	1962-02-02	1962-02-04	1963-07-31	The Sinking of the Bubble Car
4/22	1962-02-09	1962-02-11	-	Long Jonathan Pertwee
4/23	1962-02-16	1962-02-18	1963-08-07	The Admirals Accident Report
4/24	1962-02-23	1962-02-25	1963-08-14	Over the Sea to Rosyth
4/25	1962-03-02	1962-03-04	-	The Return of Sir Fredrick Flatley
4/26	1962-03-09	1962-03-11	-	The Ship's Concert

 
Series 5

Broadcast on the Light Programme on Fridays at 8:00pm. Repeated on the Home Service on Wednesdays at 1:10pm 21 August - 25 September.

Ep.	Date	Repeat	Title
5/01	1963-04-05	1963-08-21	First day out of dock
5/02	1963-04-12	1963-08-29	The New Barmaid (100th ed)
5/03	1963-04-19	1963-09-04	A Deliberate Bashing
5/04	1963-04-26	1963-09-11	Whittlesea Regatta
5/05	1963-05-03	1963-09-18	HMS Troutbridge gets a Rocket
5/06	1963-05-10	1963-09-25	The Ghost Ship

 
Series 6

Broadcast on the Light Programme on Fridays at 8:00pm, with episodes 4-14 repeated on Sundays at 2:00pm 6 September - 15 November.

Ep.	Date	Repeat	Title
6/01	1963-09-27	-	Wren Chasen Returns
6/02	1963-10-04	-	On the Carpet
6/03	1963-10-11	-	The Bungalese Spies
6/04	1963-10-18	1964-09-06	Troutbridge's Party
6/05	1963-10-25	1964-09-13	Rescuing Admirals
6/06	1963-11-01	1964-09-20	Demise of the Depth Charges
6/07	1963-11-08	1964-09-27	The Struggle for Promotion
6/08	1963-11-15	1964-10-04	Navigation by Computer
6/09	1963-11-22	1964-10-11	Stormy Weather
6/10	1963-11-29	1964-10-18	Chasing the Kepeac
6/11	1963-12-06	1964-10-25	The Submerged Island
6/12	1963-12-13	1964-11-01	The Sicilian Secret Agent
6/13	1963-12-20	1964-11-08	Germany's Troutbridge
6/14	1963-12-27	1964-11-15	Confirming Povey's Rank
6/15	1964-01-03	-	The Calais Dock Strike
6/16	1964-01-10	-	Johnson's Memoirs
6/17	1964-01-17	-	The Emperor of Tratvia
6/18	1964-01-24	-	Open Day
6/19	1964-01-31	-	Stuck on a Sandbank

 
Series 7

Broadcast on the Light Programme on Sundays at 2:00pm and repeated on the following Wednesdays at 7:31pm.

Ep.	Date	Repeat	Title
7/01	1965-07-11	1965-07-14	Back in the Muck Again
7/02	1965-07-18	1965-07-21	Smugglers in the Solent
7/03	1965-07-25	1965-07-28	Mr. Murray is Victimised
7/04	1965-08-01	1965-08-04	The Poveys Move House
7/05	1965-08-08	1965-08-11	Captain Povey Reports Sick
7/06	1965-08-15	1965-08-18	Admiral Pertwee's Fleet ?
7/07	1965-08-22	1965-08-25	Let Loose With a Chopper
7/08	1965-08-29	1965-09-01	Making a Right Pig's Breakfast
7/09	1965-09-05	1965-09-08	The Mysterious Pudding Mine
7/10	1965-09-12	1965-09-15	The Hovercraft Training Course
7/11	1965-09-19	1965-09-22	The Sabotaged Floggle Toggle Box
7/12	1965-09-26	1965-09-28	The Potarneyland Training Exercise
7/13	1965-10-03	1965-10-06	Going On Leave to Croydon

 
Series 8

Broadcast on the Light Programme on Sundays at 1:30pm and repeated on the following Wednesdays at 8:00pm.

Ep.	Date	Repeat	Title
8/01	1966-09-04	1966-09-07	Where is Troutbridge ?
8/02	1966-09-11	1966-09-14	The Float a Peddle Fiddle
8/03	1966-09-18	1966-09-21	A Sticky Business
8/04	1966-09-25	1966-09-28	Buoys will be Buoys
8/05	1966-10-02	1966-10-05	Steamship Day
8/06	1966-10-09	1966-10-12	Farewell to HMS Varsity
8/07	1966-10-16	1966-10-19	The Army Lark
8/08	1966-10-23	1966-10-26	Just the Ticket
8/09	1966-10-30	1966-11-02	Mr. Philips' Promotion
8/10	1966-11-06	1966-11-09	Pertwee and the Tratvian Beer
8/11	1966-11-13	1966-11-16	The PM Papa
8/12	1966-11-20	1966-11-23	Getting Rid of Pertwee
8/13	1966-11-27	1966-11-30	Off to Sea at Last

 
Series 9

Episodes 1-13 broadcast on the Light Programme on Sundays at 1:30pm and repeated on the following Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Episodes 14-20 broadcast on Radio 2 on Sundays at 2:00pm and repeated on Radios 1 and 2 the following Wednesdays at 7:45pm.

