Huge drama this week on the podcast (which is more than you can sometimes say about The Archers).  Apparently Roifield has been travelling so much he is so jetlagged that he cannot go to sleep at all.  Then he accuses Kosmo of spending all his time in airport lounges – which is so not true.  I might have been on my way back from Gatwick at 4 am listening to this – but only after leaving my wife at the North Terminal so she could go to Portugal.  And Roifield’s mother thought she was having a heart attack and needed […]

DTD: 164 - Another week in Ambridge with Alan Play Now | Download

‘Ello Pussycat is uttered so many times in this podcast I lost count as all contributors were keen to welcome the return of Matt Crawford from Costa Rica, with perhaps one of the best attempts coming from Lucy herself – possibly because she was losing her voice anyway!  She had beer on tap to keep talking.  Meanwhile Roifield’s answers this week all derive from ’90s R&B hits. Money is much discussed this week – Emma is on a slippery slope with the credit card, Kenton finding money down the back of the sofa to finance gin production when he owes […]

DTD: 163 - The Return of the Matt Play Now | Download

Not the highlight of this week is Lucy’s phone alarm going off in the middle of the podcast – we all want to know what it was for!  The real highlight of the week is a visit from Susie Riddell who was once Kate Aldridge and returned to the village as Tracy Horrobin when she finally spoke a couple of years ago.  She paints a picture of what Tracy might look like and looks forward to chasing the next single man to appear in the village. Oddly our hosts seem keen on the descent to EastEnder levels of shouting which […]

DTD: 162 - Susie Ridds Aka Tracey Horrobin Play Now | Download

Lucy took apart the week’s events in Ambridge with great relish. In particular the return of Chris Carter attracts much comment as did Hooty Jill’s swimsuit. Lucky Leroy.  The spark between Alice and Chris across the class divide has been lost with the recasting. Roifield admits memory problems having forgotten this week’s events having only finished listening 30 minutes earlier. Brian is clearly a Relate counsellor in disguise – his understanding of the female of the species exceeds all understanding. How soon will Shula be following in Pip’s footsteps to the Bank of Mum?  A financial day of reckoning will […]

DTD: 161 - Cow Clap and new Chris Carter Play Now | Download

British podcast awards – Vote here https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote/ to vote correctly enter “Dumteedum” into the search box. Our podcast needs some new DumTeeDums to open the show – speakpipe them to Roifield.  Lucy is mainliinng The Archers until her sister calls but soon recovers.  Lucy then lectures Justin on how to behave romantically as well as trying to explain why only Usha and Anisha are being dragged into the cricket team whilst Pip, Kirsty and Alice might actually have some suitable skills?  Roifield wants more from Jim and Robert interacting!  And Lucy helpfully points out that Roifield likes facts as well […]

DTD: 160 - Justins proposal and sick cows Play Now | Download

Special feature this week. The last 20 minutes this week is Lucy interviewing Sunny Ormonde – her voice may be better known to you as the post-feminist Lilian of course. Worth listening to the first hour first. British podcast awards – Lucy provides instructions on how to vote – support out podcast and help them get proper recognition. Vote here https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote/ to vote correctly enter “Dumteedum” into the search box. After a discourse on the map of the week our hosts get down to business. Not surprisingly Lilian, Justin and Miranda take prime billing as the last dumps her husband […]

DTD: 159 - Sunny Ormonde on Lillian the post feminist Play Now | Download

On this week’s episode we have calls from Witherspoon who thinks Krusty is having a flight into health Not Contrary who wonders what apps Ambridge uses Sarah who thought the miscarriage might be a new start and Bye Bye Steve who thinks women haven’t got the googlies

DTD: 158 - Lilian's cleavage and the drunken mayor Play Now | Download

In line with the output from microphones in Ambridge our hosts quickly turn to discussing films rather than Ambridge. Why is this important in Ambridge? Listen to hear Lucy’s theory – she takes three minutes of discourse to tell us! More importantly, the mad driving in Ambridge is being signposted every two minutes and it seems inevitable that someone is going to cop it – who will it be? Go and tell the forum your preferred candidate together with the reason why. Roifield tries to wind Lucy up over female cricketers – she fails to get bowled over and we […]

DTD: 157 - Women in the cricket team, heavens forfend! Play Now | Download

This week the rendition of Barwick Green came from the Academic Archers conference at Lincoln – the largest number of voices ever!  Huge proof of the ever growing community brings tears to the eyes of Lucy and Roifield.  Roifield’s mum said “Well done son!” Lucy is in full flow with the monologue covering the Home Farm party, Miranda, who kept turning up everywhere, Burns and the cricket team, Freddie and the driving lessons with Kenton, the fail proof plan for the Grange Farm B&B, Lilian showing off her underwear and Alastair trying to work with a partner.  Roifield missed Lucy […]

DTD: 156 - Lucy is back with stories of New York and Ambridge Play Now | Download

Sara Coward provided the voice of Caroline Bone, later Pemberton and most recently Sterling from 1979 until her death last weekend. Sara was spotted by the BBC at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and awarded one of the Carleton Hobbs bursaries which provided funds and a six month contract of employment with BBC Drama Repertory company as well as the Equity card needed in those days. Outside of The Archers Sara had a varied career and many plum roles – Lady MacBeth, Amanda in Private Lives, Mrs Warren in Mrs Warren’s Profession and Lady Bracknell, plus Sally Bowles in […]