The Archers could be heading from radio to the West End stage as BBC commissions play …

He added that he has high hopes for the play and expects it to become ‘a super-hit, commercial production’ that will ‘go far beyond our little theatre in the Cotswolds.’By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN But during her interview with host Justin Webb, she revealed the outcome of character George Grundy’s court case, which had aired the night before.It was later revealed that the BBC killed off Grace to take the focus away from the launch of ITV on the same night.This infuriated the group of Archers fans who listen to the radio soap on its Sunday omnibus edition or listen on catch-up on BBC Sounds.The play will launch at a time when The Archers is reaching a new audience. Haywire – described by its writer as ‘love letter’ to the Radio 4 show – will uncover the soap’s origins from its first recording in 1950 to the shocking death of Grace Archer in 1955.Podcast host Emma Freud then further angered fans as she shrugged off concerns she might be revealing the plot to listeners, saying ‘that is not my problem’.

The play will make its debut at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester and its creators are confident that it will soon grace West End stages. Published: 20:50 EST, 29 December 2024 | Updated: 20:59 EST, 29 December 2024 This led to the BBC receiving many complaints.He said: ‘And I thought, people just love seeing audio performed. What if the play is about a group of actors recording in the early days of The Archers, with all the fun of the recording studio?’The death of Grace Archer in a fire in 1955 caught the attention of eight million listeners and made headlines the next morning.

The Archers could be heading for the West End after the BBC commissioned a play about the ‘everyday story of country folk’.Lewis said the real challenge is in getting people who weren’t previous fans of The Archers to go to the play.The idea for Haywire popped into his head while he was at the Hay Festival where a preview performance of an episode attracted a large crowd.Although the average listener age is 56 years old it is also the most listened-to BBC Sounds programme for under-35s.’We’ve got this amazing piece of intellectual property that the BBC has done so well to protect,’ he said.Tim Stimpson began writing for The Archers in 2003, and was its youngest-ever writer at the age of 23.Freud, 62, appeared on the Today programme to talk about The Archers Podcast, which she fronts.It comes as in October The BBC‘s new podcast about its hit Radio 4 drama The Archers became embroiled in a row before it even launched, after its presenter was accused of revealing a plot ‘spoiler’.