The recreation of the opening scene from the original episode will star actors Timothy Bentinck, Felicity Finch, Daisy Badger ...

A celebration of The Archers will be broadcast across New Year’s Day, including a recreation of the first ever opening scene ...

The Archers has led listeners down the garden path before – culverts, missing bunting, pantomime bets – but its 75th ...

BBC Radio 4 has announced a day of special programming on New Year’s Day 2026 to mark The Archers’ 75th anniversary. The ...

The Archers has lasted for 75 years as it reflects listeners’ lives, says star - Felicity Finch spoke about why she thinks ...

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Listeners will be able to hear The Archers’ very first episode brought back to life by the current cast as the original ...

Although The Archers started in 1951, it’s moved with the times. Each episode is set on the current date, so storylines have ...

The world's longest-running radio drama turns 75 in January. 'The Archers' chronicles a fictional farming family in England, navigating climate change, mental health and romance.

BBC Archives teams have begun to digitise 2,500 episodes of The Archers from 1959-69. They come from the BBC's Transcription ...

The cast of BBC Radio 4’s The Archers will recreate the lost first episode to mark the radio soap’s 75th anniversary on New ...