22/02/2026
2/21/20261 hr 13 min
Writer: Keri Davies Director: Peter Leslie Wild Editor: Jeremy Howe
Brian Aldridge … Charles Collingwood Josh Archer … Angus Imrie Pip Archer …Daisy Badger Ruth Archer … Felicity Finch Tony Archer … David Troughton Tom Archer … William Troughton Alice Carter … Hollie Chapman Neil Carter … Brian Hewlett Ruairi Donovan … Arthur Hughes Rex Fairbrother … Nick Barber Akram Malik … Asif Khan Stella Pryor … Lucy Speed Hannah Riley … Helen Longworth Lynda Snell … Carole Boyd Zach Pryor … Alex Austin
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Speaker 20:03
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Speaker 30:18
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Hannah Riley· Panelist0:25
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Speaker 30:26
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Hannah Riley· Panelist0:27
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Speaker 30:29
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Speaker 10:35
You're listening to The Archers Omnibus from BBC Radio 4.
Hannah Riley· Panelist0:42
[upbeat music] Do you think Dad needs a hand with her?
Speaker 51:01
Nah, just let him get on with it. He offered to have her.
Hannah Riley· Panelist1:04
Mm, much to my surprise.
Speaker 51:05
Don't complain about it, Alice.
Hannah Riley· Panelist1:07
Oh, I'm not. Believe me. Any time someone wants to take Martha for an outing is fine by me, especially at half-term.
Speaker 51:14
Mm.
Hannah Riley· Panelist1:15
I'm still looking for someone to babysit Friday evening.
Speaker 51:18
On Friday?
Hannah Riley· Panelist1:19
Pip and Stella's engagement party.
Speaker 51:21
Oh, yeah.
Hannah Riley· Panelist1:22
I expect you're going, Rory.
Speaker 51:24
Uh, yeah, probably.
Hannah Riley· Panelist1:26
Oh, that's the trouble. Everyone seems to be.