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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Ambridge | Mind Blowing Facts

Duchess of Edinburgh follows in Queen’s footsteps with cameo on The Archers

The BBC radio show superfan recorded her lines in secret

The Independent UK

The Archers to celebrate 75th anniversary by taking the show on the road

The tour will run from June to November and will feature a reimagining of the annual Ambridge Flower and Produce Show.

Evening Standard

Prize cabbages and swearing at The Archers roadshow

Letters: Readers hark back to the Ambridge soap’s previous outings around the country

The Guardian - UK

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The Archers ‘live theatrical experience’ to tour UK

The Archers: Live at 75, set at the Ambridge Flower & Produce show, will feature a rotating cast of actors from the hit radio drama

The Guardian - UK

Almost dead? The GP will see you now

Brief letters: Booking appointments online | Ambridge beavers | San Serriffe invasion | Nun benefits | Stages of ageing

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: beaver-mania sweeps Borsetshire!

A rewilding project is sending residents of Ambridge silly – and they must be unique in the English-speaking world for not giggling whenever the rodent’s name is uttered. Please stop it now – us listeners can’t cope!

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: car-tastrophe in the Am!

Three near-drownings and a dodgy sewage virus in Ambridge this month, and all the horses are dying off, too. So Much Plot

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Tired of absurd TV soap plots? Give Ambridge a try

Brief letters: The Archers’ highlights | Checking those billionaires | Rubbish remakes | Shakespeare’s dud | Free speech

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: please God let the dog that ate a sock lead to new romance!

The Christmas canine crisis looks set to usher in a most exciting new relationship – plus the hottest man in Ambridge becomes so unhinged he buys a pony

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: is Evil Rob channeling Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction?

Helen Archer’s ex continues his mind games, having returned from his death bed – just when we thought we were safe

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: Ambridge is knee deep in sequins and glitter!

The villagers are glamming up for Eurovision – but will the return of Rob Titchener cast a pall on festivities?

The Guardian - UK

The Archers' electric vehicle row shows why rural areas may oppose chargers – but they also have so much to gain

Long-running BBC radio soap opera The Archers might conjure images of an idyllic country life, but its storylines frequently highlight real tensions in British society.

The Conversation

Rylan Clark lands first acting role in long-running UK soap

It's been 11 years since Rylan rose to fame on the X Factor and he's just been confirmed as joining this popular soap this year.

Daily Record

Rylan told 'it should have been you' amid news of huge new BBC soap role as he hints he's looking for love

The BBC Radio 2 host mocked up a version of his own movie poster just before it was revealed that he had landed a huge soap role

Manchester Evening News

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Rylan Clark lands first acting role in popular soap 11 years after X Factor fame

TV presenter Rylan Clark is set to appear on one of the longest-running UK soaps ahead of his presenting duties at this year's Eurovision Song Contest being held in Liverpool

The Independent UK

Rylan Clark to appear in Eurovision-themed episode of The Archers on Radio 4

Presenter will appear in special episode ahead of final in Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: Ambridge’s Yoda to the rescue

Ben Archer cowers under the covers after getting Chelsea Horrobin pregnant at the infamous Ambridge rave – but thankfully, she’s being soothed by wise words elsewhere

Wales Online

The Archers beat Eastenders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale when it comes to covering the Queen's death

The Archers led the way with breaking the news with their characters in the fictional village of Ambridge on Sunday

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An F-bomb in Ambridge? That would signal the end times

The Guardian - UK

Silent twins are the talk of Ambridge

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: like a Bojo promise, Alice and Chris’s divorce moves into parody

They are clearly at the attritional stage – so this could take years. Meanwhile, are the Gleeson twins really running Ambridge?

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: the vengeful gods of Ambridge conspire

Just as Alice was rallying, her ex and her best friend fell into bed, with implications worse than social speed-dating at the Bull. And can someone please stop Kirsty moving to Bulgaria?

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: is this a Radio 4 show – or an M Night Shyamalan movie?

The village’s bright young things are struggling against the ‘powerful hold’ of Ambridge, while Hazel Woolley escapes the invisible forcefield of this ‘self-satisfied, two-bit place’

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