*The Archers thread

[two sheds]

Mind numbing is the phrase I think you're looking for

 

[Chilli.s]

Very disappointing.

 

[two sheds]

I'm doing my best

 

[kalmatthew]

I have quite enjoyed the random bits from the past although I wish they'd gone further back. I do think that replaying Joe's wake is particularly lazy it was too recent to repeat.

 

[planetgeli]

Why are they having this gap? Has it been explained? I don't see how social distancing would stop The Archers. It's not like TV acting that requires actual physical interaction. It's a few characters talking into mikes.

 

[two sheds]

Yes I wondered that. You'd think they'd have a few broadcast quality mikes they could send out for the duration. Of course you'd have the sound of the actors' dogs and children in the background as with all conference calls but they could always explain that away in the script.

 

[Lazy Llama]

I suspect the scripts are written and recorded well in advance and didn’t work with social distancing, so there’d be lots of re-writing to do.

 

[wiskey]

Emma's coffee table is green with legs shaped like dolphins ....

 

[two sheds]

Ah is it back on? I'm surprised at how little I missed listening

 

[wiskey]

I didn't bother with the repeats and I've not caught all of the new ones but the ones I have listened to have been alright, I've actually enjoyed some of the soliloquies.

 

[wiskey]

It's weird them having conversations again

 

[davesgcr]

It's weird them having conversations again

Are we back to normal ? - some of the bilge recently made me hit the off button .....

 

[wiskey]

Are we back to normal ? - some of the bilge recently made me hit the off button .....

Not exactly ... Just very occasionally this week I've noticed it's not all been internal monologue, people have been interacting with each other .... Either that or I've imagined it

 

[two sheds]

Not exactly ... Just very occasionally this week I've noticed it's not all been internal monologue, people have been interacting with each other .... Either that or I've imagined it

Hallucinations setting in from the monologues?

 

[Elpenor]

The monologues struggle when it’s a dull character (any Brookfield Archer, Harrison, Fallon).

When it’s a good / entertaining character (Brian, Susan, Emma) then they are a lot better. Although it’s fair to say that no-one has become a new Archers fan listening to the recent episodes although I am enjoying the Alice dipso storyline

 

[kalmatthew]

When it’s a good / entertaining character (Brian, Susan, Emma) then they are a lot better. Although it’s fair to say that no-one has become a new Archers fan listening to the recent episodes although I am enjoying the Alice dipso storyline

The problem with the "Alice the Alchie" storyline is that they seem to trot it out whenever they need something to liven things up a bit then don't do anything with it.

 

[Mogden]

We're back to proper interactions then. I quite liked the monologues but last night was a good episode. Go Emmur!

 

[pennimania]

I haven't been listening to current episodes for about 6 months.

You can find all the podcasts from 2009 (and a huge amount of other stuff, including complete PDF's of all the books) at Home • The Archers Files

It was thinking about Shirl that made me remember this

 

[two sheds]

I've started listening again, too.

I heard the last few monologue type ones. They weren't as bad as I'd expected but I'd have thought it would have been better to say do a single monologue per episode with the rest of the episode being discussions between family members, and phone calls.

 

[pennimania]

I did try the moanalogues but thought they missed a trick. Trying too hard to be funny imo.

I would have loved to hear people saying what they really thought about each other, for example there must be someone in Ambridge who shares my contempt for the Hootenanny.

 

[seeformiles]

Sunday’s Archers Omnibus with restored dialogue has restored my faith in radio (& life). I reckon they’d commissioned those monologues and felt duty bound to use them even if it meant shedding listeners along the way. I don’t want to hear a sub-Shakespearean soliloquy from any character in Ambridge while eating my toast - just mundane human interaction in an idealised rural setting thank you.

 

[Mogden]

A bit good tonight. Are there developing feelings on the horizon too?

 

[belboid]

Is Alice tiny or Chris ginormous?

The first excellent episode for along time.

 

[a_chap]

I agree last night's episode was top-drawer stuff.

Alice's (Hollie Chapman) performance really was compelling

Shame about the woodenness of Chris Carter's actor Wilf Scolding

 

[weltweit]

I have missed a bit, what happened to Kirsty, how did she find out her husband was evil?

 

[belboid]

Gav cracked and finally told her that Philip was being dishonest and she doesn’t really know him at all. She confronted him and he gave in surprisingly quickly and told her (almost) everything.

 

[belboid]

I was shocked, shocked, when Freddy took over today. Who could have seen that coming?

 

[two sheds]

I have missed a bit, what happened to Kirsty, how did she find out her husband was evil?

worth listening to that - was the episode before

I'd been wondering what they meant by "feeding the horses"

 

[belboid]

The employees were the horses. They needed feeding from time to time.

 

[weltweit]

worth listening to that - was the episode before

Yes, I just went back and listened again .. thanks for the tip