"listening figures. Partly established with the aim towards educating farmers following World War II, ""The Archers"" soon became a popular source of entertainment for the population at large, attracting nine million listeners by 1953. ""The Archers"" is set in the fictional village of Ambridge in the fictional county of Borsetshire, in England. Borsetshire is situated between, in reality, the contiguous counties of Worcestershire and Warwickshire, south of Birmingham in The Midlands. Possibly based on the village of Cutnall Green, various other villages claim to be the inspiration for Ambridge; ""The Bull"", Ambridge's pub, is modelled on The Old Bull in"
"urban areas. They continue to produce music today, and have garnered critical acclaim and a cult following around the world. Inkberrow Inkberrow is a village in Worcestershire, England, often thought to be the model for Ambridge, the setting of BBC Radio 4's long-running series ""The Archers"". In particular, The Bull, the fictional Ambridge pub, is supposed to be based on The Old Bull in Inkberrow. The village's parish church is dedicated to St. Peter and contains the Savage family chapel. In 2006, Inkberrow was awarded the title of Worcestershire Village of the Year and won the Building Community Life section"
"of farming, the running of small businesses, etcetera, and lengthy discussions ensue - as well as light-hearted matters, and plot speculation. Various gatherings occur where umrats come together: the first were a series of about ten annual barbecues in Reading [the first of which was attended by Carole Boyd (Lynda Snell)], but subsequently at various points around the world. The 'group has at times included participants from various parts of Europe and north and south America. It has nicknames for many of the main Archers characters, such as S'aint for Shula, and Hellen (it also has nicknames for most of"
"Inkberrow Inkberrow is a village in Worcestershire, England, often thought to be the model for Ambridge, the setting of BBC Radio 4's long-running series ""The Archers"". In particular, The Bull, the fictional Ambridge pub, is supposed to be based on The Old Bull in Inkberrow. The village's parish church is dedicated to St. Peter and contains the Savage family chapel. In 2006, Inkberrow was awarded the title of Worcestershire Village of the Year and won the Building Community Life section of the competition. Inkberrow was marked as a new town in the 1960s, but this plan was not carried out."
"is now used for communal activities. The local newspaper is the ""Wetherby News"" whilst the regional newspaper is the ""Yorkshire Evening Post"". The local BBC radio station is BBC Radio Leeds, whilst there are many other independent local radio stations in the area. There are cinemas nearby in Leeds, Wetherby and Castleford. The theme tune to ""The Archers"" is called ""Barwick Green"". It was written by Yorkshire composer Arthur Wood in 1924, as a ""maypole dance"" in his suite ""My native heath"". The other items in this suite are ""Ilkley Tarn"", ""Bolton Abbey"" and ""Knaresborough Status"". Widge, the protagonist in"
"The Joiners Arms The Joiners' Arms is an LGBT pub and nightclub on Hackney Road in East London. The re-launch of the Joiners Arms is being led by its former management. The original pub, which closed in 2015, had been central to the East London gay scene since it was opened in 1997 by David Alexander Pollard. It had been described as ""Britain's trendiest gay dive"" with gay public figures including Alexander McQueen, Christopher Kane and Patrick Wolf known to have frequented the venue, and with events hosted by gay entertainers Scottee and Jodie Harsh. The venue had been open"
"Arms, was the village's main public house, and it was here that the 19th-century jockey Fred Archer grew up, his father being the landlord of the pub. A further village pub, located on the Prestbury Road is the Sudeley Arms. This has been a pub since 1826, and was the residence of the oldest landlady at the time, Ma (Matilda) Craddock, who ran the pub at least until she was 96 years of age, having run it by herself for 43 years after the untimely death of her husband, who had been the landlord for 4 years prior. There are"
"The Bingley Arms The Bingley Arms is a public house in Bardsey, Leeds, England. It claims to be both the oldest surviving business and oldest surviving pub in the UK. The Bingley Arms was originally named The Priests Inn. The Bingley Arms calls itself the oldest pub in Britain, with a history dating back to between AD 905 and AD 953, and says that it served as a safe house for persecuted Catholic priests, and also as a courthouse from around AD 1000 from which offenders were taken to the pillory across the road. The Bingley Arms was featured in"
