DumTeeDum - A show about BBC Radio's 'The Archers'
Aug 9, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min · 26 segments
This week’s podcast is presented by Jacquieline and Stephen. We hear from: · Ros in South Wales who wonders about the pacing of the Bert Horrobin storyline; · Glyn, who is wondering…
Steven BowdenHostJacqueline HeldonHostTheoMichelleSue GreenotartI don't know when I'm gonna move, so I may not get home in order to record a full and detailed two weeks at Ambridge.
So I'm just gonna give you the extremely high level viewpoint, which is Amber still hasn't had her baby.
Mia and George have behaved like nice brothers and sister to each other, and George has broken his wrist and may not be able to do any work on the farm.
Apart from that, and the arguments about how much the fete is gonna cost, to be honest, we can live with that as a summary, I think, for the last two weeks.
So, Stephen, who in Ambridge has had a good couple of weeks and who has had a bad fortnight?

I'm gonna avoid the obvious one when it comes to bad because we've got plenty to talk about Bert later on.

His attitude towards the breakup of Fallon and Harrison and his behavior has been awful.

He goes on and on about them being family and him caring for them, but he's just interfering, and his whole approach has been bullying, it's been unpleasant, and I'm really fed up with him, and I think he should go back to silence.

We've got an email later on that covers that, so we'll go into a bit more detail.
I don't know when I'm gonna move, so I may not get home in order to record a full and detailed two weeks at Ambridge.
So I'm just gonna give you the extremely high level viewpoint, which is Amber still hasn't had her baby.
Mia and George have behaved like nice brothers and sister to each other, and George has broken his wrist and may not be able to do any work on the farm.
Apart from that, and the arguments about how much the fete is gonna cost, to be honest, we can live with that as a summary, I think, for the last two weeks.
So, Stephen, who in Ambridge has had a good couple of weeks and who has had a bad fortnight?

I'm gonna avoid the obvious one when it comes to bad because we've got plenty to talk about Bert later on.

His attitude towards the breakup of Fallon and Harrison and his behavior has been awful.

He goes on and on about them being family and him caring for them, but he's just interfering, and his whole approach has been bullying, it's been unpleasant, and I'm really fed up with him, and I think he should go back to silence.

We've got an email later on that covers that, so we'll go into a bit more detail.
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