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7 unusual facts about The Archers


David Raleigh

The success of the album gave Raleigh a platform to tour with contemporary Christian icons such as Amy Grant and The Archers.

Jack Archer

Jack Archer, formally a major character in the The Archers, brother of Phil, husband of Peggy, father of Jennifer, Lillian & Tony

Mike Gatting

He appeared as himself on The Archers on 9 September 2007 at the centre of a misunderstanding between Sid and Jolene Perks during the npower Village Cup Final at Lord's cricket ground.

Munch Bunch

The series characters were voiced by the husband-and-wife team of Judy Bennett and Charles Collingwood probably best known for their work in The Archers.

Reba Rambo McGuire

The McGuires have written numerous songs for other artists, including Debby Boone, The Bill Gaither Trio, The Archers, Sandi Patty, David and Nicole Binion and Dave Boyer.

T-Bag

Kellie Bright, who later appeared in The Upper Hand and The Archers, played Sally Simpkins in series five and six, plus a Christmas special.

Veronica Henry

Her first job in the media was with the BBC where she secured a job on The Archers, her duties ranged from organising Shula Archer’s wedding photographs with Patrick Lichfield to acting the part of Peaches the barmaid in the Cat and Fiddle.


Carole Boyd

She has had a career in theatre, television and radio, and plays Lynda Snell in BBC Radio 4's The Archers.

Colin Skipp

Colin Skipp is a British actor, best known for playing Tony Archer in the BBC radio series The Archers for 46 years.

Garrick Hagon

He was the rebel leader Ky in Doctor Who: The Mutants and played Simon Gerrard, Debbie Aldridge's husband in BBC’s The Archers.

Mary Wimbush

She died on the evening of 31 October 2005, at the Mailbox studios of BBC Birmingham, shortly after completing work on a recording session for The Archers.

Outwood Academy Valley

The name of Bentinck came from the family name of the Earl of Portland who was then based at Welbeck Abbey in nearby Clumber Park, and the current Earl is the BBC radio actor Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland; he is best known for playing David Archer in The Archers.

The Cloggies

The sub-title, an Everyday Saga in the Life of Clog Dancing Folk, parodied the subtitle to the long-running BBC radio series, The Archers, which was subtitled an Everyday Story of Country Folk.


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Ashton Lever

In the same year he founded Archers' Hall, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London for the Archers' Company of the Honourable Artillery Company.

Borchester

As 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.

Charles Emmanuel Biset

His chief work is a large picture in the Brussels Gallery, formerly in the hall of the Archers' Guild at Antwerp, representing 'William Tell preparing to shoot the Apple from the Head of his Son.'

Godfrey Baseley

Before creating The Archers, he had previous experience in making over radio programmes about farming, mainly for the Midland region.

Henry Raeburn

Robert Fergusson and his brother Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Fergusson, "The Archers" (Royal Company of Archers)

The Silver Fleet

The Silver Fleet (1943) is a British film written and directed by Vernon Sewell and Gordon Wellesley and produced by Powell & Pressburger under the banner of The Archers.

Trevor Harrison

In 2001, The Archers 50th anniversary year, he was made an MBE for his services to radio drama, particularly for his role in The Archers.

In addition to his role in The Archers, he has acted in several radio plays on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4.

UAAP Season 66 men's basketball tournament

La Salle's Joseph Yeo led the Archers back into the game; Jerwin Gaco scored on a put-back after a La Salle miss to force overtime.