Archers Addicts.

I'm sure they will, LullyDully.

I predict Susan and Neeyull will be the first to test positive for coronavirus but they'll live on a diet of chilli and make a speedy recovery.

I have never been sure about Philip who turns out to be a gang master and a bully.
I hope Ed and Em get together,
Roy and Kirsty too, she certainly deserves happiness.
I want to be in cv free ambridge NOW!

Derek Jacobi would agree with you, MawB. In a recent interview he commented that Coronation Street nowadays is plot driven rather than character driven. This seems to be true of all soaps, whether on radio or television.

It is hard to see how any soap can build coronavirus convincingly into it's scripts. It would be reduced to family rows in individual houses and yelling down the telephone.

Does appear as if there has been a definite decision for Soaps to avoid any mention of CV. As they are all likely to be stopping very soon, suppose they feel they should just continue their present storylines at present as there is nothing they could really add with regard to the current crisis.
Once back to some semblence of normal suppose it would be an excellent time for them to be able easily to get rid of some of the characters.

You would think that shysal but if they move on to the present situation it couldn't work.
It would be hard to develop storylines whilst all in social isolation, and if they totally ignored present sitation wouldn't it be a bit weird?

They usually do manage to refer to real-life events. I would have thought we might have got an "aren't we lucky no one in the village has been affected" or "I can't have Mungo because of our ages". It just keeps them in the real world and they have done this in the past. Perhaps they are already programming to stop the soaps as others have said.

However The Archers is the only soap I indulge in theses days so I will miss my 19.00 slot upstairs in peace .

I have tried to write to Radio 4 to suggest that we have some vintage Archers to fill the Friday slot. I would like to hear Nelson/ Walter or Nigel for a bit.of fun. If you think this is a good idea could you also try to ask? I am not sure if my request went through.

They might lockdown Ambridge like the village of Eyam during the plague.?

Tempting prospect!

Peggy wouldn't want her visiting me in hospital.

Is it just me or is Linda not being played by Carole Boyd at present? Radio Times doesn’t help! btw no mention of Philip Moss in next week’s cast, though Gavin’s there and Chloe!

I'd think I'd shoot Peggy and Jill.

eGJ - I too wondered if there had been a change of actress for Linda Snell.

Better to kill her off than replace her. She has such a strident voice.

Nooo keep Linda Snell, her sniff and voice are part of her wonderful character.

Oh no! I tuned in tonight and of course it's not on on Fridays now. I didn't realise how I relied on it for a bit of escapism from our surreal world at the moment.

Suffering from withdrawal symptoms too!

The Snell Sniff is sublime, in its own way, conveys so much in one nasal inhalation!

I also, waited at 7 pm for my daily shot last night.....why have they decided to drop down to five instead of six episodes?

S t r e t c h i n g out their present recordings Franbern?

Why not give us " best of" like I suggested. Could be a great time to remember old characters.

They've got enough episodes to last till the end of April, then they are going to have some episodes reflecting the virus situation. Heard on Radio 4 this morning.

I heard it too Vegansrock. They were saying that they would be recording from home for those programmes. Lots of telephone calls and peoples thoughts apparently. Sounds like my life at the moment. They mustn't forget the Skyping - has anyone in the village got relatives abroad. Kenton has, hasn't he but anyone else?

Elizabeth has two children in South Africa. If they're in Cape Town, it's total lock down I hear