The boss of The Archers is stepping down after 22 years. Vanessa Whitburn, who is the longest serving editor in the Radio 4 soap’s history, will move on at the end of May.
Under her stewardship, there have been a number of controversial storylines such as Ruth Archer’s affair with herdsman Sam Batton which upset some viewers to the extent it was said to have led to a drop in the show’s audience. Other notable storylines have included Nigel Pargetter plummeting to his death from a roof in the 60th anniversary edition.
Miss Whitburn said: ‘I have had a wonderful time running the Archers, always interesting and exciting. ‘But I want to step down now in order to take a holiday, develop a project for TV drama and get involved in some more training overseas. ‘I leave the programme in good shape with some strong storylines planned. The BBC is a great place to work and I’ve been privileged to work with some very creative people along the way.’
Last year Miss Whitburn took several months off from the show after being given long-service leave.
Gwyneth Williams, the controller of Radio 4, said: ‘Vanessa has been an excellent editor of The Archers over many years. ‘She has kept the nation’s longest-running drama at the heart of Radio 4 and we are very grateful to her.
All change in Ambridge!
All change in Ambridge!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I understand she's moving on to take on the challenging task of producing the "burning log" show...
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She killed Nigel she can burn in all the radio hells.
They replayed his death on the news last night, still haunted by the scream.
They replayed his death on the news last night, still haunted by the scream.
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oldr_n_wsr
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NIGEL's DEAD 
Oh the horror.
What is the show, some type of soap opera?
Oh the horror.
What is the show, some type of soap opera?
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educational programming
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
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oldr_n_wsr wrote:NIGEL's DEAD
Oh the horror.
What is the show, some type of soap opera?
You just wouldn't understand Oldr.
And errrrr yeah it is.
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Quote of the week;
"There are some tunes which lend themselves to the bagpipes Jazza, but "I fought the law" is not one of them."
"There are some tunes which lend themselves to the bagpipes Jazza, but "I fought the law" is not one of them."
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Daisy wrote:You just wouldn't understand Oldr.oldr_n_wsr wrote:NIGEL's DEAD
Oh the horror.
What is the show, some type of soap opera?
And errrrr yeah it is.
Shurely, "ooooooohhhh-aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrr-eeeeeee-aaarrrrr-oooooooo, it be"?
(The Archers - shovelling manure daily since 1802)
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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A mighty brave effort, though, you must admit.Gob wrote:Quote of the week;
"There are some tunes which lend themselves to the bagpipes Jazza, but "I fought the law" is not one of them."
GAH!