Tuesday, October 17, 2006

A slice of country scandal

The change in clocks has ruined my routine with UK catch ups. First stop in the morning, after I've put the kettle on, is to check whose been writing to us, what news is on the Beeb and catch up with the latest Archers episode.

I am resigned to the trickle of email from friends and family and the daily purge of spam mail and most of the significant news is covered on Morning Report with Radio New Zealand. What is proving more frustrating is the fact that I have to wait till the evening to read what's happening with the Archers.

This is a real bombshell as the story line hots up with possible country affairs - of the marital kind that is. Yes, this slice of idyllic country is a hotbed of passion with David and Ruth Archer seemingly drifting apart to fall into the arms of the cowman and a fashionada. This follows the romantic episode where David tried to convince Ruth that he's not having an affair only to ruin the atmosphere by mentioning that Ruth's arch rival (and David's former fiancé) recommended the chick flick to watch.

We are divided in this house hold as to whether Ruth or David at fault. Whatever the outcome, it's another adventure into the extra marital activities of Ambridge residents. Fingers crossed the BBC don't try to emulate the skin crawling episode of Sid and Jolene in the shower. Hey, this is a simple tale of country folk!

So I'm resigned to the wait to see what happens next. Tune in if you can or read up on the Archers Addict website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/archers/

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A big thank you. Since I surrendered my 125 mile daily commute for 20 mins on the train, I have just realised the only thing I miss is The Archers on the evening radio - followed by Front Row. I don't know how it happened but 3 1/2 years daily commute I was drawn in!! Not much else to do when stuck on the A34 or M40.

I occasionaly hear the odd 5 mins these days - but you make me realise with all the technology available today - and a bit of organisation I can still keep up to speed.

But the most impotant factor is realising I was missing it in the first place. How strange?

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