Ep.	Date	Repeat	Title
9/01	1967-07-02	1967-07-05	Back from the Antarctic
9/02	1967-07-09	1967-07-12	Fishing Off the Faroes
9/03	1967-07-16	1967-07-19	A Filthy Ferryboat
9/04	1967-07-23	1967-07-26	Jigsaws and Jemmies
9/05	1967-07-30	1967-08-02	The Naval Review
9/06	1967-08-06	1967-08-09	The Curious Caravan Case
9/07	1967-08-13	1967-08-16	Frenchmen in Berth J.41
9/08	1967-08-20	1967-08-23	The Police Drop In
9/09	1967-08-27	1967-08-30	Mr. Murray's Endurance Course
9/10	1967-09-03	1967-09-06	Women in the Wardroom
9/11	1967-09-10	1967-09-13	Troutbridge's Silver Jubilee Party
9/12	1967-09-17	1967-09-20	Cecil The Navigational Computer
9/13	1967-09-24	1967-09-27	A Russian Rendezvous
9/14	1967-10-01	1967-10-04	The Bugged and Burgled Beer
9/15	1967-10-08	1967-10-11	Picking Up the Poppadom
9/16	1967-10-15	1967-10-18	Cuthbert Joins the Navy
9/17	1967-10-22	1967-10-25	The Flying Machine
9/18	1967-10-29	1967-11-01	Mr. Philips at Dartmouth
9/19	1967-11-05	1967-11-08	A Fishy Business
9/20	1967-11-12	1967-11-15	Troutbridge In Quarantine

 
Series 10

Broadcast on Radio 2 on Sundays at 2:00pm and repeated on the following Mondays at 8:45pm.

Ep.	Date	Repeat	Title
10/01	1968-10-13	1968-10-14	Troutbridge Electrifies Portsmouth
10/02	1968-10-20	1968-10-21	The Redundancy Drive
10/03	1968-10-27	1968-10-28	The Smugglers Return
10/04	1968-11-03	1968-11-04	Commander Trotter Takes Charge
10/05	1968-11-10	1968-11-11	The Anti-Submarine Missile Launcher
10/06	1968-11-17	1968-11-18	Sub-Conductor Phillips
10/07	1968-11-24	1968-11-25	The South Kawowan Summit
10/08	1968-12-01	1968-12-02	Pertwee's Enlistment Expires !
10/09	1968-12-08	1968-12-09	Captain Povey Takes Over
10/10	1968-12-15	1968-12-16	Sir Willoughby Goes to Kawowan
10/11	1968-12-22	1968-12-23	The Padre's Birthday
10/12	1968-12-29	1968-12-30	The Portsmouth Kiosk
10/13	1969-01-05	1969-01-06	The Radio Beacon
10/14	1969-01-12	1969-01-13	Mr. Philips' Wrong Uniform
10/15	1969-01-19	1969-01-20	Harold Wilson Reviews the Fleet
10/16	1969-01-26	1969-01-27	The Relief of the Weather Ship
10/17	1969-02-02	1969-02-03	The Mickey Mouse Toothbrush
10/18	1969-02-09	1969-02-10	The Brick Smugglers

 
Series 11

Episodes 1-14 broadcast on Radio 2 on Sundays at 2:00pm and repeated on the following Mondays at 8:45pm. Episodes 15-16 broadcast on Radio 2 on Sundays at 2:01pm and repeated on Radio 4 the following Mondays at 6:15pm. Episodes 4-5 were further repeated at the end of Series 12.

Ep.	Date	Repeat	Title
11/01	1969-12-28	1969-12-29	Lt-Cmdr Murray and the Squatters
11/02	1970-01-04	1970-01-05	What is the SSE ?
11/03	1970-01-11	1970-01-12	Promotion for CPO Pertwee
11/04	1970-01-18	1970-01-19	Running Aground
11/05	1970-01-25	1970-01-26	Sir Willoughby's Party
11/06	1970-02-01	1970-02-02	The Fleet Initiative Test
11/07	1970-02-08	1970-02-09	C.P.O. Pertwee's Long Service Medal
11/08	1970-02-15	1970-02-16	The Phenomenal Pertwee Tug
11/09	1970-02-22	1970-02-23	The Security Clampdown
11/10	1970-03-01	1970-03-02	The Anniversary and the Washing Machine
11/11	1970-03-08	1970-03-09	Forbodians Hijack Troutbridge
11/12	1970-03-15	1970-03-16	No.1 Gets Married
11/13	1970-03-22	1970-03-23	The Honeymooners Return
11/14	1970-03-29	1970-03-30	CPO Pertwee and the Lead Half Crowns
11/15	1970-04-05	1970-04-06	Leslie Leaving the Navy
11/16	1970-04-12	1970-04-13	The Mark 31 Radar

 
Series 12

Broadcast on Radio 2 on Sundays at 2:01pm. Repeated on Radio 4 on the following Mondays at 6:15pm. Series 12 was extended by repeats of episodes 4-5 of Series 11.

