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It has been broadcast nationally since 1951 after starting its regional run in 1950, making it the longest running current soap opera in radio format and, since the cancelling of ''[[Guiding Light]]'', the longest running soap in any format.
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* [[Barset Shire]]: Borsetshire
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* [[Edutainment Show]]: originated as an educational series about agriculture...
* [[Genre Shift]]:... but long since outgrew that
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** Emma Grundy was originally played by Felicity Jones, aka [[The Worst Witch|Ethel Hallow #1]] and [[Cape Wrath|Nikki Foy/Zoe Brogan]]
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: Pretty much a given, considering how long the show has been going on.
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* [[Shown Their Work]]: even with the series' edutainment roots very much a thing of the past, great care is taken to ensure that it presents an accurate view of the intricacies of farming
** There is an urban legend that farmers have been known to write in and complain if they used the wrong animal sound effect...
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* [[Tangled Family Tree]]: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/the-archers/whos-who/family-tree On the website]
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