ITMA (It’s That Man Again)

Last Edited: 25-Jul-2015
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.

NOTE: Except for specially noted episodes, dates and episode numbers are uncertain for specific recordings within a series. An episode may be available in multiple recordings with varying dates assigned.

Date Episode Title Cast Parameters
1939
Series 1



19-Sep-1939 to
06-Feb-1940
Series 2



18-May-1940
BBC R4X
stage
version

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Vera Lennox, Maurice
Denham, Sam Costa
41:49, 39218, s
20-Jun-1941 to
23-Jul-1941
Series 3
It's That Sand Again


26-Sep-1941 to
01-May-1942
Series 4



26-Sep-1941
BBC R4X
4-1

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Paula Green, Kay Cavendish, Dorothy Summers, Horace
Percival, Clarence Wright
29:19, 27497, S
09-Jan-1942
BBC R4X
4-2

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Paula Green, Kay Cavendish, Dorothy Summers, Horace
Percival, Clarence Wright
28:46, 27000, s
18-Sep-1942 to
29-Jan-1943
Series 5



Jan-1943
5-?
Hotel Band Instruments Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Paula Green, Kay Cavendish, Dorothy Summers, Horace
Percival, Clarence Wright, Dino Galvani, Vera Lennox
26:54, 6309, M
15-Apr-1943 to
05-Aug-1943
Series 6



03-Jun-1943
6-8

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Paula Green, Dorothy Summers, Horace
Percival, Dino Galvani, Vera Lennox, Bill Stephens
27:55, 52360, s
24-Jun-1943
6-11

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Paula Green, Dorothy Summers, Horace
Percival, Dino Galvani, Vera Lennox, Bill Stephens
27:37, 51794, s
07-Oct-1943 to
08-Jun-1944
Series 7



07-Oct-1943
7-1
Tommy Establishes Headquarters
Tommy Handley, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Bill Stephens, Jean Capra
29:17, 66
28-Oct-1943
BBC R4X
7-4

Tommy Handley, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Bill Stephens, Jean Capra
29:00, 27199, s
04-Nov-1943
7-5
Tommy Takes over a School
Tommy Handley, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Bill Stephens, Jean Capra
28:27, 6669, M
06-Jan-1944
7-14

Tommy Handley, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Bill Stephens, Jean Capra
31:04, 7284, M
13-Jan-1944
7-15
Royal Navy Show
Tommy Handley, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Bill Stephens, Jean Capra
31:13, 7320, M
20-Jan-1944
7-16
RAF Show
Tommy Handley, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Bill Stephens, Jean Capra
22:22, 5246, M
27-Jan-1944
7-17
Army Show
Tommy Handley, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Bill Stephens, Jean Capra
21:41, 5083, M
17-Feb-1944
7-20

Tommy Handley, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Bill Stephens, Jean Capra
22:15, 41745, s
20-Apr-1944
7-29

Tommy Handley, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Bill Stephens, Jean Capra
30:16, 56774, s
21-Sep-1944 to
14-Jun-1945
Series 8



16-Nov-1944
BBC R4X
8-9

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison,
29:29, 27654, s





08-Mar-1945
8-25

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison,
28:54, 6777, M
nn-Mar-1945
BBC R7
8-nn

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison,
29:22, 27544, s
02-Apr-1945
8-nn

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison,
30:31, 57228, s
10-May-1945
BBC R7
8-nn
Victory in Europe Edition
Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Sydney Keith,
Dorothy Summers, Horace Percival, Dino Galvani,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison,
26:51, 25176, s
20-Sep-1945 to
13-Jun-1946
Series 9



04-Oct-1945
9-3

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Clarence Wright,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison, Hugh Morton, Carleton
Hobbs, Lind Joyce,
30:47, 57737, s
18-Oct-1945
9-5

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Clarence Wright,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison, Hugh Morton, Carleton
Hobbs, Lind Joyce,
30:28, 57130, s
01-Nov-1945
9-7

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Clarence Wright,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison, Hugh Morton, Carleton
Hobbs, Lind Joyce,
30:24, 57006, s
21?-Nov-1945
9-10

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Clarence Wright,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison, Hugh Morton, Carleton
Hobbs, Lind Joyce,
30:41, 57558, s
17-Jan-1946
9-nn

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Clarence Wright,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison, Hugh Morton, Carleton
Hobbs, Lind Joyce,
29:28, 55254, s
26-Jan-1946
9-nn

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Clarence Wright,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison, Hugh Morton, Carleton
Hobbs, Lind Joyce,
29:12, 54764, s
04-Apr-1946
9-29

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Clarence Wright,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison, Hugh Morton, Carleton
Hobbs, Lind Joyce,
28:51, 54121, s
11-Apr-1946
BBC R4X
9-30

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Clarence Wright,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison, Hugh Morton, Carleton
Hobbs, Lind Joyce,
28:32, 26752, s
29-Apr-1946 9-32?
Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Clarence Wright,
Jean Capra, Diana Morrison, Hugh Morton, Carleton
Hobbs, Lind Joyce,
31:24, 58888, s
19-Sep-1946 to
12-Jun-1947
Series 10



26-Dec-1946
10-15

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Molly Wier
30:33, 57298, s
23-Jan-1947
10-19

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Molly Wier
29:34, 55469, s
25-Sep-1947 to
10-Jun-1948
Series 11



30-Oct-1947
11-6

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
30:21, 56935, s
13-Nov-1947
11-8

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
29:11, 54734, s
20-Nov-1947
11-9

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
28:52, 54155, s
04-Dec-1947
11-11
Royal Command Performance
Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
27:01, 50682, s
02-Mar-1948
11-nn

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
28:50, 54081, s
08-Apr-1948
11-nn

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
29:59, 56230, s
29-Apr-1948
11-nn

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
30:36, 7174, M
06-May-1948
11-nn

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
29:24, 6894, M
repeat?
03-Jun-1948
11-nn

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Lind Joyce, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
28:29, 53425, s
23-Sep-1948 to
6-Jan-1949
Series 12



23-Sep-1948
12-1

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
29:18, 54965, s
30-Sep-1948
12-2

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
29:17, 54929, s
07-Oct-1948
12-3

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
27:50, 52196, s
14-Oct-1948 12-4

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
27:56, 52394, s
21-Oct-1948 12-5

Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
29:03, 54417, s
28-Oct-1948 12-6

300th episode Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
29:17, 54911, s
06-Jan-1949
BBC R7
12-16
Last Episode
Tommy Handley, Jack Train, Fred Yule, Diana Morrison,
Hugh Morton, Joan Harben, Deryck Guyler,
Hattie Jacques
27:30, 25782, s











Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date
Title
Cast
Parameters
13-Jan-1949
Tribute to Tommy Handley and ITMA

29:36, 55506, s