"Borchester Borchester is a fictional town in the BBC Radio 4 radio series ""The Archers"". It is the county town of the fictional county of Borsetshire. According to series tradition it is located 6 miles north-east of Ambridge in the Am Vale and is an historic market and wool town. These typically English country-town features are complemented by more modern additions, such as Underwoods (an upmarket department store), Jaxx bar, which was previously a café both managed by Kenton Archer, and Ambridge Organics, the shop run by Helen Archer, who also makes the Borsetshire Blue cheese sold in Underwoods. As"
"Archers"" from May 1980 until 2011. Jack Woolley was not the first role he had performed in ""The Archers"", but was by far the most extended of his three roles in the soap opera; he had first joined the cast in 1953, the year he became a Midlands member of the BBC repertory company. The role, as farmhand Len Thomas lasted for 13 years, and the actor was soon cast again, as the Reverend David Latimer in 1968; the character died in 1973. Peters lived in the village of Wollaston, Northamptonshire. He died in Northamptonshire, 11 May 2013, after suffering"
"on BBC Four on 1 January 2007, focused on ""The Archers"". It was narrated by Stephen Fry and included interviews with current actors and scriptwriters. The Archers The Archers, having aired over 18,700 episodes, is the world's longest-running radio serial. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4the BBC's main spoken-word channelthis soap opera was initially billed, ""an everyday story of country folk"" and now, ""a contemporary drama in a rural setting"". Five pilot episodes were aired in 1950 and the first episode was broadcast nationally on 1 January 1951. A significant show in British popular culture, and with over five million listeners,"
"the character's name included ""Bill Barton"" and ""Rex Drake"". However, the production team finally settled on the more dynamic Dick Barton. After the series had been on the air for some time, the BBC (conscious that the biggest audience for the programme was schoolboys) wrote a strict code of what Dick and his chums could and couldn't do, one clause famously stating ""Sex plays no part in his adventures."" In 1951 ""The Archers"" was first broadcast at 11.45 am on the Light Programme. BBC management, led by drama head Val Gielgud, had never felt comfortable with the sensationalism of ""Dick"
"""The Archers"" is usually taken to ""exist"" in a region centred on Evesham and somewhere not too far from the Malvern Hills and the edge of the Cotswolds, Borchester could be connected to Broadway, Tewkesbury or Pershore. Hints in the series about the range of shops, local features and road layout, as well as distances sometimes given between Borchester, Felpersham and Ambridge, tend to point to Pershore as the most likely analogy, if we assume that Felpersham = Evesham. Another school of thought has Felpersham as Worcester and Borchester as Droitwich Spa. This view is supported by the existence of"
"The Archers (musical group) The Archers were one of America's earliest Contemporary Christian music groups. They were originally brothers Tim and Steve Archer, Fred Satterfield, Nancye Short and Billy Rush Masters. After Masters and Short departed in 1977, sister Janice Archer joined. They enjoyed greater longevity than most of the pioneering CCM artists, recording chart hits in the decades of the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. Their hits included, ""Jesus Is The Answer"", ""Little Flowers"", ""It Wouldn't Be Enough"", ""Fresh Surrender"", ""Stand Up!"", and ""Heaven In Your Eyes"". Former ""Maranatha! Music"" artist and CCM pioneer Erick Nelson defined The Archers' role"
"in London's East End. At the end of each episode, a disaster, visit from royalty, angry mob etc. destroys the pub. The pub is run by brothers, the nervous Barry and the idiotic Garry. The only regulars of the pub are Bob and Dodgy Phil. Every episode revolves around one of Dodgy Phil's plans to improve the pub, a plan which Barry always has doubts about. The doubts are often confirmed due to the pub's destruction at the end of every episode. One of the running jokes in the series is that, as the pub is next to a zoo,"
"Timothy Bentinck Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck MBE (born 1 June 1953 in Tasmania, Australia), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and writer, most widely known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series, ""The Archers"". The son of the non-conformist intellectual Henry Bentinck he was born on a sheep station in Tasmania, but moved to Berkhamsted in the UK when aged two. He attended a local prep school, Harrow School, and the University of East Anglia, where he spent most of his time at its"
"Town remains a place to experience traditional pubs. The Bricklayers Arms on High Town Road is a haven for Luton Town fans when their team is playing at home, but otherwise revels in a reputation for real ale and good conversation. The British actress Diana Dors, an iconic figure of the 1960s, occasionally served behind the bar at The Rabbit, which is on the corner of Old Bedford Road and North Street, and is now called The English Rose. The Gardeners Call is a nineteenth century pub on High Town Road with a beer garden at the rear. The Painters"
