Our hosts this week do not actually discuss the week in Ambridge as the chosen topic is the characters they like / dislike – Brian divides opinions with Keri not being keen on the old roué whilst Roifield takes a slightly different view (admittedly having met the wonderful Charles Collingwood in a lift).  Halfway through the discussion Pete does a complete reverse ferret changing his  position completely whilst Keri says she would go to a dinner party with Brian for the all round entertainment but feels, rather like Amber Rudd, who referred some years ago to Boris Johnson as “not […]

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A new occupant in the female host’s seat this week as Roifield is joined for the first time by Rosie Porty whilst Pete Fickling is present in his seat.  Keri is sunning herself in Spain when it is not raining.     Our hosts this week seem quite concerned by the River Nile and President Trump.  Philip Moss and Alice Carter have been swimming in de Nile which is also where President Trump seems to spend a lot of time.  Are we ever going to resolve the problems of the drunks and the horses?   Pete’s grasp on geography seems a […]

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This week I have to prostrate myself on the ground in awe as we hear from Sunny Ormonde who relates her return to the Mailbox as The Archers recommence proper recording in the studio.  She tells us about the new arrangements for recording as they all stand 2m apart and the director has to be on the recording floor as the booth where he would normally be is not large enough for three people.  Some remote recording will continue – but the most that can be achieved at the moment is two-handers and there will still be a lot of […]

Our podcast was a little late this week but it still covers a lot of the Am.  Our hosts have not quite got to grips with the reality that Adam is a boring middle aged man, a time of life I have experienced.  At a relatively advanced age he is having to cope with a baby, a partner returning to work, an unappreciative boss (and whatever happened to the boring uninteresting Home Farm partnership meetings? , ahhh, think I just answered that question) and has been usurped by the golden child (he was lucky Ruaridh is still at school or […]

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General Stores is only listening to the monologuic Archers so that he can enjoy DumTeeDum, otherwise another listener would be lost!   Roifield not only does the editing but also has to espouse unusual views to provide overall balance (anyone would think he had spent too long listening to the BBC).  Pete explains alcoholism for the rest of us as he finds Alice’s portrayal as unusual.  Both Roifield and Keri dispute this, saying that it chimes with some of their (non-personal) experiences.  Are alcoholics that common is my question?  Peggy’s first Jack was and I assume that Alice’s problem is a […]

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Ian talks to Dumteedummers via Zoom about Roy Tucker

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This week the technology behind the podcast is laid bare as it seems Keri is dependent on the indulgent Mimi who suggested turning it all off and on again.  Storylines in The Archers are second best to those of the podcast itself which also briefly visits Brookfield for some animal noises appearing in the mix along with some very deep voice from the chef on South Park who is Pete’s preferred alter ego apparently.   Roifield forgets that The Archers did go off air for three weeks – by playing repeats.  So they did not move from competence to incompetence […]

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Roifield rings the changes at DumTeeDum towers and this week is joined by the powers that be at Academic Archers – Doctors Nicola Headlam and Cara Courage.  Inevitably there is huge cross over between the two groups – after all we all (usually) listen to the programme and enjoy subjecting it to a detailed analysis (which it always fails) – but with a light hearted approach to the events of the week.   The main subjects are alcoholism, fly-tipping and fake letter writing.  Some surprises – Chris has suddenly had a realisation that he is also drinking too much and […]

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Steadily catching up on podcasts (and The Archers) following my return from a holiday in Kent means this might actually appear before the next podcast.   Having spent six years of using DumTeeDum for Roifield to chat up podcast callers this week online dating returned to Ambridge in Lockdown with Lizzie who is looking for a thrusting man.  Keri thinks for her it is probably a choice between Alastair and Roy – but there is no-one for Lizzie, so it looks like some new characters will be waltzing in and out of the doors of the Mailbox for some short […]

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