DumTeeDum has been on a slight diet this week as it shrinks down to 76min. Proper acknowledgement is made of the contribution by Alan Devereux as Sid Perks by Roifield and I would add my personal recollection of the first ever Ambridge two hander when Kathy (Hedli Niklaus) challenged him on over the affair with Jolene in the Rovers Bar late one evening, when she was the last person in the village to know. Compelling listening. There is some allegation that this TA week was a bit “bitty” but clearly the team are going round tidying up loose ends and […]

DTD 114 - Recorded on an iPhone Play Now | Download

Before noting how good Lucy’s monologue was this week Roifield announced that it was inevitable that they would be disagreeing. It took a while before he admitted that he does not have the objection shown by some contributors to the intended liaison between Lilian and Justin. Lucy’s objection is not moral – merely on the basis of self-esteem. Roifield is more supportive of Justin’s wish for companionship and to enjoy each other’s company in many ways. Eventually our podcast husband and wife ended up having a domestic over the relationship! Lucy believes that it will all end in Lilian’s tears. […]

DTD - 113 - Indecent proposal [ 22:48 ] Play Now | Download

Rofield is recording loudly, no I mean quietly, this week, so we cannot hear him. Derek had emptied his loft for the jumble trail but the back bedroom was untouched and Lucy was in fine form for her monologue. She was most concerned that we were not even allowed to attend the Grundy party, a point which Yokel Bear echoed. Fallon and Krusty finally got Jazzer and Tom back together and then were smug about it. There was a new character this week – entirely silent – Beverley Drains – but she was apparently on the phone to waccy baccy […]

DTD 112 - And the the baby's name is John, Paul, Ringo, George, Ziggy, Gideon, Zack... [ 26:35 ] Play Now | Download

On this week’s episode we have calls from Blithe Spirit who’s looking forward to the Archers X Files Ms Alliance who is rustling up a salad Glyn who can foresee a burning Andrew Horn who is upstanding for Pip Witherspoon who thinks we need a private investigator and New York Nigel who says hurrah for Peggy.

DTD - 111 - The strong silent edition, its all about Cathy! [ 19:42 ] Play Now | Download

With Roifield busy in the New World YokelBear comes to the rescue to partner Lucy in this week’s trawl through the debris and carnage of another week in Ambridge. And my what a strange week it has been. Apparently elves are living in the woods and there has been a housing explosion in the Ambridge / Aldridge Millennium Wood – even the newly arrived Latif had to ask Jennifer what it was called. Indeed Latif appears to have been recruited to enable the team to educate new listeners as he has to ask questions about soil erosion caused by maize […]

DTD - 110 - Yokel bear in control again Play Now | Download

Lucy & Roifield return to our ears with their mission to inform, educate and entertain the world on their specialist subject – The Archers. Roifield is ensconced in one of the Colonies and we open with a New York City DumTeeDum. Later Roifield did admit he might have missed the odd episode. Massed voices proclaim that the current disconnect between the grim and unremitting gothic horror story on one side and near normality village life marching along hand in hand means that “The Archers” fails as a cohesive whole and continues to undermine the 65 years of history and does […]

DTD - 109 - We are back! Play Now | Download

The latest twist and turns in Ambridge have brought even dedicated listener Lucy to a deafening halt as she refuses to listen next week – which is lucky as there will be no podcast next week.  She promises to listen the following week by when Roifield will be resettled in one of the colonies. Yes Lucy feels that the story Rob told the police was unbelievable – but it gives Helen motive and the means and opportunity are already established, so a conviction should be easily established. With Rob home of course Henry will join him. Callers this week are […]

DTD - 108 - Lucy is not listening to the Archers! Play Now | Download

Another mega issue this week – not 30, not 60 but 113 minutes and we welcome Davros to the team in form of Terry Molloy who gives a great run down of his involvement in The Archers since 1973, how the programme process has hardly changed over the last 40 years as well as answering questions from callers, not only about being Mike but also in his other acting roles. Mike and the team recall some of Mike’s wonderful moments over the years and he hopes the right story will bring the entire family back to the village. Kosmo is […]

DTD - 107 Mike Tucker is back, Terry Molloy interviewed! Play Now | Download

A long week with this Podcast as the events following the murder attempt are dissected in the finest blood soaked detail. In reality not much happened in The Archers this week apart from following the police in action which is not the most humorous activity in the world. By the end of the week the police had detected that Rob had a tracker on Helen’s phone (which some had guessed anyway) and not much else and the following had made statements of one description or another that will suit the case for the prosecution: Kirsty, Pat, Ursula, Henry, Susan and […]

DTD - 106 - The blood splattered Blossom Hill Cottage show Play Now | Download

A special edition this Thursday to mark Helen being formally arrested with a wounding charge.  Roifield is in sole charge conducting three interviews. DTD have consulted Matthew Scott, a criminal barrister with 30 years of experience, a detailed blog and a keen legal mind who has joined the podcast at great cost.  He wisely predicted a formal charge of attempted murder and explains some of the legal processes involved.  Henry could well be a witness, but not in the witness box – usually by video link. CPS decide on the prosecution, if Rob chooses not to give evidence this would […]

DTD - 105 - Helen arrested, special! Play Now | Download