"basement by workmen, guarded by the military for the last couple of years, and to which visitors are escorted by ""space marines"". The Arches (Glasgow) The Arches was a bar, arts venue, theatre, live music venue and nightclub in Glasgow, Scotland, which first opened in 1991. It was a not-for-profit organisation, and was situated in the City Centre under Glasgow Central station and the West Coast Main Line in the brick arches of the viaduct leading into the station, with entrances on Midland Street, and (since 2001) an entrance underneath Hielanman's Umbrella on Argyle Street. The venue had of floor"
"which affect farmers nationwide when livestock movements are restricted. Many famous people have made cameo appearances on the programme: The theme tune of ""The Archers"" is called ""Barwick Green"" and is a maypole dance from the suite ""My Native Heath"", written in 1924 by the Yorkshire composer Arthur Wood. The Sunday omnibus broadcast of ""The Archers"" starts with a more rustic, accordion-arranged rendition by The Yetties. The theme for BBC Radio 4 Extra's ""The Archers"" spinoff, ""Ambridge Extra"", is a version arranged by Bellowhead. A library music recording of Barwick Green was used for the pilot and during the early"
"have two sons: They live in North London. His sister Anna Bentinck is an actress. Specific references: General references: <br> Timothy Bentinck Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck MBE (born 1 June 1953 in Tasmania, Australia), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and writer, most widely known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series, ""The Archers"". The son of the non-conformist intellectual Henry Bentinck he was born on a sheep station in Tasmania, but moved to Berkhamsted in the UK when aged two. He attended a"
"The Archers The Archers, having aired over 18,700 episodes, is the world's longest-running radio serial. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4the BBC's main spoken-word channelthis soap opera was initially billed, ""an everyday story of country folk"" and now, ""a contemporary drama in a rural setting"". Five pilot episodes were aired in 1950 and the first episode was broadcast nationally on 1 January 1951. A significant show in British popular culture, and with over five million listeners, it is Radio 4's most listened-to non-news programme, With over one million listeners via the internet, the programme holds the record for BBC Radio online"
"Admiralty, Trafalgar Square The Admiralty is a pub at 66 Trafalgar Square, London. It is the only pub situated on the square. The Italianate building was built in 1871 by the architect F. W. Porter for the Union Bank. It was listed at Grade II in 1987, by which time it was a branch of the National Westminster Bank. In 2005 the building became Albannach (from the Gaelic for ""Scot"" or ""Scottish""), a restaurant which specialised in Scottish food and whisky. It was founded by Niall Barnes, a Glasgow entrepreneur. To celebrate their first Burns night, the head chef, John"
"Admiralty, Trafalgar Square The Admiralty is a pub at 66 Trafalgar Square, London. It is the only pub situated on the square. The Italianate building was built in 1871 by the architect F. W. Porter for the Union Bank. It was listed at Grade II in 1987, by which time it was a branch of the National Westminster Bank. In 2005 the building became Albannach (from the Gaelic for ""Scot"" or ""Scottish""), a restaurant which specialised in Scottish food and whisky. It was founded by Niall Barnes, a Glasgow entrepreneur. To celebrate their first Burns night, the head chef, John"
"Joiners Arms The Joiners Arms (usually branded and referred to as The Joiners) is a small music venue in a pub on St Mary Street, St Mary's, Southampton, England. It has played host to many up-and-coming bands. The venue is currently owned by Tim Betts. The Joiners opened as a music venue in 1968. The maximum capacity is 200 people. In May 2013, the venue was shortlisted in the top ten of a contest run by ""NME"" to find Britain's best small music venue. In June 2013, it was announced that the venue won the competition. In December 2006, writer"
"monastery fishpond. The village cricket club has a green and pavilion on the northern edge of the common. Two Brewers Inn stands adjacent to the common. It was founded by Robert Waller as an ale house in 1799, originally the middle one of a row of three cottages. It eventually took over its neighbours to make a long frontage on the green. A modern hotel extension has been built to the rear. The pub acquired fame as the training quarters for many notable 19th-century prize-fighters such as Jem Mace, Thomas Sayers and Bob Fitzsimmons who sparred in the Club Room"
