This week’s podcast is a recording of Monday night’s live extravaganza when the DTD faithful assembled at the BBC cafe in Central London. Roifield and Lucy are joined by Ania Sowinski (aka Lexi), Annabelle Dowler (aka Kirsty) and Becky Wright (a ghostly Nic).  Shambridges arrived later!  Plus a special guest appearance from Derek. Absolutely loved “Adam the Paranoid Android” – Lucy’s best line.  Who does freeze kedgeree asks Lucy?  Answers on an email to Lucy please.  Lucy says it is much easier to do the monologue when there are no faces in front of her.  Lucy seems not to want […]

DTD: 223 Dumteedum Live - Lexi - Ania Sowinski, Nic Grundy - Becky Wright and Kirsty - Annabelle Dowler Play Now | Download

Naked Fingers returns and Lucy’s excellent monologue is again graced by his contractual chortles – which merely proves the line remains live! The saga of Shula’s new car is discussed; Lucy observes that Shula probably has a very large Volvo and it looks like it will get a lot more use in the near future. Then Robert talks about something which has not happened yet before raising the very odd supper party at the Carters – who only invites one person to dinner? Is all well in the Adam/Ian household? Are either of them really capable of looking after a […]

Ep: 222 - Brian and Adam's only option is to torch the knicker factory and blow up the car lot! Play Now | Download

I realise that The Archers is in the grasp of an interim editor as the last one departed having stuffed up poor Nic’s life but the gap from reality seems immense. Olwen represents the editor no doubt calling in a favour from the wonderful Alison Steadman. In my view Ms Steadman is of National Treasure status and the role she should have been given should have reflected that – she could have popped into Ambridge without being a car dwelling, cough ridden, angry old woman – she could have looked up her old Greenham friend, dispensed much left wing guidance […]

DTD 221 - "Pork scratchings"?!! Not in front of the herd, Jazzer!! Play Now | Download

Robert (Naked Fingers) Wilson can be heard cackling throughout much of Lucy’s Week in Ambridge. Neil’s balls clacking together, the Grundy World of the Dead, Alistair’s graffiti, Kate’s farming plans & Brian’s view of employing women in a piggery all get a good reception from Robert. Brian already has his name on the title deeds of the farm – Adam said so. I want to know why after 40 years of marriage Jenny’s name is not on those deeds as well. Meanwhile moving Will and kids into Grange Farm was nonsense. Clarrie should have moved to Greenwood Cottage with Emma […]

The fastest DumTeeDum in history this week came from Catherine Chevalier from Strawberry Hill which in turn was sponsored by Sally Dee on behalf of the Samaritans. What is Brian up to at Home Farm – failing to undertake any form of handover or transition – after all he still needs decent profits to maintain his lifestyle and affairs? Then Jake suddenly starts speaking whilst George, Ruari and Ben remain completely silent. No doubt there is a good reason. Lexi’s offspring will probably speak before it arrives! Roifield is able to relate to Alistair’s situation in relation to Shula – […]

DTD: 219 How awful is Shula, talking with her must be like talking to a bread board! Play Now | Download

A DumTeeDum Carpool Karaoke is being suggested to over take James Corden (appearing in a cinema near you as Pierre Lapin) in popularity and it looks as though someone should organise it for 14 May at the live recording. Hosts are suntanned and holiday refreshed Lucy along with Robert who has recovered from his ailments. Stonking weekly ramble around the events in Ambridge this week from Lucy. I shall have to go and listen again. During the monologue a vacuum cleaner fires up – it seems Robert has a cleaner who does – now there’s posh! Discussion soon becomes a […]

DTD 218 - Brian and Shula get a going over Play Now | Download

Another week brings another podcast but this week the hosts are Roifield & Susie Riddell [who goes by the name of Tracy Horrobin when given the chance] as Lucy is away. Susie admits that she is currently six months pregnant; she is a few weeks ahead of Pip – so perhaps her baby can play Pip’s baby? Susie / Tracy gives us a rundown on the listener / participant interface as she listens to events and also knows the action from the other side of the microphones hidden around the village. Roy and Lexi are key points of discussion as […]

DTD: 217 - Susie Riddell, aka Tracey Horrobin joins Roifield to talk about the fall of the Aldridges Play Now | Download

Lucy reviews the week having listened far more closely than I did – I need to go back and listen again!  Much of the hilarity revolves around Nic’s funeral which makes for an entertaining change from normal.  However lessons in cheese and a detective mystery also feature in the round up of the week.  Sport relief has gone missing thank goodness – not from the Archers – just from the round up.  Please do not crowbar good causes into the programme. The Clarrie and Susan double act was strong again this week and Clarrie was able to give Susan a […]

DTD - 216 Alice gets hammered at the funeral, or last orders as she calls it! Play Now | Download

Pigs are complex, intelligent animals prone to various health conditions observes Lucy – would you want to entrust your drift (I looked it up) of pigs to the Fairbrethern who mainly know a little about taxis, gin and geese and not much else?  If farming was that simple I would be doing it!  And finally Shula has realised that Alastair is not the man for her so he has been given the boot as he would not join her rescuing horses overseas.  Like Lilian and Adam before her she has decamped to the Bull’s spare bedroom.  Roifield was shocked by […]

DTD: 215 - The Dumteedum community come together. Play Now | Download

We welcome Mary not Contrary’s DumTeeDum played on her son’s slightly damaged glockenspiel. We also welcome back Robert who has managed not to injure himself recently (subsequently however he cut his finger), although he did eat some rotten shark. A “pre-cinema bee keeping” session seems to have been the most exciting event in Ambridge this week. So I was quite surprised when listening to the episodes concerned to find that it was never actually broadcast – merely the subject of much discussion. What was broadcast included Alice not drinking for most of an evening. It is the longest she has […]

DTD: 214 - Coping with grief, loss and denial, listeners react to current threads in the Archers Play Now | Download