Ep.	Date	Repeat	Title
12/01	1971-05-16	1971-05-17	Put a Horse out to Graze Fund
12/02	1971-05-23	1971-05-24	Impressions for Survival
12/03	1971-05-30	1971-05-31	The Beard-Growing Race
12/04	1971-06-06	1971-06-14	Operation Recovery
12/06	1971-06-20	1971-06-21	The Slogan Contest
12/07	1971-06-27	1971-06-28	Sir Willoughby at Shanghai (200th ed)
12/08	1971-07-04	1971-07-05	Operation Cowes Barge
12/09	1971-07-11	1971-07-12	Mr. Murray's Anniversary
12/10	1971-07-18	1971-07-19	The Loch Ness Monster
11/04	1970-07-25	1971-07-26	Running Aground (repeat)
11/05	1970-08-01	1971-08-02	Sir Willoughby's Party (repeat)

 
Series 13

Broadcast on Radio 2 on Sundays at 2:02pm and repeated on the following Mondays at 8:02pm. Nine episodes were further repeated on Radio 4 on Fridays at 12:25pm 4 August - 29 September 1972.

Ep.	Date	Repeat 1	Repeat 2	Title
13/01	1972-03-26	1972-03-27	-	The TV Documentary
13/02	1972-04-02	1972-04-03	-	The P.O.W. Escape Exercise
13/03	1972-04-09	1972-04-10	-	No.1's Married Quarters
13/04	1972-04-16	1972-04-17	1972-08-18	The Newhaven-Dieppe Smuggling Run
13/05	1972-04-23	1972-04-24	-	The Bumble Spit Lighthouse Affair
13/06	1972-04-30	1972-05-01	1972-08-11	The Tonipouhaha Treasure
13/07	1972-05-07	1972-05-08	1972-09-01	The US Navigator Swap
13/08	1972-05-14	1972-05-15	1972-08-25	Son of a Sea Lord
13/09	1972-05-21	1972-05-22	1972-08-04	Hypnotising Ramona
13/10	1972-05-28	1972-05-29	1972-09-08	The Master of Sardinia
13/11	1972-06-04	1972-06-05	1972-09-15	Opportunity Knockers
13/12	1972-06-11	1972-06-12	1972-09-22	Friday 13th
13/13	1972-06-18	1972-06-19	1972-09-29	The New NAAFI

 
Series 14

Broadcast on Radio 2 on Sundays at 2:02pm and repeated on the following Mondays at 7:02pm.

Ep.	Date	Repeat	Title
14/01	1973-07-29	1973-07-30	The Montezuela Revolution
14/02	1973-08-05	1973-08-06	The Island Swordfish
14/03	1973-08-12	1973-08-13	Bunged in the Rattle
14/04	1973-08-19	1973-08-20	Kidnapped Down Under
14/05	1973-08-26	1973-08-27	The Digital Isles Go Unstable
14/06	1973-09-02	1973-09-03	Egbert Hitches a Ride
14/07	1973-09-09	1973-09-10	Povey an Admiral at Last
14/08	1973-09-16	1973-09-17	The Borgholm Horse Trials
14/09	1973-09-23	1973-09-24	Captain Povey's Wig
14/10	1973-09-30	1973-10-01	The Brain Pill
14/11	1973-10-07	1973-10-08	Operation Showcase
14/12	1973-10-14	1973-10-15	CPO Pertwee - Yachtmonger
14/13	1973-10-21	1973-10-22	The Talpinium Shell

 
Series 15

Broadcast on Radio 2 on Sundays at 2:02pm and repeated on the following Saturdays at 7:02pm. A final "Jubilee" episode was broadcast on Radio 2 on Saturday 16 July 1977 at 1:02pm and repeated on Sunday 17 July 1977 at 7:02pm.

Ep.	Date	Repeat	Title
15/01	1975-11-09	1975-11-15	Cast Adrift
15/02	1975-11-16	1975-11-22	NANA / Ill Bred Fred
15/03	1975-11-23	1975-11-29	Helen the New Wren
15/04	1975-11-30	1975-12-06	The Relief of Station 150
15/05	1975-12-07	1975-12-13	Black is Beautiful
15/06	1975-12-14	1975-12-20	Sidney and the Stamp
15/07	1975-12-21	1975-12-27	Commander Murray - Showjumper
15/08	1975-12-28	1976-01-03	Horrible Horace Comes Aboard
15/09	1976-01-04	1976-01-10	Burning Their Bras
15/10	1976-01-11	1976-01-17	The Case of the HGM Mark 5
15/11	1976-01-18	1976-01-24	Uncle Wilberforce Pertwee
15/12	1977-07-16	1977-07-17	The BBC is sending the Bill to Buckingham Palace

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