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2025 Conference / Saturday PM - All About The Archers Special - with scriptwriters Liz John and Keri Davies
Welcome to the sixth series in the annual podcast programme from Academic Archers, bringing you papers from our 2025 conference. This episode brings listeners into the creative heart of The Archers , with a rare opportunity to hear directly from the people who write Ambridge into being. LoxFest Meets the Pyramid Stage Headliners – Making The Archers at the BBC Scriptwriters in Conversation with…
2025 Conference / Saturday PM - Co-ordinating The Archers
Welcome to the sixth series in the annual podcast programme from Academic Archers, bringing you papers from our 2025 conference. This episode takes us behind the scenes of The Archers , exploring how the programme is made and the people who keep Ambridge on air week after week. LoxFest Meets the Pyramid Stage Headliners – Making The Archers at the BBC Co-ordinating The Archers Julie Sadler In this…
2025 Conference / Saturday PM - Ambridge Family Dynamics
Welcome to the sixth series in the annual podcast programme from Academic Archers, bringing you papers from our 2025 conference. This episode explores family life in Ambridge through questions of choice, justice, and intergenerational care. Across three papers, speakers examine voluntary childlessness, crime and redemption, and the varied roles grandfathers play in shaping family dynamics. Please…
2025 Conference / Saturday PM - Underwoods and LoLo
Welcome to the sixth series in the annual podcast programme from Academic Archers, bringing you papers from our 2025 conference. This episode explores institutions in Ambridge as sites of power, care, and controversy. Through two papers, speakers examine Underwoods as a space of women’s social change and Lower Loxley as a flashpoint for debates about history, race, and responsibility.…
Welcome to the sixth series in the annual podcast programme from Academic Archers, bringing you papers from our 2025 conference. This episode brings together the Saturday morning sessions exploring climate, infrastructure, and risk in rural life. Across four papers, speakers consider how Ambridge understands climate change, measures carbon, adapts to new technologies, and navigates everyday…
Tunes and transitions at the tearoom - Emily Baker and Freya Jarman
Welcome to the fifth series in the annual podcast programme from Academic Archers, bringing you papers from our 2024 conference. Please note: since this recording, one of the speakers, Emily Baker, has sadly passed away. Emily was a cherished member of the Academic Archers community: generous, witty, and intellectually sharp. Her contributions across many conferences and conversations enriched us…
From Obscurity to Alternative Nation Anthem: The Story of Barwick Green - Sally Cadle
Welcome to the fifth series in the annual podcast programme from Academic Archers, bringing you papers from our 2024 conference. Please note: the sound quality on this recording is not as clear as usual. We apologise for this and thank you for your understanding. This episode tells the story of Barwick Green , from obscurity to becoming the alternative national anthem. From Obscurity to…
Living in a Neurodiverse Household: Why Accurate Representation in Storylines Makes a Difference - Andrea Hart
Welcome to the fifth series in the annual podcast programme from Academic Archers, bringing you papers from our 2024 conference. Please note: the sound quality on this recording is not as clear as usual. We apologise for this and thank you for your understanding. This episode explores what it means to live in a neurodiverse household, and why accurate representation of neurodiversity in The…
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves - Helen Burrows and Louise Gillies
Welcome to the fifth series in the annual podcast programme from Academic Archers, bringing you papers from our 2024 conference. Please note: the sound quality on this recording is not as clear as usual. We apologise for this and thank you for your understanding. This episode continues an intergenerational exploration of the Aldridge family, turning the focus to Kate Madikane. It is not in the…
I look down on him – From Lord Netherborn to David Archer to Tracey Horrobin, Class in Ambridge: does it reflect the English experience? - Christine Narramore
Welcome to the fifth series in the annual podcast programme from Academic Archers, bringing you papers from our 2024 conference. Please note: the sound quality on this recording is not as clear as usual. We apologise for this and thank you for your understanding. This episode examines how class operates in The Archers and whether it mirrors wider English society. I look down on him – From Lord…
