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The Archers was the model for the Russian radio soap opera Dom 7, Podyezd 4 ("House 7, Entrance 4"), [132] on which the former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, once made a cameo appearance. [133] Parodies [ edit ] Mahoney, Elisabeth (16 April 2008). "Radio review: The Archers". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015 . Retrieved 16 April 2008.
Archers loses 400,000 listeners amid controversy over sexed-up storylines". The Daily Telegraph. London. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017 . Retrieved 2 April 2018. Smethurst, William (1996), The Archers: The True Story. London: Michael O'Mara Books; p.24. ISBN 1-85479-689-5The death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 was discussed by Lynda Snell and Lilian Bellamy as the first section of the episode broadcast on Sunday 11September. [33] Actors [ edit ] Martin, Nicole (20 August 2007). "The Archers online dwarfs Chris Moyles". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007 . Retrieved 6 January 2007. 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". [3] [4] Having aired over 20,000 episodes, [5] it is the world's longest-running present-day drama by number of episodes. [6] [7] Bailey, Jemimah (17 October 1997). "Broadcast: Tune in to the power of the viewing public". Brand Republic . Retrieved 5 January 2008. Zandra Rhodes played herself in an episode in September 2006 in connection with a charity fashion show. [89] [90]
things you never knew you wanted to know about The Archers". The Independent. 1 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011 . Retrieved 9 January 2019. The Grundys, formerly struggling tenant farmers were brought to prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Initially seen as comic characters, they are now seen as doggedly battling adversity. The family includes Eddie, his wife Clarrie, and their sons Will and Ed.
In August 2022, Toyah Willcox appeared as herself in two episodes, enjoying Bridge Farm cheese at Cotstravaganza festival [97] and buying a piece of Will Grundy's pottery at the Ambridge village fete. [98]
In September 2016, in an hour-long episode concluding a highly publicised storyline in which Helen Titchener had stabbed her abusive husband Rob, some notable names guest starred as jury members, including Dame Eileen Atkins, Catherine Tate and Nigel Havers. [96] Furness, Hannah (11 October 2017). "Archers will be in trouble if editors keep being poached by TV, star says". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018 . Retrieved 9 September 2018. Others who have made appearances include Britt Ekland, Humphrey Lyttelton (1956), Dame Edna Everage and Antony Gormley (2009).Ned Sherrin produced a short 1973 film called The Cobblers of Umbridge. The cast included Joan Sims, Lance Percival, Roy Kinnear, Derek Griffiths and John Fortune. [135] Felpersham is probably the largest settlement in the fictional county of Borsetshire. Felpersham is known to be the seat of a Church of England diocese, a university, and department stores. Unlike the county town, Borchester, Felpersham has city status. In having a cathedral but not being the county town it can perhaps be compared to Lichfield or St Albans...........................
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