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Trending: The Archers... a new generation

May 8, 2012

Teenage readers and viewers of The Hunger Games have a lot to admire about the heroine, Katniss Everdeen: her bravery, her family loyalty (she volunteers to stand in for her younger sister as a contestant in the lethal Games,) her bow and quiver of arrows, her skill at running, her cool pigtail, her indifference to the male sex, the fact that she (homophonically) shares a surname with the heroine of Far from the Madding Crowd... And with which... full story

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VIDEO: EastEnder visits Archers in Ambridge

Former EastEnders actress Anita Dobson guest-stars on BBC Radio 4's The Archers.

bbci.co.uk (1 month and 13 days ago)

The real Archers omnibus

As a new editor takes over The Archers, Iain Hollingshead offers a chance to catch-up with 62 years of sex and scandal in Ambridge

telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 22 days ago)

I toned down the Archers, says retiring editor

The outgoing boss of The Archers has defended the radio serial against claims that it is trying to compete with grittier television shows such as EastEnders.

telegraph.co.uk (2 days ago)

Afghan 'Archers' hits the airwaves

A British soldier has created "an everyday story of country folk" in Afghanistan in the model of the Archers to teach farmers about how to grow alternative crops to opium.

telegraph.co.uk (24 days ago)

The Archers, Desert Island Discs and Woman's Hour: the BBC shows pulling in the listeners

They deserted in droves over "sexed-up" storylines like "Farmageddon", but a return to less sensational plots appears to have helped The Archers achieve near record audience figures.

telegraph.co.uk (7 days ago)

Local Archers Fare Well In State Indoor Championships

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of two stories looking at the recent success of local archers on the state and national stages.

yankton.net (1 month and 21 days ago)

Anita Dobson joins The Archers cast

Former EastEnders actress Anita Dobson is to appear on Radio 4's The Archers - her first appearance in a soap since Albert Square's Angie Watts.

bbci.co.uk (2 months and 17 days ago)

Vanessa Whitburn: Hand on heart, I was never asked to 'sex up' The Archers

Vanessa Whitburn, the Archers's longest-serving editor, insists her going has nothing to do with its racy storylines, says Peter Stanford

telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 18 days ago)

Vanessa Whitburn: Hand on heart, I was never asked to 'sex up'' The Archers

Vanessa Whitburn, the Archers's longest-serving editor, insists her going has nothing to do with its racy storylines, says Peter Stanford

telegraph.co.uk (1 month and 18 days ago)

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