The hallowed radio show is celebrating 75 glorious years – by stepping out of the studio and on to the stage. We sent the Guardian’s food writer (and Ambridge obsessive) along to meet her heroes and …
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The Archers... on tour! Stars of radio soap opera will finally escape Ambridge as legendary show prepares to celebrate 75 years on air by bringing its much loved characters to the stage ⊕
Usually on The Archers when things escape, there's an urgent search-and-rescue operation with a bucket of cattle nuts and some binder twine. Not this time, though.
27 days ago
‘There are no rules’: spotlight on Gossip Goblin as AI film-making enters new era ○
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Defying criticisms of ‘slop’ and ‘theft’, the growing culture of AI-powered creativity is attracting interest from Hollywood
In a former hemstitching workshop where artisans sewed pleats for Stockholm…
28 days ago
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: forget the church fete vibes, the brooch is now fashion’s badge of honour ⊖
In an unexpected turn of events, brooches have escaped from Granny’s jewellery box, climbed out the window and gone clubbing
I have arrived in my brooch era about two decades ahead of schedule. I had …
3 months ago
Emmerdale and The Archers star Eric Allan dies aged 85: Actor passes away after 48-year career in television and radio ⊖
Emmerdale and The Archers star Eric Allan has died at the age of 85.
Landlord of pub famed as inspiration for The Archers' fictional local warns he may have to call time - because of Rachel Reeves' tax raid ⊕
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The landlord of the pub said to be the inspiration for Ambridge's local in The Archers says his business is under threat - because of Rachel Reeves' tax raid.
4 months ago
Older listeners of The Archers switch off as drive to court under-35s turns radio soap 'too woke' ⊖
After 75 years on air, fans of the BBC's long-running Radio 4 soap The Archers have accused bosses of forcing them to switch off because it is now 'too woke'.
5 months ago
The Archers cast recreate first episode for 75th anniversary ○
The recording of the first episode didn't survive, so the current cast have recreated the opening scene.
6 months ago
The vicar of tiddly: Drunken priest crashes bishop's car into Skoda belonging to partner of Archers' Clarrie Grundy ⊖
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In front of his own parishioners, Father Sion Hughes Carew, 40, was handcuffed and arrested before being thrown in the cells, while the bishop's car was left wedged in a garden wall.
14 months ago
Listeners slate BBC over decision to have the Archers' Lynda Snell fast for Ramadan in the run up to Lent ○
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Radio 4's The Archers has been branded ' woke ' and 'offensive' for broadcasting a storyline about Ramadan in the run up to the Christian festival of Lent.