In the years since the end of production of The Men From The Ministry, there have been occasional nostalgic rebroadcasts of various episodes on the World Service and on Radios 2 and 4. The following are known rebroadcasts. The author would appreciate receiving details of other rebroadcasts not listed here.
| Episode | Title | Rebroadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 3/13 | A Slight Case of Demolition | Smash of the Day 05.08.79 12:00pm Radio 4 |
| 9/5 | A Private Affair | Smash of the Day 21.10.79 12:00pm Radio 4 |
| 9/5 | A Private Affair | Comedy Classics 19.02.84 6:00pm Radio 2 |
| 10/7 | Sky High | Comedy Classics 26.02.84 6:00pm Radio 2 |
| 7/1 | Rolling In It | Comedy Classics 04.03.84 6:00pm Radio 2 |
| 8/1 | The Conference Trick | Comedy Classics 11.03.84 6:00pm Radio 2 |
| 11/1 | Nothing But The Vest | Comedy Classics 18.03.84 6:00pm Radio 2 |
| 6/2 | Bare Necessities | Comedy Classics 25.03.84 6:00pm Radio 2 |
| ? | Vintage Comedy 20.05.87 3:30pm World Service | |
| 14/14 | The Christmas Spirit | Vintage Comedy Double Bill 26.12.90 1:00pm Radio 2 |
| 6/14 | Bill Stickers Is Innocent | Comedy Hour 11.07.92 1:00pm Radio 2 |
| 7/1 | Rolling In It | Comedy Hour 18.07.92 1:00pm Radio 2 |
| 12/4 | Off The Rails | Golden Days of Radio 23.07.94 2:00pm Radio 2 |
| 10/7 | Sky High | Comedy Classics 10.06.95 9:00pm Radio 2 |
| 14/5 | Birds Of A Feather | Comedy Classics 05.05.97 1:00pm Radio 2 |
| 13/3 | The Big Big Big Ben Bungle | Barry Took's Comedy Classics 07.01.99 9:00pm Radio 2 |
Several episodes of The Men From The Ministry, mostly from the later series, have been rebroadcast on BBC7. These rebroadcasts provide a welcome opportunity to listen again to some old favourites. There have been three seasons so far, all with almost identical content. In 2003, the episodes were broadcast on Wednesdays, the first six at 12:30 and 19:30, and the remainder at 14:30 and 21:30. In 2004, the episodes were broadcast on Wednesdays at 14:30, 21:30 and 06:30 (next day), and in 2005/6, on Tuesdays at 14:00 and 06:00 (next day).
| Episode | Title | 2003 | 2004 | 2005/6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | The Big Rocket | 02.03.03 | 07.04.04 | |
| 02/02 | Something About A Soldier | 09.03.03 | 14.04.04 | 06.09.05 |
| 03/13 | A Slight Case Of Demolition | 16.03.03 | 21.04.04 | 13.09.05 |
| 06/01 | Bye Bye Mildred | 23.03.03 | 28.04.04 | 20.09.05 |
| 06/02 | Bare Necessities | 30.03.03 | 05.05.04 | 27.09.05 |
| 06/14 | Bill Stickers Is Innocent | 09.07.03 | 12.05.04 | 04.10.05 |
| 07/01 | Rolling In It | 16.07.03 | 19.05.04 | 11.10.05 |
| 08/01 | The Conference Trick | 23.07.03 | 26.05.04 | 18.10.05 |
| 09/05 | A Private Affair | 23.02.03 | 02.06.04 | 25.10.05 |
| 10/07 | Sky High | 30.07.03 | 01.11.05 | |
| 10/12 | In The Picture | 06.08.03 | 09.06.04 | 08.11.05 |
| 11/01 | Nothing But The Vest | 13.08.03 | 16.06.04 | 15.11.05 |
| 11/02 | That's My Baby | 20.08.03 | 23.06.04 | 22.11.05 |
| 12/01 | All Cisterns Go | 27.08.03 | 30.06.04 | 29.11.05 |
| 12/02 | A Problem Shared | 03.09.03 | 07.07.04 | 06.12.05 |
| 12/03 | The Whitehall Castaways | 10.09.03 | 14.07.04 | 13.12.05 |
| 12/04 | Off The Rails | 17.09.03 | 21.07.04 | 27.12.05 |
| 12/05 | Penny Wise | 24.09.03 | 28.07.04 | 03.01.06 |
| 12/06 | A Turn For The Nurse | 01.10.03 | 04.08.04 | 10.01.06 |
| 12/07 | Seal Of Office | 08.10.03 | 11.08.04 | 17.01.06 |
| 12/08 | Birmingham Is Revolting | 15.10.03 | 18.08.04 | 24.01.06 |
| 13/01 | Mission Inedible | 22.10.03 | 25.08.04 | 31.01.06 |
| 13/02 | Horseplay | 29.10.03 | 01.09.04 | 07.02.06 |
| 13/03 | The Big Big Big Ben Bungle | 05.11.03 | 08.09.04 | 14.02.06 |
| 13/04 | A Motley Crew | 12.11.03 | 15.09.04 | 21.02.06 |
| 13/05 | Not On Your Telly | 19.11.03 | 22.09.04 | 28.02.06 |
| 13/06 | One Way Only | 26.11.03 | 29.09.04 | 07.03.06 |
| 13/07 | Take Your Pick | 03.12.03 | 06.10.04 | 14.03.06 |
| 13/08 | Claws | 10.12.03 | 13.10.04 | 21.03.06 |
| 14/14 | The Christmas Spirit | 20.12.05 |
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