The Jon Pertwee Files

Sean Pertwee celebrates his father Jon’s broadcasting career in this special documentary made to mark the actor’s birth centenary.

Featuring rediscovered archive material, rare interviews and behind-the-scenes recordings.

From his radio days playing a disreputable postman and a chief petty officer in The Navy Lark, to his TV portrayals of the dandy Doctor Who and the anarchic scarecrow, Worzel Gummidge.

Producers: Richard Latto and Stuart Manning.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in July 2019.