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First of all, what exactly is The Archers? Well, it's a radio soap opera set in the fictional English village of Ambridge. It aims to provide essential drama from the...
The Archers is a British radio soap opera currently broadcast on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word channel. Broadcast since 1951, it was famously billed as "an everyday story of country folk" and is now promoted as "a contemporary drama in a rural setting".
ActorCharacterYears ActiveRosalind Adams1988–20121997–2020Joan AnsteyDorothy Sinclair1961–1965Andonis James AnthonyRuss Jones2018–2022Because the BBC can be accessed from around the world, it’s important to understand that some of the online audience is global, including British people living abroad. Listening to The Archers is a crucial way for them to keep in touch with British life.
The Archers lost its original, educational, purpose in 1972, but it still prides itself on the quality of its research and its reflection of real rural life. What’s that dum-di-dum theme tune?
The show began again under BBC’s leadership in January 1951 on the BBC Light Programme. The airing then changed to BBC Home Service, which now goes by the name BBC 4. Back then, it ran five times a week, featuring episodes that were fifteen minutes long.
BBC Radio 4 will mark 70 years of The Archers with a series of features across its output on Friday. As well as broadcasting episode number 19,343 of the world's longest-running serial drama ...
The Archers in 70 Objects. A fascinating collection of items from cast, crew and listeners celebrating 70 years.
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