How can I listen to old episodes of The Archers?

The Archers Podcast | Free Listening on Podbean App.

Is there an omnibus edition of The Archers?

The Archers Omnibus Episodes

Ambridge prepares to say a fond farewell, and Tracy has a riddle to solve.

Where are The Archers podcasts?

BBC Radio 4 – The Archers – Archers Podcasts.

How many people still listen to The Archers?

5m listeners
The BBC radio serial The Archers is the world’s longest-running soap opera, still thriving after 65 years with an average audience of just under 5m listeners.

Is Sheila leaving The Archers?

On 23 September 2022, the BBC confirmed Bennett had decided to leave The Archers after 51 years. Her final appearance as Shula aired on 30 September 2022, as Shula leaves the village to become an ordained vicar.

Why was there no archers on Thursday?

COVID-19 pandemic
From 4 May 2020 to 14 August 2021, the broadcast was reduced to four episodes (Monday – Thursday). Sunday episodes resumed on 15 August 2021.

Can you listen to The Archers from the beginning?

On the Internet: Like most BBC Radio 4 programmes, The Archers is broadcast simultaneously online, and you can listen to any episode from the last seven days via BBC Sounds.

Has Kathy in The Archers changed?

But she wasn’t out of work for long as Caroline soon employed her at Grey Gables. She worked there until it closed in 2022 and is now travelling the world.

Kathy Perks.

Fact title Fact data
Status: Divorced
Occupation: Manager at Grey Gables

What happened to Russ in The Archers?

Russ (played by Adonis Anthony) was discussing his new venture on the audio soap and casually dropped in the fact there’s a new place on employment in town. He revealed he now has a job at Lower Loxley Art Gallery and listeners were positively losing their minds over it.

Who is the target audience for The Archers?

Radio Four has a high cultural status and so the audience for The Archers consists mainly of well-educated middle-class professionals, most of whom are middle aged and above, white women.

Is Shula leaving The Archers 2022?

Shula has been portrayed by Liverpudlian actress Judy Bennett since 1971. Bennett played the role for over 50 years, making her one of the longest-serving soap opera actors in the world. She announced her departure from the show in September 2022, and her last episode aired on 30 September.

Is Jill Archer still alive?

Jill still greatly misses Phil, her husband of 52 years, who died in 2010.
Jill Archer.

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Occupation: Retired farmer’s wife
Lives at: Brookfield Farm

What has happened to Ruth in The Archers?

Ruth’s mastectomy after breast cancer was named one of the most shocking storylines from The Archers by The Daily Telegraph’s Nick Collins.

How far in advance is The Archers recorded?

How far in advance do you record? The episodes are transmitted three to six weeks after recording.

Who lives at Berrow farm in The Archers?

Hannah Riley

Fact title Fact data
Played by Helen Longworth
Status Single
Occupation Berrow Farm Pig Unit deputy manager
Lives at: 1 The Green

Is Kathy Perks leaving The Archers?

Kathy Perks.

Fact title Fact data
Played by: Hedli Niklaus
Status: Divorced
Occupation: Manager at Grey Gables

Is Kathy coming back to archers?

Why do people still listen to The Archers?

Listening to The Archers is a crucial way for them to keep in touch with British life. In fact, even within the UK, some listeners from urban areas have stated how they like the sense of rural life that is evident in the show.

How far ahead is The Archers recorded?

Is Rob Titchener returning to The Archers?

The most infamous domestic abuser in British drama this century is set to return to the airwaves. Tim Stimpson, The Archers’ scriptwriter, said yesterday that it was not “realistic” that Rob Titchener, the show’s domestic abuser, would disappear permanently.

How much do The Archers cast get paid?

Archers actors get paid only when they appear, and even then they get only £300. And they could be culled, like an old ewe, or fall from a roof, as happened controversially to Graham Seed, who played Nigel Pargetter. Sometimes it’s a job for life. Next to me on our shoot had been Edward Kelsey, who plays Joe Grundy.

What has happened to GREY Gables in The Archers?

An explosion at Grey Gables
Cups of tea were dropped in shock across the country on the evening of 8 March 2020 when an explosion resounded in Ambridge. Listeners later discovered that the kitchen of country hotel Grey Gables was destroyed, with a number of residents still inside.

Why is Phoebe leaving The Archers?

Phoebe’s off, having got herself a job in the Highlands, something to do with microalgae. Perhaps she could go and visit the terrifying institution in which her great-grandfather Jack Archer drank himself to death back in the 1970s. And Kirsty. Kirsty!

Who has bought GREY Gables archers?

Grange Farm was a working farm run by the Grundys until their eviction in 2000. The farmhouse, along with 50 acres (20 ha) of land, was sold to Oliver Sterling. Grey Gables, once a country club, is now a luxurious hotel. The late Caroline Sterling bought it with her husband Oliver Sterling.

What happened to Bert in The Archers?

Bert Nathaniel Fry has departed the world of Ambridge. Eric Allan, the actor who played him has decided to retire and so it is time for us to bid Bert a fond farewell. Man-of-the-soil Bert became a fixture in Ambridge life in 1988 when he took up a role at Brookfield.