"the pub, but on the Stage 25 lot of Paramount Studios with the set decoration of ""Cheers"". The Bull & Finch Pub was later renamed Cheers Beacon Hill. The entire season is set exclusively in the bar, its office, and the billiard room; no locations outside the bar were used until Diane Chambers' apartment is seen in the second season. In the pilot episode's original script, there were only four principal characters: Sam Malone, Diane Chambers, Carla Tortelli, and Ernie ""Coach"" Pantusso. Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin were absent from the original script. George Wendt and John Ratzenberger had auditioned"
"The Alchemist, Battersea The Alchemist is a former pub at 225 St John's Hill, Battersea, London that was controversially demolished in May 2015 after over 100 years in business. It was originally called ""The Fishmongers' Arms"", and was built in 1854. The pub closed in 2013, and was demolished in 2015 by a developer hoping to extend the building and build a block of flats. Wandsworth Council regarded the demolition having taken place without planning permission, and called it a ""very serious breach"" of their rules, and ""unjustified"". The council ordered developer Udhyam Amim to rebuild the pub and restore"
"The Arches (Glasgow) The Arches was a bar, arts venue, theatre, live music venue and nightclub in Glasgow, Scotland, which first opened in 1991. It was a not-for-profit organisation, and was situated in the City Centre under Glasgow Central station and the West Coast Main Line in the brick arches of the viaduct leading into the station, with entrances on Midland Street, and (since 2001) an entrance underneath Hielanman's Umbrella on Argyle Street. The venue had of floor space which was spread over two floors and seven arches. In June 2015, The Arches announced on their website that the company"
"East India Arms The East India Arms is a pub in the City of London. The building is located on Fenchurch Street next to the place where the East India Company had its headquarters. The pub is believed to stand on the same site in Fenchurch Street previously occupied from at least 1645 by The Magpie Ale House. The East India Arms was built in 1829 as part of an entire block of then typical London buildings: the houses at 67 to 70 Fenchurch Street were all four-storey buildings in red brick. They originally housed different merchants and service providers"
"Dev"" or by its previous name The Hobgoblin, is said to be ""London's most famous alternative venue"". It was the first Goth subculture pub in Camden. It is the longest-surviving Goth pub in London and has been a focal point for the city's alternative scene for many years. During the 1980s, Spider Stacy and Shane MacGowan of The Pogues frequented the pub. The interior featured in ""Goths"", an episode from a 2003 BBC anthology series, ""Spine Chillers"". The Devonshire Arms in Chiswick's Devonshire Road (also named for William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire) is a gastropub, formerly known as the"
"1984. Also in Borchester is Borchester General Hospital. Borchester is the scene of frequent shopping trips and social encounters in the series. It has a mixture of trendy, ""southern England"" features such as wine bars and upmarket delis combined with some working-class neighbourhoods. The Grundy family lived for a while in a substandard council flat in Borchester after being evicted from Grange Farm in 2000. Borchester Borchester is a fictional town in the BBC Radio 4 radio series ""The Archers"". It is the county town of the fictional county of Borsetshire. According to series tradition it is located 6 miles"
"They eventually branched out to other churches in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. Throughout the 1960s they toured with older brother, Gary, as The Archer Brothers. In 1970, Tim and Steve formed The Archers with Nancye Short and Billy Rush Masters in Southern California. They recorded and toured internationally from the 1970s through the early 1990s. Younger sister Janice replaced Short in 1977; Masters also left the band at this time. That year their album ""Fresh Surrender"" was nominated for a GMA Dove Award. They appeared at the Jimmy Carter White House in 1978 and on the ""Grammy"
"serious criminals. Arthur's favourite drink was a large Vodka and tonic, which was referred to as a ""large V.A.T"", a wordplay on Value Added Tax (the UK tax on sales). Dave is the part owner and barman of the local members-only, the Winchester Club. Arthur and Terry regularly drink there and Dave acts, often unwillingly, as a message service for Arthur, and turns a blind eye to his shady deals. Given the nature of Arthur's activities, he was always in the spotlight of the local police and crossed paths with several regular and occasional characters: DS Albert Chisholm; Detective Sergeant"