DTD: 365 – The 70th-anniversary episode edition

Trazzer – on or off?  Obviously immense disappointment that the village noticeboard in the telephone box did not get the implied treatment but I hope that the ghost of Martha Woodford will be along to rectify the three broken panes.   To my mind the engineered but unwarranted arrest of Kirsty (who had previously been co-operating with the police) was better than killing off a well loved character simply because it was a programme anniversary for no good reason; we know she will come back and in any event it was a mystery that they could find enough evidence to […]

DTD: 364 – New Years day fundraiser

DumTeeDum is asking you to donate to “Unseen” which is a UK charity fighting slavery around the world and at home in Britain. Give as much as you can, so that by working in partnership with communities, business, governments and other organisations we can help to stamp out slavery for good. Ian Pepperell (who plays Roy Tucker) is giving a signed 70th anniversary Archers script to someone who donates and we will not be running this as an auction, but will select the winner of the script randomly. Give what you can and spare a thought for those confined against […]

DTD: 363 – Kirsty shops Phillip on Christmas Eve

Official podcasting platforms are ditched in favour of Zoom.  My perennial war cry is that if Roifield (and I mean Roifield?) can deliver an excellent clean Zoom recording outside a studio of numerous participants (well three – Quentin and Rosie) of which only one is anywhere near Birmingham (I think) and the others are spread in other countries – why can the BBC not manage six proper episodes a week.   My two-pennorth is that if Kirsty was cooking the books how in heaven’s name did she miss the non-payment of Income Tax and NI deductions being “not paid” to […]

DTD: 362 – Witherspoon and Dr Nicola Headlam of the Academic Archers discuss Ambridge

Witherspoon and the Doc discuss:MatriarchsGrowing oldMental healthIs it a mirror on England?Fandom

DTD: 361 – Hearing the voices of the enslaved or not

Yes, I know what you were all saying.  “Why didn’t you let go of the lead?”.  Two reasons, firstly it is illegal to kill a Swan, secondly the previous day, Paudie and I had been in an enclosed field.  When it was time to go he looked at the lead, looked at me and then started running a circle round me until I fell over completely dizzy.  Brain of a Border Collie, power of a Bernese Mountain dog. Thirdly the dog does not belong to me and I cannot afford to lose him.    This week was marked by there […]

DTD: 360 – Kirsty gets married to a slaver

This week’s comments come caked in mud to prove that tier 2 is very dangerous.  Imagine the scene, a muddy walkway between two lakes, an enthusiastic, bouncy, powerful Bordanese (a cross between a Border Collier and a Bernese Mountain Dog) at the end of a modest lead sighting a harmless looking swan about six feet into the nearest lake which said dog decides is either lunch or a new playfriend.  Dog takes off at high speed.  Attached walker is wearing brand new coat and wellington boots because it is so wet and loses his footing and starts sliding on the mud towards […]

DTD: 359 – Shula’s big bum and old favourites return

Blasts from the past this week as Millie Belle and Yokel Bear are sitting in the hot seats alongside Roifield this week – a truly multi-national, multi-continental combination.   Yokel Bear predicts that Roman will fall into a hole over the Christmas production – a trench of some description no doubt – which will lead to Lynda returning next week.  It is also predicted that Roman will be dumped by Tracy who will take up with Jazzer – can anyone see Jazzer settling for one woman however well endowed?    Meanwhile Alice and Philip continue to be discussed.  I feel […]

DTD: 358 – David Archer is the grey man of Ambridge and things you always wanted to know about Southampton

Roifield announces that Tractr will be back soon – probably about the time this appears and it is also the case the website has had a good old going over.  So pop in, update your location and you can message others.  With lockdown ending (at least in the UK) perhaps we can all start arranging meetings for physically distanced meals in a pub post-vaccine when we might even manage to talk to one another.   Meanwhile in TA little is happening – apart from David talking about cows – but then he is a cow farmer.  The LoLo Xmas Xtravaganza […]

DTD: 357 – Alice melts down as the alcoholic truth comes out

Each week the BBC are transmitting a mere 50 minutes of events in Ambridge.  Our hosts this week Roifield is joined by the returning Keri Warbis (aided by tramadol) and Pete Fickling] manage to witter on about the Ambridge happenings for 94 minutes – nearly but not quite a factor of 1 to 2.   Of course the car crash better known as Alice Carter is given another good going over; it is a bit like being knocked over with the car then driving back and forth over the body a couple of times just for good measure!  Alice has […]

DTD: 356 – Ruairi comes out, Siobhan returns and a nation weeps!

Roifield feels that the time spent this week by Brian rampaging around the house wanting to speak to Aunt Niamh was a waste of good air time.  The CD should have arrived later in the week.  Can someone explain to me why Ruari is not at college doing his “A” Levels – Ben too for that matter?  It was inevitable that Jenny would be the rock for Ruari – she has looked after him and she of course will be the first person Ruari tells about his personal feelings about his sexuality.  It provides all sorts of additional storyline possibilities […]