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Anniversary episode - media coverage

Keri Davies

Writer, The Archers



As you might expect, there's been strong press and media reaction to our 60th anniversary storyline. Here is a selection:



BBC News

Report Including a video tour of The Archers studio.



Daily Express

Report and review by Simon Edge

'...after an emergency caesarean section, mother and baby turned out fine. A nation wept...'



Daily Mail

Including a review by A N Wilson

'...The half-hour extended episode of the world's longest-running soap opera was a masterpiece of suspense...'



The Guardian

Article by Elizabeth Mahoney

'...it did include storylines that will slow-burn marvellously through village life...'

Report about reaction on Twitter



The Telegraph

The Telegraph had several stories:

Listener reaction

Profile of Nigel Pargetter

Review by Gillian Reynolds

Most shocking Archers storylines



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