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18 Sep 2025

St George's Hall

The Archers Podcast recording

Host Emma Freud was joined by poet Rachel Bower to dig deep into the latest events in Ambridge.

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The Archers Podcast came to Contains Strong Language festival in Bradford, celebrating everything you love about The Archers, digging deep into the latest events and rich history, with behind-the-scenes secrets and your questions.

Host Emma Freud’s guests included poet and long-time listener Rachel Bower, Ben Norris who plays Ben Archer, Charlotte Martin who plays Susan Carter, and writer Sarah McDonald Hughes.

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BBC Contains Strong Language was a partnership between the BBC, Word Up North and Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture. It was supported by Arts Council England.
The stage of St. George's hall is set for a live broadcast with lots of equipment, and is dressed with yellow banners - the screen reads: The Archers Podcast.
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Four people are sat n stage, three women and one man, each with big microphones in front of them - they are looking to the woman on the far left who is reading.
© Rich Bunce
Four people are sat n stage, three women and one man, each with big microphones in front of them - they are looking to the woman on the far right who is pulling a face.
© Rich Bunce
Four people are sat n stage, three women and one man, each with big microphones in front of them - they are looking to the men, who is reading.
© Rich Bunce
The stage of St. George's hall is set for a live broadcast with lots of equipment, and is dressed with yellow banners - the screen reads: The Archers Podcast.
© Rich Bunce

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